🌱 Patch AM: Fall Fun at Washington Farms! and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Varsity Softball at Apalachee High School at Oconee County High
• MBMS Volleyball @ Youth MS (AWAY) at Malcom Bridge Middle
• MBMS Softball @ OCHS (AWAY) at Malcom Bridge Middle

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watkinsville

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Monday August 31
• Varsity Softball at Apalachee High School
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• MBMS Volleyball @ Youth MS (AWAY)
  Malcom Bridge Middle Youth Middle School, 1804 Hwy 81, Loganville, GA 30052, USA
  4:30 pm
• MBMS Softball @ OCHS (AWAY)
  Malcom Bridge Middle Oconee County High School, VG6X+P6, 2721 Hog Mountain Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677, USA
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Softball vs. East Jackson High School
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Volleyball at NOHS
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball at NOHS
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball at NOHS vs. St. Pius
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  7:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Volleyball at NOHS vs. St. Pius
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Fall Fun at Washington Farms! →
  5691 Hog Mountain Rd, Bogart
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• Author Event - Barnard the Barber
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Athens Clarke County Regional Library
  2:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Meet Us in the Lobby →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 124 E Hancock Ave, Athens
  9:00 am
• West Broad/Hawthorne Area TAD Advisory Committee meeting-September 1, 2026 →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar Athens, GA 30601
  2:30 pm
• How to Start a Business in Georgia
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Delta Innovation Hub 210 Spring St Athens, GA 30605
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm looking for a reliable young person to cut my grass and essentially take care of the yard.
  It's very low maintenance, cut twice a month and trim some privet hedges around the side walkway as needed. Pay is negotiable. (Nextdoor Brookwood Estates)

• RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Associate - (RT51) in Watkinsville. Apply here.
• Synovus Financial Corporation posted a job opening for Retail Market Manager I, II, III or IV - Butler's Crossing in Watkinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watkinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• Athens News Matters: August 29th, 2026 (wuga.org)
• Athens food bank gets massive donation from Latter-day Saints (onlineathens.com)
• MDMA, marijuana, and guns found during Athens traffic stop (wsbtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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