Hello Watkinsville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. โ๏ธ
Coming up on the calendar:
Shih Tzu Not Trivia at South Main Brewing
Junior Varsity Girls Flag Football vs. Greenbrier at Oconee County High School
Monroe Area at Oconee County
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? ๐ค (Answer below!)
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Softball vs. Oconee Co Middle (OVP - Make-up game) Oconee Veterans Park (Oconee County Parks & Rec Department), 3500A Hog Mountain Rd, Watkinsville 5:00 pm
Varsity Girls Volleyball vs. Banks County HS OCHS-1-OCHS Main/Competition Gym (1049) 5:00 pm
Junior Varsity Football vs. Jefferson Oconee County High School, 2721 Hog Mountain Rd, Watkinsville 5:30 pm
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๐ Nearby News
Athens
Athentic Brewing kicks off Oktoberfest with polka, beer and German festivities (redandblack.com)
Ween Celebrates 'Chocolate and Cheese' with Epic Box Set Release (yve-style.com)
New addition to Sanford Stadium is perfect for Georgia's stripe out vs Oklahoma (dawnofthedawg.com)
Monroe
Volleyball Recap: East Jackson Handles West Hall (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!