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Coming up on the calendar:
Conscious Sedation at Bruzze Brewery
Columbus Day at Washington Farms!
Varsity Girls Flag Football at Locust Grove at Oconee County High
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
They give to their people who need help. Both male & female. They appreciate all donations (Nextdoor Harden Hill Rd)
Damage Prevention: Intense winds and saturated ground can cause trees to become uprooted. • Contact Georgia 811 if you need to remove an uprooted tree. This allows utility lines that may be tangled with the tree's roots to be marked. … (Nextdoor )
QuikTrip posted a job opening for Store Clerk - Watkinsville in Watkinsville. Apply here.
CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Watkinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watkinsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Athens
Athens News Matters: October 10th, 2026 (wuga.org)
Athens religious organizations host Resisting Detention Centers workshop (redandblack.com)
Dirty Dawgs to keep selling hot dogs as street vendor change approved (nowgeorgia.com)
Bogart
Where things stand for Clemson on recruiting trail during the bye week (rubbingtherock.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!