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Happening soon: Conscious Sedation on the Watkinsville Patch calendar

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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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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees.

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  • 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 )
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🗞 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!)
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