🌱 We CARE Vet Fair™ and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Haunted on Broad Trolley Tour - Oct. 15 - 6 PM
• We CARE Vet Fair™ at Cobb County Civic Center
• Rome Wolves vs Woodstock 9th Football at Barron Stadium

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Saturday: Tropical storm, with a high of 69 and low of 62 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shannon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15
• Haunted on Broad Trolley Tour - Oct. 15 - 6 PM →
  Rome Area History Center, 305 Broad St, Rome
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am
• Rome Wolves vs Woodstock 9th Football →
  Barron Stadium, 2803, 300 W 3rd St, Rome
  6:00 pm
Friday October 30
• Armuchee Indians vs Darlington School (EL) →
  Armuchee High School, 4203 Martha Berry Hwy, Rome
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Regular Meeting →
  Milner Building, Rome
  8:30 am
Friday October 9
• Coosa Valley Fair →
  Coosa Valley Fair Grounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rome
• Circus of Horrors Haunted House →
  109 Bells Ferry Rd, Rome
  7:00 pm
• Open Gym at the Gymnastics Center →
  Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority, 1 Shorter Ave, Rome
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• YOUR FIRST KEY →
  117 Presley Street, Rome
  11:00 am
• Artsi Saturday →
  Studio Siri, 1205 Dean Ave, Rome
  11:00 am
• The Three Rivers Singers present 'Haydn to Hallelujah' →
  Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Circle, Rome
  4:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Rome City Commission Work Session →
  Sam King Room, 601 Broad Street, Rome
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Rome

• Little Owen Productions' 'B-27' selected for Rome International Film Festival (georgiaentertainment.com)
• Program Director (wrganews.com)
• Cheapest gas stations in Rome (fultonneighbor.com)

Adairsville

• Hunting and Golf: 4 Places to Do Both (linksmagazine.com)

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