🌱 Can Temple turn it around in Friday’s Homecoming showdown?

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• Can Temple turn it around in Friday's Homecoming showdown?

Also on today's calendar: We CARE Vet Fair™ and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 53.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Temple falls to Commerce in non-region matchup (times-georgian.com) — Temple High's Tigers dropped to 2-4 after a 45-14 loss to Commerce, but they'll be back at Rogers Stadium this Friday for Homecoming against Haralson County at 7:30 p.m. The team twice tied the game early before Commerce pulled away, capping a tough stretch against three straight top-10 opponents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Temple

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Haralson County Varsity Football @ Temple →
  Temple High School, 589 Sage St, Temple
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Softball vs Haralson Co V/JV
  Temple High School, 589 Sage St, Temple
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball vs KIPP
  Temple High School, 589 Sage St, Temple
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Softball vs Pepperell V Sr Night
  Temple High School, 589 Sage St, Temple
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Volleyball @ N Cobb Christian/Therrell
  North Cobb Christian School, 4500 Eagle Dr, Kennesaw
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• V Football vs Haralson (Homecoming)
  Temple High, 589 Sage St, Temple
  7:30 pm
Friday October 16
• PK Retreat 2026 →
  90 Woodland Camp Road, Temple
  6:00 pm
Monday October 19
• News & Views Trivia Night →
  Villa Rica Public Library, 869 Dallas Hwy, Villa Rica
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• Varsity Softball vs. Alexander
  Bremen High School, 529 Laurel St, Bremen
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Varsity Softball vs. Bowdon
  Bremen High School, 529 Laurel St, Bremen
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• From Pain to Power Domestic Violence Awareness →
  Murphy Campus, Buchanan Conference Room, Waco
  12:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Pepito and The Trash Cans, A Homemade Musical →
  Townsend Center for the Performing Arts, 205 W Georgia Dr, Carrollton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader - Unit 1675, Villa Rica, GA in Villa Rica. Apply here.
• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Villa Rica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Temple here.

🗞 Nearby News

Villa Rica

• Whataburger Sets November 12 Opening Date for New Villa Rica Location (thecitymenus.com)
• 4 New Restaurants Planning to Open Across Georgia (businessdebut.com)
• Jones named state Middle School Principal of the Year (starnewsgaonline.com)

Carrollton

• Tanner Health first in US to use PMcardio AI platform for heart attack care (starnewsgaonline.com)
• DB Vicari Swain asked to play offense for South Carolina. Why it finally happened (thestate.com)

Douglasville

• Douglas Co. Students Win Costa Rica Trip Through School Essay Contest (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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