🌱 TSA Varsity Softball @ GWA and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Dacula at Walnut Grove
• TSA Varsity Softball @ GWA at George Walton Academy
• Board of Education Work Session Meeting at Newton County Schools

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walnut Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 6

• Dacula at Walnut Grove →
  Walnut Grove High School, 4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd, Loganville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 8

• TSA Varsity Softball @ GWA →
  George Walton Academy, 1 Bulldog Dr, Monroe
  9:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Board of Education Work Session Meeting
  Newton County Schools Covington, GA 30014
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Philanthropy Grill – Loganville, GA →
  Jersey Peach Bar & Grill, 2715 Loganville Hwy SW Suite 720, Loganville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• HHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  Rockdale County HHS
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Dueling Pianos in Covington! →
  The Social Goat Tavern, 1115 Church St, Covington
  8:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Board of Education Work Session Meeting
  Newton County Schools Covington, GA 30014
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Rockdale County Board of Education Meeting Work Session
  Rockdale County 960 Pine Street NE, Conyers
  6:00 pm

Friday August 14

• 2nd Round Music: 2nd Round Friday →
  Oak x Vine, 114 S Broad St, Monroe
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• COVINGTON MOVIE TOURS →
  Main Street Trolleys Movie Tours, 1137 Church St, Covington
  12:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Trinity Prep vs Sugar Hill Christian →
  Trinity Prep School, 2213 Commerce Dr, Loganville
  4:30 pm

Thursday August 20

• Whitefield Academy Girls JV Volleyball @ LCA →
  Loganville Christian Academy, 2575 Hwy 81, Loganville
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Loganville

• Obituary and funeral service: Thomas Lurelle Goodson, 87, of Monroe (monroelocal.org)

Monroe

• Tickets now on sale for Piedmont Walton's 2026 Cookout for a Cause (monroelocal.org)
• Post teams with local nonprofits to provide support for families of veterans, first responders (legion.org)

Covington

• I-20 shut down in Rockdale County as helicopter ambulance arrives (wsbtv.com)
• Democratic Lawmakers Caught Stealing Pandemic Cash (selfreliancecentral.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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