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🌱 Toddler Thursday and 11 more events
Coming up on the Good Hope Patch calendar: Coffee Hour

What's up Good Hope! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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- Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 53, low: 28.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 36 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toddler Thursday
OCAF Art Center & Rocket Hall , 34 School St , Watkinsville
10:00 am - Coffee Hour
Oconee County Library , 1925 Electric Ave , Watkinsville
11:00 am - Monroe Hurricanes vs Walnut Grove Warriors
Monroe Area High School , 300 Double Springs Church Rd , Monroe
4:00 pm - Scholars Guild Academy vs New Creation Crusaders
Scholars Guild Academy , 680 Tom Brewer Rd , Loganville
5:00 pm - STEAM Academy (Newton) vs Memorial Middle
Newton County STEAM Academy , 10245 Eagle Dr , Covington
5:15 pm - 2nd Round Music
Oak x Vine , 114 S Broad St , Monroe
6:00 pm - Live Music with 2nd Round Music
Oak x Vine , 114 S Broad St , Monroe
6:00 pm - A Walk Through Bethlehem
380 Sam Freeman Rd , Hoschton
6:30 pm - Philanthropy Grill – Loganville, GA
Jersey Peach Bar & Grill , 2715 Loganville Hwy SW Suite 720 , Loganville
7:00 pm - Christmas with John Berry
The Classic Center , 300 N Thomas St , Athens
7:00 pm - Good Grief Trio
Hendershot's , 237 Prince Ave , Athens
7:00 pm - Jim Lauderdale
Hotel Indigo Athens Downtown - Univ Area by IHG , 500 College Ave , Athens
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Monroe. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Bethlehem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Good Hope here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monroe
- Breaking: Male charged with reckless conduct for discharging firearm in Monroe Publix parking lot (monroelocal.org)
- Local Students Participate in Georgia College Commencement (monroelocal.org)
- MPD Reports: Woman having a medical emergency transported to the hospital by Walton EMS after officer noticed her turn her flashers on (monroelocal.org)
Social Circle
- Social Circle extends moratorium on new data center applications (covnews.com)
- Monday proved to be a busy day for first responders in Walton County (monroelocal.org)
- Breaking: Overnight house fire in Social Circle causes heavy damage to a home (monroelocal.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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