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🌱 Patch AM: Network Barrow and 11 more events
And check out Community Campfire & S'mores on the House! on the Monroe Patch calendar

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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Monroefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: Warm with low clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
- Sunday: Warm with areas of low clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Network Barrow
Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
9:00 am - Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
7:00 pm - Shih Tzu Not Trivia
Oak House Distillery and Speakeasy , 1015 Macon Hwy , Athens
7:00 pm - Friday Night Initiative
Tyche's Games , 1056 S Lumpkin St , Athens
7:00 pm - Atmosphere Loganville Friday 8PM w/late entry until 10:30PM *Event Room*
Atmosphere Sports Bar , 540 Athens Hwy , Loganville
8:00 pm - Loop Around the Lake
Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
9:00 am - Survival Skills
Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Rd , Rutledge
1:00 pm - Board Games
Bogart Library , 200 S Burson Ave , Bogart
2:00 pm - Campfire S’mores and Stories
Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
3:00 pm - LuminaFit™ Glow Gala: The Ultimate Girls’ Night Out
Ember and Ivy , 270 Main St , Loganville
6:00 pm - Segar Jazz Affair concert #103 with TONY EXUM, Jr @ The Foundry (Athens, GA)
The Foundry , 295 E Dougherty St , Athens
7:00 pm - Dueling Pianos in Winder!
Finished Goods Brew Werks , 56 E Candler St , Winder
7:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Merry Christmas everyone!
From our family to yours. I hope Santa brings what you asked him for and everyone take time to remember the true meaning of Christmas! (Nextdoor E Church St/Madison Ave) - Powerball numbers are:
04-25-31-52-59—19 I matched the power ball # twice so I won $8.00 yay! (Nextdoor Between Communities)
- Walton County Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian in Monroe. Apply here.
- L Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate-Monroe Pavilion in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Social Circle
- Social Circle approves parks and recreation master plan, Nathan Boyd signs off (covnews.com)
- Report: Over 80K migrants to be housed in ICE warehouses throughout US (whnt.com)
Loganville
- DL Joseph Mbatchou returning to Florida for his sophomore season (on3.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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