🌱 Patch AM: Walton County Duals and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning sunny and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 50, low: 34.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Walton County Duals
  Loganville High School , 100 Trident Trail , Loganville
  10:00 am

Thursday January 1

• First Day Hike 2026
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• ADA First Day Hike
  Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
  10:00 am
• Fully Accessible First Day Hike
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  12:00 pm
• Follow in the steps of the CCC - First Day Hike
  Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
  1:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am
• Business over Breakfast
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Friday Fun Game Night
  Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
  5:00 pm
• Campfire and Hot Cocoa
  Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
  6:00 pm
• Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• History Hike - Follow in the Steps of the CCC
  Hard Labor Creek State Park , 5 Hard Labor Creek Road , Rutledge
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey ISO a good septic tank company to pump my tank in January.
  Who is trustworthy and affordable that you would recommend? (Nextdoor Nunnally Forrest)
• Love seat and Couch: 5 weeks old.
  I do not like it, I want a reclining sofa and love seat or a sectional. $900 or best offer (Nextdoor Tilley Trace)

• Silgan posted a job opening for Production Supervisor-7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. in Monroe. Apply here.
• Partners Personnel Management posted a job opening for Press Brake Operator (ID #469492) in Statham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Social Circle

• Rivian to work with 3 Georgia colleges, universities to develop EV plant workforce (wsbtv.com)
• Social Circle warehouse reportedly could hold ICE detainees (covnews.com)

Loganville

• Update: 16 year-old Savannah teen arrested in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Loganville teen (monroelocal.org)
• Drone service takes flight in Loganville (monroelocal.org)
• Northside's Next Stop: Loganville (gwinnettmagazine.com)

Ok Monroe! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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