This Week in Monroe: Cooler Temperatures and Government Meetings

1. Scattered rain showers early in the week will give way to mainly sunny and clear skies as the weekend nears.  Expect cooler temperatures with highs in the lows sixties on Tuesday and Wednesday, but they will warm back up to the mid seventies for the rest of the week.  See the complete forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

2. The next meeting of the Monroe City Council takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the Municipal Auditorium located inside City Hall at 215 North Broad Street.  If you can't make it, you can tune in to local cable channel 16 to view it.

3. The Downtown Development Authority will meet on Thursday, Oct. 10, at City Hall at 8 a.m. 

4. "Real Gurlz" at The Cross Loganville: From 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 12), The Cross Loganville is having a Women's Ministry event called "Real Gurlz." For $20, ladies can participate in a day filled with dynamic speakers, breakout sessions, an interactive discussion time, praise and worship, and lots of giveaways. Lunch will be served. Learn more here.

5. Grayson Arts and History Center Open House: The Grayson Arts and History Center, located at 2070 Rosebud Rd., is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday (Oct. 12) for an open house. Locals are invited to stop by to eat goodies made using recipes out of the "From Trip to Grayson" cookbook and check out fall and Christmas merchandise, including sale and bargain items. 

Editor Sarah Bakhtiari contributed to this list.