🌱 Patch AM: Could a new trail soon link downtown Watkinsville to Harris Shoals Park?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could a new trail soon link downtown Watkinsville to Harris Shoals Park?

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning sunny and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 52, low: 36.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City accepts donation for a connector trail (oconeeenterprise.com) — Watkinsville has accepted a six-acre land donation that could host a future multi-use trail linking downtown to Harris Shoals Park, while preserving the area for passive use only. City leaders also reviewed an audit citing accounting control issues, approved Christmas bonuses for staff, and highlighted winners of the downtown holiday decorating contest.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Oglethorpe County Patriots vs Stephens County Indians
  Oglethorpe County High School , 749 Athens Rd , Lexington
  4:30 pm
• JV G Basketball vs Stephens County
  Oglethorpe County Lexington, GA 30648
  4:30 pm
• V G Basketball vs Stephens County
  Oglethorpe County Lexington, GA 30648
  6:00 pm
• Shih Tzu Not Trivia
  Wing House , 8727 US-29 , Hull
  7:00 pm
• V B Basketball vs Stephens County
  Oglethorpe County Lexington, GA 30648
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• City Holiday - New Year's Day
  Madison, GA Calendar Madison, GA 30650
• First Day Hike 2026
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Audit Committee Meeting
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 301 College Avenue , Athens
  10:30 am
• Fully Accessible First Day Hike
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  12:00 pm
• "First Day Hike" at Ben Burton Park
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 616 Mitchell Bridge Rd , Athens
  2:00 pm
• No Drill
  Madison, GA Calendar Madison, GA 30650
  6:30 pm

Friday January 2

• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I recently got ct scan done for abdomin pelvic from Athens mri imaging .
  I was told self pay price is $510 for this service , but since I have insurance it’s $0 co pay . In less than 2 months I got this bill for $ 1025 … (Nextdoor Elder Rd/Maxey Rd)
• OCONEE CO SHERIFF: Hwy 441 at Old Farmington Rd is shut down due to accident.
  Avoid the area. nixle.us/GXWCH Reply with a friend's # to forward Sunday evening (Nextdoor East Side Watkinsville)

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Janitor in Athens. Apply here.
• University of Georgia posted a job opening for Temporary Hourly Professional (Fuller) in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watkinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• Eat Athens: These hot wings are made using nine different peppers (onlineathens.com)
• Stories our readers kept coming back to: 5 of The Telegraph's most popular articles in 2025 (macon.com)
• Where is the Walk for Peace today? Track monks' track across Georgia (onlineathens.com)

Monroe

• So Thankful, So Blessed! (accesswdun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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