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🌱 Patch AM: What recent sheriff’s calls involved Watkinsville residents and nearby hotspots?

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In today's newsletter:

  • What recent sheriff’s calls involved Watkinsville residents and nearby hotspots?

Also on today's calendar: Big Fish Auditions — The Stage Oconee and 2 more events.

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And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Mary M.!

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with clouds breaking, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Becoming cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
  • Friday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oconee Blotter: Bogart home with odor of 'rotting flesh' infested with maggots (onlineathens.com) — Recent Oconee County sheriff reports include a Watkinsville woman charged with DUI after a crash on Highway 316 and a Watkinsville man reporting a suspicious encounter near Walmart. Deputies also handled a severe neglect and animal cruelty case in Bogart, a shoplifting scheme at Walmart, and several other DUI-related traffic stops across the county.
   


📸 Around Watkinsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watkinsville

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Featured events

    Thursday January 8
  • Toddler Thursday
    Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, 34 School St, Watkinsville
    10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Oconee County Schools posted a job opening for Bookkeeper in Watkinsville. Apply here.
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watkinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Athens

  • Athens GA Live Music Presents: Little Mae, Violent Violet, BCKS and More (flagpole.com)
  • How this Athens groomer was chosen to pamper Aloka, the Walk for Peace dog (savannahnow.com)
  • Protests against U.S. attack on Venezuela happening in Athens (wuga.org)

Bogart

  • New South Carolina running backs coach offers Navy All-American (on3.com)

Monroe


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-- The Patch AM Team

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