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🌱 Planning to visit or vend at The Grove’s Fall Craft Fair?
And on the Walnut Grove Patch calendar - Monroe Hurricanes vs Walnut Grove Warriors
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In today's newsletter:
- Planning to visit or vend at The Grove's Fall Craft Fair?
Also on today's calendar: Clarke Central Varsity Football @ Walnut Grove.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 92, low: 68.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Walton County's 4th annual Fall Craft Fair is scheduled for Sept. 19 at The Grove (monroelocal.org) — Walnut Grove residents can enjoy Walton County's 4th annual Fall Craft Fair at The Grove Amphitheater on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free admission. Expect food, crafts, and homemade goods, while prospective vendors can still register a $20 table through the county's recreation system by Sept. 7. 
📸 Around Walnut Grove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walnut Grove
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★ Featured events ★
- Monroe Hurricanes vs Walnut Grove Warriors →
Monroe Area High School, 300 Double Springs Church Rd, Monroe
5:30 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Clarke Central Varsity Football @ Walnut Grove →
Walnut Grove High School, 4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd, Loganville
7:30 pm - Monroe Fall Fest 2026 →
City of Monroe GA, 215 N Broad St, Monroe
10:00 am
Friday October 2
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- PROBE College Fair at HHS for SHS, OC, HHS, RVC
HHS
9:00 am - PROBE College Fair at RCHS for RCHS and RMSST CLONE
HHS
9:00 am - PROBE College Fair at RCHS for RCHS, RMSST, RVC
RCHS, 1174 Bulldog Cir NE, Conyers
1:00 pm - PROBE College Fair at RCHS for RCHS and RMSST
RCHS, 1174 Bulldog Cir NE, Conyers
1:00 pm - Parkinson's Support Group →
Benton House of Covington, 7155 Dearing Rd, Covington
3:00 pm - Rockdale County Board of Education Meeting Regular Session
Rockdale County, 960 Pine Street NE, Conyers
7:00 pm - HHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
HHS
6:00 pm - Walton Tribune Press Run 5K and Fun Run →
Monroe GA - Big Cheese HT, CT & Dressage Show - GDCTA →
1541 Highway 138, Covington
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Loganville
- Local students on Summer 2026 Dean's List at Georgia State University (monroelocal.org)
- Former Clemson RB Lands with New NFL Team (theclemsoninsider.com)
- New O'Kelly Memorial Library to celebrate grand opening Saturday (monroelocal.org)
Monroe
- Rest Haven Spirits & Legends returns to Monroe with two nights of local history and storytelling (monroelocal.org)
- Monroe council approves annex, rezone for Dycom project (monroelocal.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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