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Barrow Today: Monday, Oct. 10
Tuesday is the final day to register to vote in the upcoming General Election.
Happy Columbus Day. According to History.com, Columbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World on Oct. 12, 1492. It was unofficially celebrated in a number of cities and states as early as the 18th century but did not become a federal holiday until the 1937.
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The final day to register to vote in the upcoming General Election is this Tuesday, Oct. 11. For information on how to register, click here.
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Your Columbus Day forecast: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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An Auburn Parks and Leisure Services meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the conference room at . For information on Auburn's leisure services department, call 770-674-5485 or e-mail gschussler@cityofauburn-ga.org.
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Tonight's forecast: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low about 59. North wind about 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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