🌱 Patch AM: Why an Acworth-linked Walmart “kidnapping” case collapsed in court

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In today's newsletter:

• Why an Acworth-linked Walmart “kidnapping” case collapsed in court

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers late in the afternoon, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 55, low: 38.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• No. 3: Charges dropped in Cobb Walmart kidnapping case (mdjonline.com) — An Acworth-connected criminal case saw charges dropped against a man once accused of attempting to kidnap a toddler at a Kennesaw Walmart, and he now plans to seek major damages from the city of Acworth. His attorneys allege Acworth police mishandled evidence and training, while released surveillance video appears to show a far more routine interaction than originally described.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• No-Cost Vein Screenings
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
  8:00 am
• Veteran's Coffee Hour
  Cartersville Library Classroom , 429 West Main St. , Cartersville
  9:30 am
• Latch & Lattes- Breastfeeding Support Group
  Cultivate Health , 1130 N. Tennessee St. Suite C , Cartersville
  10:00 am
• She Got Game Classic - Atlanta, GA
  LakePoint Sports , 261 Stars Way , Cartersville
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Compassion Center Mobile Medical Free Clinic
  Allatoona Resource Center , 6503 Glade Rd SE , Acworth
  10:00 am
• Etowah Valley Hand Spinners Meet-up
  Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Ask-A-Lawyer Day: Georgia Legal Services Program
  Cartersville Public Library
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Ribbon Cutting for Cartersville Living Magazine
  Georgia Highlands College Campus Library, Student Center , 5441 GA-20 , Cartersville
  11:30 am
• BASKETBALL (ALL) v PEBBLEBROOK
  Hoya Center Kennesaw, GA 30152
  4:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Gentle Yoga
  Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
  10:00 am

Thursday January 8

• Veteran's Coffee & Company
  Rome-Floyd County Library , 205 Riverside Parkway, 2nd Floor , Rome
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello.
  Our cat is missing. She got out a day or two ago and hasn’t shown back up. She is normally an indoor cat and sometimes spends a little time outside… (Nextdoor Hickory Station)
• Does anyone know this guy?
  He walked up on the porch and stole my prescription glasses in baker point Smh. Does anyone know this guy? He walked up on the porch and stole my… (Nextdoor Lighthouse Ln)

• Target posted a job opening for General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment (T2091) in Acworth. Apply here.
• Food Depot posted a job opening for Meat Market Wrapper in Acworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acworth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kennesaw

• Kennesaw State graduate's emotional graduation moment goes viral (wsbtv.com)
• Midwest hit with more extreme cold after winter storm (tricityrecordnm.com)
• Cobb County: Knocking It Out of the Park (georgiatrend.com)

Woodstock

• The Look Book Goes to The Carlyle Hotel (curbed.com)

Marietta

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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