🌱 Cartersville Golfer Falls Short + Terminus Wake Park Named The Top

Morning, everybody. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Cartersville Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community today. Let's have at it.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 85 Low: 71.

Here are the top five stories in Cartersville today:

1. Cartersville native R.B. Clyburn, a former Georgia Tech footballer, came up short at the U.S. Amateur Qualifier tying for 26th place. Fellow Tech golfer Bartley Forrester qualified to play in his the U.S. Amateur championship after winning the qualifier. (Georgia Tech)
2. Eggs Up Grill, the fast-growing restaurant franchise serving breakfast, lunch, and catering concepts, is expanding again. Franchise owners Any and Penny Wright say three locations will be opening in the metro Atlanta area by the end of the year and said a target market for future growth was in Cartersville. (RestaurantNews.com)
3. Five new properties have been listed for sale in Cartersville. Available properties range from $35,000 lot on Bonaire Street to a $775,000 home with 7 beds and 3.5 baths. Get all the details in the latest Patch real estate roundup. (Cartersville Patch)
4. Terminus Wake Park in Cartersville has been listed as one of the "16 Top Water Parks in Georgia." The park's unique aspect of featuring two full-sized cable lakes for wakeboarding – without boats – helped put it on the list. (U.S. News & World Report)
5. The Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce is hiring a full-time Programs & Events Coordinator. The job description and instructions for applying can be found here. (Downtown Cartersville via Facebook)

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Today in Cartersville:

• Making A Dug-Out Canoe At Etowah Inldian Mounds Historic Site (10:00 AM)
• DIY Seashell Bath Bomb At Cartersville Public Library (3:00 PM)
• Afternoon Adventures - Splashing With The Mermaids At Cartersville Public Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you an artist interested in displaying your work locally? The Cartersville Public Library is now taking submissions for their art gallery. (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• Girls, learn how to wakeboard! The GIRLS RIDE event at Terminus Wake Park will take place on Friday, Jul. 8 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. (Terminus Wake Park via Facebook)
• Discuss the history of women's suffrage in the U.S. with Dr. Letizia Guglielmo. The Women's Suffrage Book Club will be holding their next meeting on Jul. 12 at the Cartersville Public Library. (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.