🌱 Downtown Alive Returns + Recruitment Center Opens Monday

Hello, friends. Danielle Fallon-O'Leary here with your fresh copy of the Cartersville Daily, full of all the things you need to know about what's happening locally. Here goes.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 86 Low: 72.

Here are the top five stories in Cartersville today:

1. Carterville's Downtown Alive is returning this fall with a special twist! Vendor applications are now open for the fall festival which will take place on Oct. 15th, 2022. Applications can be submitted through the city here. (Downtown Cartersville via Facebook)
2. Shaw Industries is opening a hiring center in downtown Cartersville to help job seekers find employment. The recruitment center will be located at 790 Joe Frank Harris Parkway and will officially open this Monday. Walk-ins are welcomed and encouraged. (Northwest Georgia News)
3. It's officially college recruiting season as The University of Miami is scouting future Hurricanes. One such prospect is Jonathan Cline from Cartersville. Cline is a 3-start interior lineman and is visiting the university this weekend. (State Of The U)
4. The Bartow County Farm Bureau is celebrating the Georgia Farm Bureau’s 85th anniversary this week! The GFB serves 250,000 members of the farmer community by providing benefits, insurance, and other opportunities. Deeply embedded in the city, the GFB has had roots in Cartersville for all 85 years. (Daily Tribune)
5. On Monday afternoon, a fatal crash occurred near Cartersville on Highway 61. An Acworth woman, Tonya Sue Lofasso, died in a two-vehicle crash in White, Georgia on Highway 61 at Mahan Road. Lofasso was riding a motorcycle and was hit by a vehicle after she swerved into the left lane to avoid a collision with another. (WBHF Radio)

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Today in Cartersville:

• Cartersville Farmers Market At Founder's Oak Parking Lot (8:00 AM)
• Junior Ranger: Tree Identification Class At Etowah Indian Mounds (10:00 AM)
• Dungeons & Dragons for Adults At Cartersville Public Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a great Farmer's Market to get locally sourced food and agricultural products? Whether you are near Adairsville, Georgia, the City of Euharlee, or Downtown Cartersville, this is a great way to support the locals! (Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau via Facebook)
• A message from the Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services: "Our nation’s Independence Day is rapidly approaching! We are aware this one of the biggest holidays for firework use but we need to be aware of the dangers and injuries caused! We recommend you and your family watch a firework display put on by professionals if at all possible!” (Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services via Facebook)
• Kids at Bartow County Library System's camp had fun learning about anglerfish and making fish glow and fins move with the Little Bits kits! (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow 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.