🌱 Cartersville Named Best Museum-Rich Small Town + Local Job Opps

Good morning, Cartersville! I'm Danielle Fallon and I'll be your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town. Here is everything you need to know today in five minutes or less.

First, today's weather:

A stray thunderstorm. High: 84 Low: 69.

Here are the top five stories today in Cartersville:

1. Smithsonian Magazine recently ranked Cartersville as the best "Museum-Rich Small Town." For a town with just a population of 23,187, there are three Smithsonian Affiliate museums to visit. Take a trip to visit the Booth Museum, Tellus Science Museum, and the new Savory Automobile Museum, which opened in 2021. (Smithsonian Magazine)
2. Are you looking for a job in the Cartersville area? Browse new local jobs including opportunities at Paragon Manufacturing Solutions, Zep, and Eco Material Technologies. Visit Patch to see the complete listing of job postings. (Cartersville Patch)
3. As summer travel season accelerates, so have local gas prices. The average price per gallon is $4.27 in the state of Georgia as of Monday, according to GasBuddy. Northwest Georgia News reported that in Cartersville, the station with the lowest price has gas listed at $4.16 a gallon. (Cartersville Patch)
4. Looking for a summer gateway that's right in our backyard? See breathtaking views at picturesque Peak Park at Cooper's Furnace. The trail is accessible from US Highway 41 just south of Cartersville. Visit NewsBreak to see pictures from the site. (NewsBreak Original)
5. Georgia Audubon, a bird preservation society, has been working all across Georgia to create safe habitats for birds. One of which is Cooper's Furnance in Bartow County, where The Robert F. Schumann Foundation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers helped turn the lawn around the parking lot into a developing native pollinator meadow. (Saporta Report)

Today in and around Cartersville:

• Junior Ranger Day Camp At Etowah Indian Mounds (9:00 AM)
• Emerson Farmers Market At Emerson City Hall, Emerson (4:00 PM)
• Dungeons & Dragons for Adults At Cartersville Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A message from the Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites: "Enjoying a night under the stars? Keep an ear out for these lovely sounds as you may be hearing these birds making their songs." (Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites via Facebook)
• The Bartow County Library System has fun patterned fish puppet kits available at the Cartersville Children's Desk while supplies last. In addition to the kit, you will need scissors and liquid glue. (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• Bartow County Library System had a blast at our Summer Reading kickoff with Ken Scott at Cartersville and Adairsville! Thank you to everyone for coming out and thanks to Ken for the amazing shows! Don't forget, that library programs start this week for all ages! (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)

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— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon 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.