🌱 Patch AM: How a Cartersville bus ticket turned into a country-comedy career

Hi Cartersville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Cartersville bus ticket turned into a country-comedy career
• How a Cartersville showcase launched dozens of college baseball careers

Also on today's calendar: Evening Sky Watch and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
• Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Born on This Day in 1964, the Hilarious Songwriter Who Has Been Making Country Fans Laugh Since the 1990s (americansongwriter.com) — A Cartersville native, James Barry Poole—better known as parody star Cledus T. Judd—used hometown bus-station doubts to fuel a decades-long country-comedy career. The piece looks back on his Cartersville roots, his breakthrough “Indian In-Laws” parody, his retirement of the Judd persona, and how he now focuses on songwriting and motivating others to keep chasing their dreams.
   

• Top 10 Stories of 2025: #6 - 2025 Senior Future Games (prepbaseballreport.com) — LakePoint Sports in Cartersville hosted the 2025 Senior Future Games, giving uncommitted 2026 prospects a major national showcase. The recap focuses on Kentucky and Indiana’s combined Team Midwest, where 23 of 25 players have since committed to college programs, highlighting standout performances, remaining uncommitted talents, and how this Cartersville-based event has become a key recruiting springboard.
   

📸 Around Cartersville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Cass Middle School vs Cartersville Middle
  Cass Middle School, 195 Fire Tower Rd NW, Cartersville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Evening Sky Watch
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Breakfast with Santa at Barnsley Resort
  Barnsley Resort
  8:30 am
• Santa at LakePoint Station
  LakePoint Station , 77 Old Allatoona Road , Emerson
  2:00 pm
• Christmas Back Home
  Grand Theatre , 7 N Wall St , Cartersville
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Movies at the Museum
  Savoy Automobile Museum , 3 Savoy Lane , Cartersville
  2:00 pm
• A Service of Lessons and Carols
  Trinity United Methodist Church , 814 West Ave , Cartersville
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• No-Cost Vein Screenings
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
  8:00 am
• Quilting 101
  Carterville Public Library
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Library Closed
  Bartow County Library System , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville

📣 Cartersville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• No-Cost Vein Screenings
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
  8:00 am
• Senior Bingo sponsored by Amedisys Inc.
  Cartersville Public Library
  10:30 am
• Free Photos with Santa
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 101 Public Square , Adairsville
  11:00 am
• Evening Sky Watch
  Tellus Science Museum
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Got an auto service (oil/filter/lube) from Valvoline at Main & 41.
  Very courteous, helpful, and reasonable. They also set tires to your specified pressure and check air filter. I stayed in my vehicle and had 3… (Nextdoor Ranger Road)
• AP paint and landscape is offering 30% off all services until December 25th to help with an affordable way to get homes ready for the holidays!
  https://www.facebook.com/share/1C6FaT5faN/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Nextdoor Woodberry)

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Cartersville. Apply here.
• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Seasonal Material Handler Mail Order in Cartersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cartersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Acworth

• New business listings filed in unincorporated Cobb County for the week of Dec. 7–14, 2025 (macon.com)
• Acworth Man Left Loaded Gun in School Bathroom During Kids' Show (thegeorgiasun.com)

Kennesaw

• How Chris Wright remade DOE (eenews.net)
• Mercer Law advocacy teams close out successful competition season (mercer.edu)
• His ‘stand your ground' shooting led to murder conviction, prison, then freedom (heraldsun.com)

Ok Cartersville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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