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🌱 Patch AM: Want to see the McDonough Meteorite up close in Cartersville?

And check out Evening Sky Watch on the Cartersville Patch calendar

Monday December 15th Patch AM
Monday December 15th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning to you Cartersville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to see the McDonough Meteorite up close in Cartersville?

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

Find out what's happening in Cartersvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Cartersvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Monday: Plenty of sun, but chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 22 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 54, low: 31.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Piece of meteorite that struck home in McDonough now on display at Tellus Museum (wsbtv.com) — A dramatic meteorite that struck a home in McDonough is now on display at Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum, giving locals a rare close-up look at a 4.5-billion-year-old space rock. Museum staff and University of Georgia researchers are using the buzz around the “McDonough Meteorite” to spark hands-on learning about Georgia meteorites and our wider galaxy.
   


📸 Around Cartersville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville

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    Tuesday December 16
  • Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
    Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 122 W Main St , Cartersville
    8:00 am
  • Handmade for the Holidays: Black Out Poet-Tree
    Cartersville Public Library , 429 W Main St , Cartersville
    3:00 pm
  • Free Photos with Santa
    Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 101 Public Square , Adairsville
    5:00 pm
  • Chorus Concert
    Allatoona Elementary School Cartersville, GA 30120
    5:30 pm
  • Winter Chorus Concert/Art Showcase - Title I
    Kingston Elementary School Cartersville, GA 30120
    5:30 pm
  • Silent Book Club: Cartersville Library Chapter
    Cartersville Library Reading Room , 429 West Main St , Cartersville
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday December 17
  • Gentle Yoga
    Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
    10:00 am
  • Handmade for the Holidays: Glass Etching
    Cartersville Public Library , 429 W Main St , Cartersville
    3:00 pm
  • Friday December 19
  • Evening Sky Watch
    Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
    6:00 pm
  • Sunday December 21
  • A Service of Lessons and Carols
    Trinity United Methodist Church , 814 West Ave , Cartersville
    5:00 pm

📣 Cartersville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday December 15
  • No-Cost Vein Screenings
    Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
    8:00 am
  • Greater Mt Olive Missionary Baptist Church Food Distribution (Free Groceries)
    Greater Mt Olive Missionary Baptist Church , 1 Mt Olive St , Cartersville
    10:00 am
  • Handmade for the Holidays: Paint Brush Santa
    Cartersville Public Library , 429 W Main St. , Cartersville
    3:00 pm
  • 3D Printed Cookie Cutters
    Cartersville Public Library Innospark Lab , 429 W Main St , Cartersville
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Chewy sells a dog/cat collar with the name and phone number or address embroidered on it.
    It is not real expensive and worth every penny if your pet gets lost. All the finder has to do is call you or bring it home. It would solve so many… (Nextdoor Etowah)
  • I have a brown and white i recude and I already have enough I can't keep.
    Him he is sweet he weighs about 5bondsiam guessing I recude him from the way he was living outside please someone come take him home 7062522159 wendy (Nextdoor Cassville)
  • Krystal posted a job opening for Crew Member in Cartersville. Apply here.
  • PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Cartersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cartersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kennesaw

  • The beginnings of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (cobbcountycourier.com)
  • Some student loan borrowers pay 'more than necessary,' advisor says. What to know about relief programs (cnbc.com)
  • Man wrote checks to buy cars from Cobb dealerships, but the accounts were closed (wsbtv.com)

Woodstock

  • Where to kick off Hanukkah celebrations in metro Atlanta area (wsbtv.com)
  • Tri Cities, Lanier among Sandy's Spiel Showcase winners (audacy.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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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