🌱 Patch AM: What the Cartersville GameStop closure means for local gamers and jobs

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In today's newsletter:

• What the Cartersville GameStop closure means for local gamers and jobs
• Which Cartersville swimmers shined at the Bartow County championships?

Also on today's calendar: Rock The Red Door and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Sharon M.!

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 51, low: 28.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 58 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Major Retailers Closing GA Locations (patch.com) — Cartersville shoppers are losing their local GameStop at Shops at Main Street, one of a dozen Georgia locations the chain is closing this month amid a nationwide downsizing. The move reflects GameStop’s shift toward digital sales and fewer physical stores, while Macy’s is also shuttering one Georgia location in Atlanta as part of its own multi-year restructuring plan.
   

• Woodland swim team earns back-to-back Bartow County titles (bartowsportszone.com) — Cartersville High swimmers turned in strong relay and individual performances at the Bartow County Championships, though Woodland ultimately repeated as overall team champion at Adairsville High. Local fans can see how Cartersville relay squads and standout swimmers like Will Galland, Grayson Paradis, Nate Rives, and Sofia Burns stacked up against rivals Woodland, Cass, and Adairsville.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Rock The Red Door
  Legion Theatre, 114 W Main St, Cartersville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Everyday AI: A Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT
  Georgia Highlands College,
  2:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Bartow Animals Deserve Better Rally
  135 W Cherokee Ave, Cartersville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• No-Cost Vein Screenings
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
  8:00 am
• Food Pantry
  668 Burnt Hickory Rd , Cartersville
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• Microsoft Excel: Level 3
  Georgia Highlands College
  9:00 am

Wednesday January 14

• Lunch & Learn: Cookbook Authors Who Rose to Fame Through Modern Media
  4 E Church St , Cartersville
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Sensory Friendly Mornings
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  9:00 am
• The 3rd Annual ML5K CommUnity Run/Walk
  Museum Dr, Cartersville, GA, 30120
  9:00 am

Sunday January 18

• Sensory Friendly Mornings
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  9:00 am
• Cartersville Bartow County MLK Celebration Candlelight Service
  Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church , 147 Jones St , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Cartersville Bartow County MLK Youth Celebration
  St. Luke A.M.E. Church , 130 Jones St , Cartersville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found a lost dog in my backyard.
  It’s raining and I want to make sure the pup makes it back to its correct home (Nextdoor East Felton)
• Our dog Beast got out this morning sometime & we haven't been able to find him so please please if anyone has seen him or does see him please contact me or my sister Katie James.
  He has a camouflage collar on and he is very friendly! Road, Area: Austin Rd Cartersville Ga. Surrounding roads Gilliam Springs Road, Martin Road,… (Nextdoor Cartersville country)

• Pilot Company posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Cartersville. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Cartersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cartersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kennesaw

• Woman with dementia missing after hike at Kennesaw Mountain (fox5atlanta.com)
• Heidelberg to Relocate North American Headquarters (inplantimpressions.com)
• AI deepfake appears to show Clark Howard selling insurance (wsbtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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