🌱 Patch AM: Which Cartersville gridiron stars just earned coveted AJC All-State honors?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Cartersville gridiron stars just earned coveted AJC All-State honors?

Also on today's calendar: Patient Care Technician and 9 more events.

And lastly, check out what our neighbors Parnick J. and Sharon M. posted below!

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 55, low: 39.
• Sunday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local gridiron standouts tabbed with AJC All-State honors (bartowsportszone.com) — Cartersville football fans have plenty to cheer about as three Hurricanes standouts were named to the AJC’s Georgia All-State teams, alongside three players from nearby Cass. Wide receiver Brady Marchese, lineman Langston Hogg, and quarterback Nate Russell all earned statewide recognition, underscoring the strength of Cartersville’s program and its impact on the Georgia high school football scene.
   

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📣 Cartersville Shout Outs!

• 🎂 Happy 74th Birthday on January 8th to my awesome husband, Tommy Martin! You and Elvis might share the same birthday, but it’s you who gets me “All Shook Up!” 143 —Sharon M.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville

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Saturday January 3

• Compassion Center Mobile Medical Free Clinic
  Allatoona Resource Center , 6503 Glade Rd SE , Acworth
  10:00 am
• Etowah Valley Hand Spinners Meet-up
  Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• No-Cost Vein Screenings
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
  8:00 am
• Patient Care Technician
  Georgia Highlands College
  10:00 am
• Ask-A-Lawyer Day: Georgia Legal Services Program
  Cartersville Public Library
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Ribbon Cutting for Cartersville Living Magazine
  Georgia Highlands College Campus Library, Student Center , 5441 GA-20 , Cartersville
  11:30 am

Wednesday January 7

• Gentle Yoga
  Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
  10:00 am

Saturday January 10

• Scoutacular Science
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• Microsoft Excel: Level 3
  Georgia Highlands College
  9:00 am
• Everyday AI: A Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT
  Georgia Highlands College
  2:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anybody know how to get in touch with pride-related groups in Cartersville?
  I just moved to the area and am looking to make some connections. If anyone knows of any places to hang out where I might meet up with some others in… (Nextdoor Bramblewood Estates)
• Here is wishing all a very Happy New Year celebration.
  With that, I urge all to please refrain from celebratory gunfire. Please have a safe celebration and a great start to the New Year! (Nextdoor Cartersville country)

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Seasonal Material Handler Mail Order in Cartersville. Apply here.
• Partners Personnel Management posted a job opening for Forklift Operator (ID #422785) in Cartersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cartersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Acworth

• No. 3: Charges dropped in Cobb Walmart kidnapping case (mdjonline.com)
• 4-month-old Georgia infant hospitalized with flu, RSV as cases surge statewide (41nbc.com)
• Obituary for Janet Sue Hinkle Osborne (1943-2025) (knoxky.com)

Kennesaw

• Kennesaw State graduate's emotional graduation moment goes viral (wsbtv.com)
• Midwest hit with more extreme cold after winter storm (tricityrecordnm.com)
• Cobb County: Knocking It Out of the Park (georgiatrend.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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