🌱 How a booming rail port near Chatsworth is reshaping local freight

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

In today's newsletter:

• How a booming rail port near Chatsworth is reshaping local freight
• Record rail traffic near Chatsworth: what it means for local jobs
• Which big-money dirt races are coming to North Georgia Speedway?

Also on today's calendar: How the Homeschoolers Stole Christmas and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 53, low: 37.
• Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rail News - CSX-served Appalachian Regional Port logs container record for November. For Railroad Career Professionals (progressiverailroading.com) — A major freight hub just outside Chatsworth is booming, with the Appalachian Regional Port recording its busiest November ever and moving 3,876 containers, up nearly 35% from last year. The CSX-served inland terminal near town now handles daily rail links to Savannah, cutting long-haul truck traffic and reinforcing Chatsworth’s role in Georgia’s growing logistics network.
   

• Freight line from coast to northwest Georgia reports record traffic (savannahnow.com) — Freight traffic on the rail line serving the Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth hit a record last month, with nearly 4,000 containers moved and truck miles – and Atlanta congestion – reduced. State economists say the port is driving job growth across northwest Georgia and helping Savannah reach new markets while boosting nearby communities like Dalton and Rome.
   

• Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Announces 25-Race Slate for 2026; Now Pays $15,000 for Champion - St. Louis Racing (stlracing.com) — Race fans in Chatsworth can mark their calendars for March 7 and October 9, when the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series returns to North Georgia Speedway with $5,000-to-win and TBA-purse features. The 2026 tour expands to 25 events across five states, boosts its season champion’s payout to $15,000, and adds several new high-profile races throughout the Southeast.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chatsworth

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Storytime — Children
  Chatsworth-Murray County Library, 706 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd, Chatsworth
  10:15 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Homeschool Day: Christmas Tour
  Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 Highway 225 N , Chatsworth
  9:30 am
• How the Homeschoolers Stole Christmas
  Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 GA-225 , Chatsworth
  2:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Fire Tower Open House
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  12:00 pm
• LEGOs @ the Library
  Northwest Georgia Regional Library , 310 Cappes St , Dalton
  3:00 pm
• Fire Skills and Smores
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  4:00 pm
• Southeast Whitfield Raiders vs Allatoona Buccaneers
  Southeast Whitfield High School , 1954 Riverbend Rd , Dalton
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Ornaments and Cocoa
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Dalton State College Winter Graduation
  Dalton Convention Center , 2211 Tony Ingle Parkway , Dalton
  11:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Homeschool Day: Christmas Tour
  Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 Highway 225 N , Chatsworth
  9:30 am

Friday December 19

• Fire Tower Open House
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  12:00 pm
• Fire Skills and Smores
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• For those that have put water in your radiator all summer: make sure you have replaced it with Antifreeze.
  Water expands when frozen and can and will cause major damage to your engine. (Nextdoor Eton)

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Chatsworth. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Bilingual Parts Specialist in Chatsworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chatsworth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dalton

• Georgia's risk for recession at a near coin toss, annual study shows (savannahnow.com)
• Lessie Hightower Coggins (chattanoogan.com)

Ellijay

• This Camera-Shaped Cabin Offers a Picture-Perfect Mountain Escape (mymodernmet.com)
• Leanna Crawford Announces The Sisterhood Tour (gospelmusic.org)

Ringgold

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-- The Patch AM Team

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