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• Could KSU research reshape how Cobb tackles homelessness?

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mainly cloudy and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
• Monday: Windy; a few morning showers, temps: high: 53, low: 24.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• No. 6: Cobb grapples with homelessness (macon.com) — Cobb County’s growing struggle with homelessness has led to new ordinances, stalled policy proposals, and fresh ideas for housing solutions modeled by a Kennesaw State University professor. Local nonprofits and private groups are stepping up with projects like tiny homes for families, veteran housing near Six Flags, and an expanded MUST Ministries clinic, all of which shape the broader environment Kennesaw residents live in.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Pickett's Meals: Fourth Day of Christmas
  Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site , 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road , Dallas
  10:00 am
• New Year’s Readings at Forever and a Day — Amy Cathryn
  Forever And A Day , 7830 GA-92 , Woodstock
  12:00 pm
• On The Border - Eagles Tribute Band
  MadLife Stage & Studios , 8722 Main St , Woodstock
  2:00 pm
• Frankly Scarlet - Grateful Dead Tribute
  MadLife Stage & Studios , 8722 Main St , Woodstock
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Live Musc
  The Painted Horse Winery and Vineyards , On the Painted Horse Roundabout , 13762 Hopewell Rd , Milton
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Funday! Winter Solace! Add a Candle
  Painting with a Twist , 4290 Bells Ferry Rd Suite 128 , Kennesaw
  3:00 pm
• Holiday Movies at The Strand - When Harry Met Sally
  Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre , 117 N Park Square , Marietta
  3:00 pm
• Maddy Smith
  The Punchline Comedy Club , 3652 Roswell Rd , Atlanta
  7:00 pm
• Track Stars Showcase
  Helium Comedy Club , 3070 Windward Plaza , Alpharetta
  7:30 pm

Monday December 29

• No-Cost Vein Screenings
  Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce , 636 E Main St. , Cartersville
  8:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Smyrna, Georgia (Rotary Club)
  ROTARY CLUB OF SMYRNA , 3180 Atlanta Rd SE , Smyrna
  12:15 pm
• A Country Christmas
  Pettit Creek Farms , 337 Cassville Rd , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi Neighbors!
  We have a small family so have a ton of leftovers from Carrabbas that we ordered for Christmas dinner. We have an extra tray of grilled chicken … (Nextdoor Creekview Park)
• So both of my dogs got out the gate today .
  They have been missing for a few hours I’ve been lookin . They are chipped . I live in heritage club off Myrtlewood LN . One name is Luke he’s black… (Nextdoor Heritage Club)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Kennesaw. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Acworth

• Cobb County Senior Services events for Jan. 1-7 (macon.com)
• Sites around metro Atlanta and north Georgia where you can 'bring one for the chipper' (11alive.com)

Marietta

• We stay busy at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health: 2025 Year in Review (cobbcountycourier.com)
• 'Bloom where you're planted': New Marietta school board member emphasizes community (macon.com)
• December events at the Samuel S. Lawrence Chapter Order of DeMolay (macon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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