🌱 Patch AM: How will KSU’s engineers plug into Georgia’s booming aerospace industry?

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• How will KSU’s engineers plug into Georgia’s booming aerospace industry?

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: An a.m. shower; windy, cooler, with a high of 52 and low of 24 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 41, low: 26.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New program aims to strengthen Georgia's aerospace workforce (wsbradio.com) — Kennesaw State engineering students are now part of a new statewide aerospace workforce initiative linking their program with Mercer, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern to better connect graduates with Georgia aerospace employers. The alliance will coordinate research, innovation, and education to match industry needs, aiming to keep more high-skilled engineering talent working for Georgia-based aerospace companies.
   

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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

Wednesday December 31

• Library Closes @ 5 PM
  Bartow County Library System , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
• Municipal Court in Session
  Marietta, GA Calendar , 240 Lemon Street , Marietta
  9:00 am
• New Year’s Family Open Studio
  Booth Western Art Museum , 501 N Museum Dr , Cartersville
  10:00 am
• Last Day Sunset Hike
  Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site , 813 Indian Mounds Road SE , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day
  Cartersville, GA Calendar
• Library Closed
  Bartow County Library System , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
• New Years Day-City Hall & Marietta Power & Water Offices Closed - ALL DAY
  Marietta, GA Calendar Marietta, GA 30060
• Over hills and dales we'll make our way, a Ranger-led Hike on this First Day
  Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site , 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road , Dallas
  9:30 am

Friday January 2

• Latch & Lattes- Breastfeeding Support Group
  Cultivate Health , 1130 N. Tennessee St. Suite C , Cartersville
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Acworth

• Colton Moore seeks to be Marjorie Taylor Greene's successor in Northwest Georgia (timesfreepress.com)
• Cobb County Senior Services events for Jan. 1-7 (macon.com)

Marietta

• Lockheed Martin might manufacture some C-130Js in India (cobbcountycourier.com)
• 'Bloom where you're planted': New Marietta school board member emphasizes community (macon.com)
• We stay busy at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health: 2025 Year in Review (cobbcountycourier.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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