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Good morning Kennesaw! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Kennesaw leader just named 2025 Citizen of the Year
  • Why a Kennesaw North Cobb star is jumping to Notre Dame early
  • Why American Signature’s Kennesaw store is almost completely cleared out

Also on today's calendar: Big Chicken Chorus Christmas Show.

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Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Sunny and not as cool, with a high of 59 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 59, low: 37.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cobb Chamber Names the 2025 Acworth, Kennesaw, West Cobb, and Town Center Citizens of the Year (metroatlantaceo.com) — Kennesaw residents can celebrate that local business leader Barbie Brown has been named the 2025 Kennesaw Citizen of the Year by the Cobb Chamber’s Northwest Cobb Area Council. The awards also recognize standout community advocates in Acworth, West Cobb, and Town Center, highlighting regional leaders tied to Kennesaw State University and key Cobb nonprofits who are shaping education, public service, and local philanthropy.
   

• Confirmed: Notre Dame QB commit Teddy Jarrard reclassifying to 2026 cycle (on3.com subscription) — Kennesaw’s North Cobb quarterback Teddy Jarrard is officially reclassifying from the 2027 to 2026 recruiting class and will join Notre Dame’s 2026 football class next June. The standout Cobb County passer, already highly ranked nationally, chose Notre Dame over several powerhouse programs and will receive a new ranking as part of the earlier class.
   

• Judge in American Signature bankruptcy schools the debtors (homenewsnow.com) — Kennesaw shoppers may notice the American Signature Furniture store nearly emptied out, as the chain’s bankruptcy moves toward what officials describe as a likely full liquidation of all remaining locations. A Delaware judge has slowed the company’s rushed sale timeline over insider and transparency concerns, while going‑out‑of‑business sales continue and new bids are still technically possible.
   

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  • A word of caution.
    If you receive a phone call from your banking company claiming to be the fraud department, or anything else really, just hang up and call them back… (Nextdoor Arden Lake)
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    He's grey and white and a bigger cat. He got out last night (Wednesday 12-17-25) when the kids and I got home from work around 6:30pm and has never… (Nextdoor Westport)
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🗞 Nearby News

Marietta

  • Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri Dec 19 to Sunday Dec 21 (cobbcountycourier.com)
  • Brown student from Marietta talks about how one of the victims killed shared touches of Georgia knowledge that made him feel at home (11alive.com)
  • Cobb Senior Services serves Café Social weekday lunches (eastcobbnews.com)

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