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Hello Marietta! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could Ginger be the next four-legged Marietta resident in your home?
  • Which Marietta-area holiday events are worth your weekend plans?
  • How a Brown shooting victim comforted a homesick Marietta freshman

Also on today's calendar: The Wonderful Christmas Concert for all families!!! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Cooler; windy in the morning, with a high of 51 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Saturday: Pleasant and not as cool, temps: high: 60, low: 37.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'My name is Ginger. Are you here to adopt me?' (cobbcountycourier.com) — If you’re thinking about adopting a dog in Marietta, meet Ginger, a 4-year-old brown and white pit bull terrier currently at Cobb County Animal Services on Al Bishop Drive. The shelter prefers adoption appointments but still welcomes walk-ins, and no appointment is needed if you’re reclaiming a lost pet or bringing in a stray.
   

2. Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri Dec 19 to Sunday Dec 21 (cobbcountycourier.com) — Looking for something fun close to home this weekend? Several Cobb County events are happening in and around Marietta, including Santa Paws pet adoptions at Cobb County Animal Services on Al Bishop Drive and a free gift-wrap station at East Cobb Library on Lower Roswell Road. You’ll also find holiday tennis drills, a Christmas lights scavenger hunt, and family craft options nearby.
   

3. 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) — A Brown University freshman from Marietta is back home after a campus shooting, sharing how a slain classmate’s surprising Georgia knowledge once eased his homesickness. He now says he’s struggling emotionally and feels unsafe returning to campus while the suspect remains at large, as another Georgia student continues recovering in the hospital.
   

4. Phone call reveals Trump pressuring Georgia speaker to overturn 2020 election (kentucky.com) — Georgia’s former House Speaker David Ralston is heard on a newly released 2020 call where Donald Trump pressures him to back a special legislative session to overturn Georgia’s presidential results. The story, which notes Trump’s 2019 visit to Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, details how Ralston voiced support for Trump but refused to promise any unconstitutional action.
   

5. Dr. Jaha Howard wins Georgia Senate District 35 special election runoff (cbsnews.com) — Residents near Dobbins Air Force Base and south Cobb are now represented by Dr. Jaha Howard, who won the Georgia Senate District 35 special election runoff. The district stretches from Marietta-area neighborhoods through Vinings into south Fulton, and Howard is promising work on small-business tax breaks, health care access, data center regulation, and literacy improvements statewide.
   

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  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    FOUND on December 17, 2025 in Woodstock, GA 30188 near Farm valley and Jamie way Woodstock 30188 Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information… (Nextdoor North Landing)
  • WE have rescued another two young cats.
    Likely 3-4 months old. Both are getting very used to being around people and are beginning to purr when pet. One has already been to the vet, chipped… (Nextdoor Indian Town)
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