🌱 Powder Springs family mourns the passing of Elizabeth Mary “Ann” Landrum.

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In today's newsletter:

• Powder Springs family mourns the passing of Elizabeth Mary “Ann” Landrum.

Also on today's calendar: Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and not as cool, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 59, low: 50.
• Saturday: Periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Elizabeth Mary Ann Landrum (polktoday.com) — Family and friends in Powder Springs are mourning with the loved ones of 77-year-old Elizabeth Mary “Ann” Landrum, whose granddaughter Abby Boone lives in Powder Springs. Ann, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and Cedartown Jehovah’s Witness, passed away December 24, and a memorial service will be held Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Smith & Miller Funeral Home.
   

📸 Around Powder Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Powder Springs

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Saturday January 3

• 'Bring One for the Chipper' - Recycle your live Christmas trees
  Powder Springs Calendar , 1064 Richard D. Sailors Parkway , Powder Springs
  10:00 am

Monday January 5

• Cobb County Social Workers Tour
  Reflections of Trinity , 4037 Austell Powder Springs Rd SW , Powder Springs
  1:00 pm
• City Council Work Session
  Powder Springs Calendar , City Hall - 4483 Pineview Drive Zoom link: , Powder Springs
  5:00 pm
• City Council Meeting
  Powder Springs Calendar , City Hall - 4483 Pineview Drive , Powder Springs
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Planning and Zoning Work Session
  Powder Springs Calendar , City Hall - 4483 Pineview Drive , Powder Springs
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!
  Classic Staging LLC , 1349 Old 41 Hwy NW , Marietta
  9:30 am

Saturday January 10

• First Registration @ PS Elementary
  Powder Springs Elementary School , 4570 Grady Grier Dr , Powder Springs

Tuesday January 13

• Youth Council Work Session
  Powder Springs Calendar Powder Springs, GA 30127
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• 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

• Marietta Tree Keepers Board Meeting
  Marietta, GA Calendar , 205 Lawrence Street , Marietta
  4:00 pm
• Allatoona Sled Dog Dryland Challenge 2026
  5690 Old Stilesboro Rd NW , Acworth
  10:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Historic Board of Review
  Marietta, GA Calendar Marietta, GA 30060
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My heart is very heavy right now.
  I took this fella in about 4 years ago when he was given to my daughter. However it turned out she is severly allergic--so he came to live with me… (Nextdoor Hannah Place)
• Found white and grey long-haired cat in Autumn Trace neighborhood this afternoon (12/30/2025).
  Took them to the vet and no microchip, so they're at the Cobb County Animal Control Center on Al Bishop Dr!! (Nextdoor Platnium Creek)

• Dollar General Corporation posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in POWDER SPRINGS, GA S07172 in Powder Springs. Apply here.
• Kalo Companies posted a job opening for Crew Member in Powder Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Powder Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mableton

• Cobb County Seeks Environmental Variance for Stormwater Wall Repair Along Nickajack Creek in Mableton (cobbcountycourier.com)
• Tunnel to Towers Expands Veterans Villages to More Than a Dozen Cities (military.com)
• Drag racing drivers in cars with dealer tags total metro Atlanta woman's car in interstate hit-and-run (11alive.com)

Smyrna

• Top 11 Cobb County sports stories of 2025 (macon.com)

Marietta

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-- The Patch AM Team

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