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  • How did George Clooney’s parents end up settling in Augusta?
  • Augusta reflects on the life and legacy of Ada Clooney Zeidler

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📰 News we're reading

• All About George Clooney's Parents, Nick Clooney and Nina Bruce Warren (people.com) — George Clooney’s parents, Nick and Nina, ultimately put down roots in Augusta where George spent key childhood years before his Hollywood career. This profile traces their Kentucky beginnings, community involvement, activism, and close-knit family life, including their support for George, their work on causes like Darfur, and the recent loss of their daughter Ada.
   

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• All About George Clooney's Late Sister Adelia 'Ada' Zeidler (people.com) — Augusta residents are remembering hometown native Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, George Clooney’s sister, who grew up in Augusta, married there, and helped her family donate the Clooney Community Center to the town. The piece reflects on her close relationship with George, her deep Kentucky roots, her role in local traditions like Augusta’s White Christmas parade, and her death from cancer at 65.
   

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  • Midwest Equipment Manufacturing invests $15M in Northern Kentucky, creating 66 jobs (local12.com)
  • 'My hero.' George Clooney's sister dies at 65 in Northern Kentucky (dispatch.com)

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