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

In today's newsletter:

  • Which New Albany players just made the prestigious All-Ohio football list?
  • How Meta’s $1.5B New Albany campus fits a regional data boom

Also on today's calendar: New Albany Symphony Orchestra - Holiday Spectacular.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 30 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Friday: A little snow, up to 1", temps: high: 31, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Saturday: Snow and flurries in the p.m., with a high of 22 and low of 7 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Division II and III Football All-Ohio Teams Announced (neosportsinsiders.com) — New Albany football standouts Jett Jerwers and Mason Ackermann have earned Division II All-Ohio recognition from the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association, highlighting their strong regular seasons. The extensive list details first-, second-, and third-team honorees plus honorable mentions from schools across Ohio in Divisions II and III, showcasing how central Ohio programs stacked up statewide.
   

• Fresh, December 10, 2025: Google, Meta, ExxonMobil Announce Energy Company Partnerships to Fuel Data Center Growth (circleofblue.org) — Meta’s rapidly growing data center campus in New Albany, now a $1.5 billion investment, is part of a broader Great Lakes surge in energy-hungry data centers. A new NextEra partnership with major tech and energy companies could further shape where and how these facilities are powered, with implications for regional water, energy demand, and environmental policy.
   


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 11
  • MSE Girls BB vs Teays Valley West
    Middle School East , 730 Clotts Rd , Gahanna
    5:30 pm
  • MSE Boys BB @ Teays Valley West
    Middle School East , 200 Grove Run Rd , Commercial Point
    5:30 pm
  • Winter Concert
    Beechcroft HS Columbus, OH 43229
    6:00 pm
  • Friday December 12
  • Blood Drive
    Reynoldsburg, OH Calendar , 6900 E. Main Street , Reynoldsburg
    11:00 am
  • Progressive Christmas Concert and Soup for Shelter
    Uptown Westerville Inc , 27 E Home St , Westerville
    5:00 pm
  • TRES Cookies with Santa
    Reynoldsburg City Schools Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
    6:00 pm
  • After School Snack
    1402 Brice Rd , Reynoldsburg
    9:00 pm
  • Saturday December 13
  • WCCA BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
    Whitehall, OH Calendar , Etna Road elementary school , Whitehall
    9:00 am
  • Youth Advisory Committee
    PEACOX HELPING HANDS INC , 678 S Yearling Rd , Columbus
    11:00 am
  • Family Storytime
    1402 Brice Rd , Reynoldsburg
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • I want to take my son to donate his toys over our holiday break.
    I’m not sure where to take them though. Does anyone know of a place that would take toys, clothes, etc. There are so many different shelters but I’d… (Nextdoor Hampsted Village)
  • Lost Cat (Patches)
    Sharing for owner. Please reshare Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat! Patches was LOST on November 18, 2025 in Columbus, OH 43219… (Nextdoor Kitzmiller)
  • Trilogy Health Services posted a job opening for Activity Assistant in New Albany. Apply here.
  • Pharmavite posted a job opening for Department Leader, Operations (NIGHTS) in New Albany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Albany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gahanna

  • WVU RBs Jahiem White, Diore Hubbard Plan To Enter The Transfer Portal (theintelligencer.net)
  • Gahanna Police Successfully Locate Missing Teen Jadyn Thigpen, Community Breathes Sigh of Relief (hoodline.com)

Westerville

  • Worthington approves new 20-yr lease with outdoor pool complex operator (dispatch.com)
  • Granting Possibility (owu.edu)
  • LaBrae Hall of Fame to induct 3 new members (tribtoday.com)

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