🌱 Which New Albany players just made the prestigious All-Ohio football list?

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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.

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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Saturday December 13

• Family Storytime
  200 Market St, New Albany
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• New Albany Symphony Orchestra - Holiday Spectacular
  Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts , 100 E Dublin Granville Rd , New Albany
  11:30 am

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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

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 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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