🌱 Ball Ground families remember loved ones in this week’s obituary notices
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In today's newsletter:
- Ball Ground families remember loved ones in this week’s obituary notices
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Global Leadership Summit.
Today's riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 68.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Obituaries for July 16, 2026: JC Cornett, Vernia Hathcock, Jim Whitmire (pickensprogress.com) — Several local families in Ball Ground are mourning loved ones this week, including relatives of longtime Jasper resident JC Cornett, whose daughters and close friends live in Ball Ground. The obituary roundup also remembers Ranger resident Vernia Hathcock, Canton native Brenda Evans, and retired Marietta public servant Jim Whitmire, with details on their lives, families, and funeral arrangements across north Georgia. 
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My Ginger cat is 7 years old and has gone missing.
He is very friendly. Loves belly rubs. I live in Heritage Oaks off Marion Spence Road. He has always been an indoor/outdoor cat. Please let me know… (Nextdoor Heritage Oaks)
- Waste Management posted a job opening for Experience, Heavy Equipment Operator Landfill in Ball Ground. Apply here.
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ball Ground here.
🗞 Nearby News
Canton
- FREE Friday Night Live concert series at The Mill on Etowah in Canton: Scott Puckett takes the stage (atlantaonthecheap.com)
- Stanley Gene Ambrose (dominionpost.com)
- Woodstock man gets 30-year sentence for fentanyl, meth trafficking (11alive.com)
Jasper
- Mural brings splash of color and history to downtown (pickensprogress.com)
- No stone unturned approach necessary for Jasper water woes (pickensprogress.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A candle (Thank you James O. for sending it in!)
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