🌱 Patch AM: Which local runners will shine at Sam Smith Park Saturday?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Which local runners will shine at Sam Smith Park Saturday?
• How could a $1B data center reshape Bartow County's future?

Also on today's calendar: Pros VS Joes BBQ Competition and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodland hosts 20th annual Run at the Rock (bartowsportszone.com) — Woodland's cross country teams turned in solid finishes while hosting the 20th annual Run at the Rock, and now they're headed to the Wingfoot Cross Country Classic at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. Local runners, including Cass athletes, will compete there Saturday, giving Cartersville residents a chance to watch strong regional high school talent close to home.
   

• Thor Equities Plans $1B Data Center In North Georgia: The Atlanta Deal Sheet (bisnow.com) — A New York developer is planning a massive $1 billion data center just north of Cartersville in Bartow County, promising jobs, tax revenue, and big infrastructure demands by 2030. The Kingston Technology Hub would use significant local water and power, potentially reshaping nearby Kingston and the broader Cartersville area's economy and utilities over the next few years.
   

📸 Around Cartersville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Silent Book Club: Cartersville Library Chapter →
  Cartersville Public Library, 429 W Main St, Cartersville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• No-Cost Vein Screenings →
  Cartersville GA
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Cartersville GA
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• BAA 3-Day Workshop with Roger Dale Brown / The Intricacies of Painting the Landscape in the Studio →
  Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer ST, Cartersville
  9:00 am
• BAA 3-Day Workshop with Roger Dale Brown / "The Intricacies of Painting the Landscape in the Studio" →
  Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer ST, Cartersville
  9:00 am
• Veteran's Coffee & Company - Cartersville →
  Cartersville GA
  10:00 am
Thursday September 17
• BAA 3-Day Painting Workshop with Artist Jill Soukup / Composition and Color: Building Paintings from the Ground Up →
  Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer St, Cartersville
  9:00 am
• BAA 3-Day Painting Workshop with Artist Jill Soukup / "Composition & Color: Building Paintings from the Ground Up" →
  Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer ST, Cartersville
  9:00 am
• BAA 3-Day Painting Workshop with Artist Jill Soukup / Composition & Color: Building Paintings from the Ground Up →
  Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer ST, Cartersville
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Pros VS Joes BBQ Competition →
  Dellinger Park, 100 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville
  11:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Fall Fling →
  Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Dr, Cartersville
  10:00 am
• Lauretta Hannon →
  Cartersville Library, 429 W Main St, Cartersville
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Arkansas State host West Georgia in home-opener (ktlo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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