🌱 Car Assault Injures Child + Bartow Job Rates + COVID, Flu Update

Hey y'all. I'm back with your new edition of the Cartersville Daily. Come along for everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town, including updates on:

• Child injured in vehicular assault
• Updates on COVID-19 and influenza
• Fourth Friday Funnies

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But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 71 Low: 50.

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Here are the top stories today in Cartersville:

1. Early Saturday, Bartow County 911 dispatched EMS and Cartersville Police to the scene of an accident involving an injured juvenile. The child's mother stated to Cartersville Police that the child's father had run them off the roadway, causing them to wreck and had left the scene. (wbhfradio.org)
2. Bartow County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4 percent in September, down four-tenths of a percent over the month and down five-tenths over the year. September ended with 51,318 employed residents, up 494 over the month and rose 1,568 over the year. (wbhfradio.org)
3. Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the Northwest Health District of Georgia Department of Public Health, gives us an updates on COVID-19 and influenza in Northwest Georgia. Flu vaccine is readily available in our county health department, usually with no out-of-pocket expense. The COVID-19 vaccine is also available. (Bartow County Health Department via Facebook)

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Today in Cartersville:

• Sit 'n' Stitch - Cartersville Library (10:00 AM)
• Webster's Wheel: Original Folk Music - Drowned Valley Brewing (6:30 PM)
• Fourth Friday Funnies: Halloween Edition - Legion Theatre (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Visit the Savoy museum this weekend to sneak a peek under the hoods of select vehicles from our exhibitions. Vehicles included in Hoods Up! this weekend are those within the BIG BLOCKS, Gifts of Gratitude, and Savoy Customs exhibits only. (savoymuseum.org)
• Check out Downtown Cartersville this weekend for a scary good time! (burbio.com)
• Five new Cartersville area properties are for sale. (Cartersville Patch)
• Cartersville: Dogs, cats, pets available for adoption at area shelters. (Cartersville Patch)

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