🌱 Donors Needed + GDOT Wants Feedback + Dinos Get New Digs

Hello, everyone! Josee Noble here with your Tuesday edition of the Cartersville Daily, full of all the things you need to know about what's happening in town. Enjoy...

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First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm in spots. High: 87 Low: 70.

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Here are the top three stories today in Cartersville:

1. As of Monday morning the North Georgia region, had only 32 platelet units available. Officials said 75-100 platelet units are needed on its shelves every day to supply more than 70 hospitals. Platelets have a short shelf life and collections are needed regularly. To encourage more donations, Blood Assurance is offering all platelet donors a $20 Amazon or Mastercard gift card through Friday, Aug. 19. (Northwest Georgia News)
2. Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking community feedback on the proposed direct connection from U.S. Highway 411 to I-75. A live virtual Question and Answer session is scheduled for September 1 from 1 until 3 p.m. In-person public open house is scheduled for September 8 from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Bartow County College and Career Academy. (WRGA News)
3. Tellus Science Museum is providing a home for five additional dinosaurs, a gift from longtime supporter Michael Mayo Macke. Macke's support led Tellus to obtain and install the rest of a triceratops' skeleton, a baby triceratops named "Lily," and three pterosaur skeletons. (Subscription: Daily Tribune)

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Today in Cartersville:

• "The Art of Grant-Writing" Workshop - Online Workshop (10 a.m.)
• Mexican Train Dominoes - Cartersville Library (10 a.m.)
• Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Group - Tiger Lily Estates (5:30 p.m.)
• Dungeons & Dragons for Adults - Cartersville Library (6 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• BCFES would like to congratulate Battalion Chief Darrell Abernathy on a happy retirement! Thank you for your 27+ years of dedicated service, positive influence, mentoring, and the impact you have had on this community. (Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services via Facebook)
• Looking for a downtown Cartersville office ? Check this out! (Downtown Cartersville via Facebook)
• Do your customers and employees need more respect? To become more respectful, we need to practice giving respect to others. Respect is contagious! (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• Big Door Vineyards has some upcoming fun planned! Sip & Paint Class on August 17 at 6 p.m. and Salsa Night on August 18 at 5 p.m. (Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau via Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Josee Noble

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