🌱Jobless Rate Drops + Century Bank Ranks + Hubs Come To Media Centers

Hello, hello! It's me, Josee Noble, your host of the Cartersville Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally. Including updates on...

• Unemployment rate dips but still higher than 2022.
• Century Bank of Georgia named one of the top performing banks in the US.
• School media centers' transformations are coming.

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Cloudy. High: 76 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories today in Cartersville:

1. New February 2023 Northwest Georgia unemployment data shows overall jobless claims are down, but still higher than the same time frame for last year. The amount of jobs in Bartow is expected to increase over the coming two years with the amount of industry coming in and opening, but the "short-term picture is murky." (Northwest Georgia News)
2. Century Bank of Georgia has been named one of the top performing banks in the US by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Along with this distinction, if was also ranked "9th best performing community bank in the Southeast among banks with under $10 billion in total assets." Century Banks was also named as "47th best performing bank in the United States among banks with under $3 billion in assets." (wbhfradio.org)
3. Bartow County elementary and middle schools' media centers are expecting big changes coming soon. The Bartow County BOE recently approved the purchase of media hubs to be installed in the schools' media centers to aid in STEM learning for students. (Bartow County Schools via Facebook)

Today in Cartersville:

• From Across the Pond - Savoy Automobile Museum (5:30 PM)
• New Beginnings Students: Bowling Night - Lakepoint Station (6:30 PM)
• Live Music with Matt Jackson - JZ's Taste of Georgia (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• "The Ladies of The Cartersville Service League have had a big week! On Tuesday we said “See you soon” to five women who have spent the last six years volunteering their time and providing selfless service to our great community. We are so grateful for their guidance and leadership." (Cartersville Service League via Facebook)
• "Ms. Moritz and her Engineering students enjoyed their fieldtrip to the Savoy Museum this week. They saw how the engineering design process is never ending and witnessed real life automotive / mechanical engineering products." (Bartow County College and Career Academy via Facebook)
• "Students learned how engineering can relate to a green environment and sustainability by having an understanding of how solar panels work and then creating a solar bug as a class project!" (Bartow County College and Career Academy via Facebook)
• "Saturday, practice the ACT before the big day and find out how your skills stack up! Sign up is required and can be found via the Google form under our events on Facebook or on the library calendar. Participants will receive a $50 discount on a Sylvan Test Prep course. The practice tests are FREE. If possible, please bring a laptop or tablet device and a graphic calculator. If you do not have access to an electronic device, one can be provided." (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• "Happy Baseball Opening Day! Join us Wednesday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. for a special baseball Afternoon Adventures where we will be featuring a baseball tale about some very talented dogs - it’s “Homer” by Diane DeGroat and Shelley Rotner! We will also be making our very own baseball batting games! Play ball!" (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• "Please make plans to join us for the next Relational Values workshop. During April, we will strategically focus on building a culture of COMFORT or COMPASSION at work. Successful organizations dedicate time, focus, and space to building a relational culture because humans are HARD–WIRED to CONNECT in CARING RELATIONSHIPS. Comfort and compassion are points of connection ALL humans need!" (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• Adopt From Cartersville Area Shelters: New Pets Added This Week (Cartersville Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll see you around!

— Josee Noble

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