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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Cartersville first-grade teacher now representing CCS statewide
And on the Cartersville Patch calendar - His Jealous Love Summit
Hi Cartersville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Cartersville first-grade teacher now representing CCS statewide
- Why Cartersville's century-old rodeo still stands out nationwide
Also on today's calendar: His Jealous Love Summit and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Julie L.!
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
- Tuesday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 89, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Outstanding Educator': Opaleski named CCS' Teacher of the Year (daily-tribune.com) — Cartersville Primary School first-grade teacher Brett Opaleski has been named Cartersville City Schools' 2026-2027 District Teacher of the Year, honoring three decades of work with young students. Local leaders praise her instructional leadership, deep community ties and focus on building students' confidence and kindness, as she now advances to compete for Georgia Teacher of the Year. 
• Today's Rodeos Appeal to Everyone, by Travel Writers (creators.com) — Cartersville gets a national shout-out for hosting the historic Bartow County Championship Rodeo, a weeklong event dating back to 1910. The piece explains how modern rodeos nationwide mix traditional riding and roping with concerts, kids' activities and even breast cancer awareness nights, showing how Cartersville's rodeo connects local history with contemporary causes.
📸 Around Cartersville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville
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★ Featured events ★
- His Jealous Love Summit →
Vernon and Gaynelle Grizzard YMCA, 1232 Turner Chapel Rd, Rome, GA 30161,
6:30 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- LiVE WiRES - - - CARTERSVILLE * 8-Week Running Program →
Cartersville GA - Planning Commission Meeting →
Cartersville GA
5:30 pm - BAA 3-Day Oil-Studio Workshop with Chris Groves / In-Between Realism and Abstraction in Landscape - Using Oil, Various Medium, & Mixed Media →
Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer ST, Cartersville
9:00 am - BAA 3-Day Oil-Studio Workshop with Chris Groves / "In-Between Realism and Abstraction in Landscape - Using Oil, Various Medium, & Mixed Media" →
Booth Art Academy @ TRC, 1 N. Gilmer ST, Cartersville
9:00 am - Alcohol Control Board Meeting →
Cartersville GA
10:00 am - 1st Annual Senior Scam Jam →
Bartow County Nutrition, 102 Zena Dr SE, Cartersville
10:00 am - Headstone Preservation Workshop →
4 E Church St, Cartersville
8:00 am - The Connection Car Show 2026 →
3 Savoy Ln, Cartersville
9:00 am - Pros VS Joes BBQ Competition →
Dellinger Park, 100 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville
11:00 am - Fall Fling →
Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Dr, Cartersville
10:00 am - Lauretta Hannon →
Cartersville Library, 429 W Main St, Cartersville
2:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am in dire need of a handyman/plumber to fix a leak in my bathtub faucet .
Does anyone have any suggestions for a good and reasonably priced professional in the Cartersville, GA area? (Nextdoor Cartersville-Jordan Road) - ****$150 REWARD IF FOUND AND/OR BROUGHT HOME (getting paid again on the 18th)****
I wish I could offer much more, so everyone seeing this would be on the lookout. I haven't seen my cat, and wanted to reach out to the community and… (Nextdoor Cassville Rd)
- US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Recreation Assistant - Navy Lake Site Allatoona in Cartersville. Apply here.
- IPME Corp posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative / Administrative Assistant in Cartersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cartersville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Acworth
- Cobb and Acworth police investigate fatal accident on Lake Acworth Drive (cobbcountycourier.com)
- Cobb County Senior Services events for Sept. 5-12 (ledger-enquirer.com)
- Cobb County News Quiz: Did You Catch This Week's Stories? (cobbcountycourier.com)
Kennesaw
- 25 years after 9/11, field of flags at Kennesaw Mountain serves as reminder (wsbtv.com)
- Cinnabon Launching Ambitious Concept So You Don't Associate it With Dying Malls (wearedubuque.com)
Ok Cartersville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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