🌱 Precincts Unchanged + Revenue, Expenses Up + Site Dedicated

It's Saturday in Cartersville and hello everybody! Josee Noble here, back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Hope you all have a great day. Enjoy!!!

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 94 Low: 72.

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Here are the top five stories in Cartersville today:

1. Voting precincts stayed the same this year although federal, state and local district maps were redrawn last year, making it so that at least a few precincts and polling places throughout the community changed. However, those changes aren't going to happen this year, precinct lines will notbe adjusted until next year. Using the current system, there is a greater likelihood of office personnel making errors. "Waiting until next year, we'll have an opportunity to use a system that's a lot more user friendly," said Bartow County Elections Supervisor Joseph Kirk. Subscription: Daily Tribune)
2. Both revenue and expenses have risen for the city of Cartersville from May 2021 to May 2022. Cartersville's general fund revenues increased by more than $2.5 million, the city's local option sales tax collections (SPLOST) increased from about $4.1 million to $5.1 million, and city building permit and inspection fee revenues surged from $290,963 to $738,512. Over that same one-year period, the City's expenditures also increased. (Subscription: Daily Tribune)
3. Supporters of the life jacket loaner station and his loved ones gathered on what would have been Kaiden Lamar Franklin's 6th birthday to dedicate the structure to his memory. The fixture, containing both youth- and adult-sized personal flotation devices, free for use for those in need of one, is situated near where the Rome resident drowned in Clear Creek on Lake Allatoona May 28. (MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service via Facebook)

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Today in Cartersville:

• The Second Life of Cemeteries - Euharlee Presbyterian Church Cemetery (8 a.m.)
• Cartersville Farmers Market - Downtown Cartersville (8 a.m.)
• Dungeons & Dragons for Adults - Cartersville Library (10 a.m.)
• Sew Creative Stitchery (Fabric Yo-yos) - Cartersville Library (1 p.m.)
• Etowah Native American Games Program - Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site (2 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services: "🔥 Fire Safety Friday 🔥 Remember with the heat this summer has brought us to be carful with lithium batteries. The batteries are in a lot of products we use including phones, tablets and laptops. Lithium batteries are susceptible to heat." (Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services via Facebook)
• Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau: "Booth Western Art Museum is hosting National Day of the Cowboy today from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Enjoy fun, food and entertainment - the Cowboy way! Click on the Facebook link to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/4639..." (Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau via Facebook)
• Bartow County Library System: "We had a lot of fun making sea serpents and reading stories about sea monsters at Afternoon Adventures this week! Thank you to everyone who came to the program! Join us Wednesday, July 27 at 3:30 p.m. for our last storytime of Summer Reading." (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• Cartersville-Bartow Chamber: "We had the BEST time last night at Business After Hours! Las Palmas was a great venue. There was a big crowd. And, we are extremely grateful for our series sponsor, Century Bank of Georgia, and last night's host, Weaver Heating & Air." (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• Terminus Wake Park: "If you've been thinking about joining, now is the time! Ride every day of the month for one low monthly price.🔥 Sign up before August 15 and get a free helmet (a $90 value)!" (Terminus Wake Park via Facebook)
• Savoy Automobile Museum: GNTC's Hannon, Russell To Speak At TEDx Program In Cartersville (The Chattanoogan)

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Alright, you're all caught up for the day. I'll see you soon!

— Josee Noble

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