🌱 Run for Recovery + DA Patel Challenges Us + RCDC Project Delayed

Hey, friends. It's Thursday in Cartersville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town, including news about:

• Registration opens for 5K
• DA speaks at MLK service
• RCDC project pushed back

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But first, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 69 Low: 38.

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Here are the top three stories today in Cartersville:

1. Registration for Recovery Bartow's third Run for Recovery 5K is open through Jan. 22 at 11 p.m. The event will be presented at Sam Smith Park and costs are $25 for the 5K, $25 for the 1-Mile Run/Winter Walk and $25 to be a ghost runner. Recovery Bartow Executive Director Barbara Hoffman said, "We also greatly appreciate our 'ghost runners.' These are individuals who aren't able to join us at the 5K, but want one of the coolest 5K tees in town, and/or just want to support and promote the hope and reality of recovery for families and their loved ones suffering in addiction." (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)
2. The 2023 Cartersville/Bartow County Martin Luther King, Jr. Candlelight Service held at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Jan. 15 had many speakers including Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Samir Patel. Prior to Patel's address, Pastor John Lampley remarked, "Dr. King said that everybody can be great because greatness is in service." Patel added to that with a challenge for the audience. "It is a time to serve," he said. "I challenge you to make their lives better." (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)
3. The Cartersville-Bartow Metropolitan Planning Organization met on Jan. 11 and gave the greenlight to several amendments to its transportation improvement program (TIP). Transportation Planner Tom Sills noted that those amendments weren't approved by the MPO, but that those amendments were put out for public review. The largest takeaway from the meeting is that the RCDC project has been pushed back because "right of way acquisition needs 30 months," said GDOT District 6 Planner Samantha Henry. (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)

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Today in Cartersville:

• Unloading Truck - Red Door Food Pantry (11:00 AM)
• Trivia and Tap Takeover! - Come Hell or High Water (6:30 PM)
• Jerry Gayton - Tom's Place (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• "What a fun Crafternoon we had making t-shirt bags at the Cartersville Library!" (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• Don't forget tonight's Business After Hours at Authentix Cartersville! There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony, networking, great giveaways, and more! (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• "Berry College is seeking employers to participate in its upcoming Career Expo! Berry students of various class levels and majors will attend.This is a wonderful opportunity for your company to recruit, hire, and grow new team members." (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• "LakePoint Sports is seeking individuals to join their Facilities Team. These staff members will engage in grounds crew maintenance, event setup/breakdown, janitorial services, field maintenance, and other responsibilities." (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• "SCHOOL CHOICE PROCEDURES: All Out-of-Zone and Out-of-District applications will be available starting February 6! Details below. Please read carefully. No additional applications will be accepted after 3 p.m. on February 28." (Bartow Schools via Twitter)
• 9 GA Hospitals Among 250 Best In America: Healthgrades (Patch)
• 5 Open Houses For You In The Cartersville Area (Cartersville Patch)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!

— Josee Noble

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