🌱 Service For Trooper Cadet Dupree + Phoenix Flies + Driver Sentenced

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Josee Noble, your host of the Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening around town.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny; low humidity. High: 83 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories in Cartersville today:

1. Services have been set for veteran law enforcement officer Patrick Dupree, who passed away last week while taking part in a cadet training exercise with the Georgia State Patrol. Dupree served with the Euharlee Police Department from 2015 to 2021. (Northwest Georgia News)
2. After roughly three years of operations, Cartersville-based Phoenix Air Unmanned announced it has logged more than 13,000 miles of utility transmissions lines inspections for Xcel Energy. Will Wheeler, Phoenix's director of operations, said the flights began in 2019 and took place across Xcel's service territory, which encompasses a large region of the U.S. Midwest and Southwest. (DroneLife)
3. On January 9, 2021, 35-year-old Trevus Jamaahl Baugh was driving at speeds of up to 107 miles per hour. His vehicle crossed the center line, struck another vehicle and killed Bartow County College and Career Academy teacher Shauna D'Agostino. Tuesday morning, Baugh received a forty-five-year sentence with 18 years to be served while incarcerated and the remainder on probation. (wbhfradio.org)

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Today in Cartersville:

• CBC Coffee & Referrals Networking - Unity Grounds (8:30 - 9:30 a.m.)
• Highlights Tour - Savoy Automobile Museum (11 a.m. - noon)
• Sip N' Paint - JZ's Taste of Georgia (6 - 8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The 47th Annual Rose Lawn Arts Festival is Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, September 18 from noon -5 p.m. (roselawnmuseum.com)
• Please join us for Business After Hours on Thursday, September 22, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. This event is free, open to the public and located at Century Bank of Georgia. (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• This crisp, fall weather has us EXTRA excited for one of the biggest shopping nights of the year — Witches Night Out! On Thursday, October 6 at 5 – 8 p.m. make sure you join us along the square! (Downtown Cartersville via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door this Wednesday morning. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Josee Noble

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