🌱 Super Museum Sunday + Award For CPD + Severe Weather Preparedness

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Josee Noble, your host of the Daily. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. Today you'll find news about:

• Super Museum Sunday has free admission.
• The Cartersville Police Department receives an award.
• Severe Weather Preparedness Week starts Sunday.

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But first, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 46 Low: 35.

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Here are the top three stories in Cartersville today:

1. On Sunday Feb. 5, the Etowah Indian Mounds and the Euharlee Welcome Center and History Museum will be participating in Super Museum Sunday. Visitors to the Etowah Indian Mounds are invited to "participate in a guided tour of the mounds and observe a demonstration regarding the site's dugout canoe from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m." The Euharlee Welcome Center and History Museum will be open from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and "features items representing the various communities and settlements from this area over time." Admission to both of these sites will be free. (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)
2. The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police has awarded the Cartersville Police Department a Meritorious Gold Award. This award honors the department "for maintaining 20 plus years of continuous state certification." (The Cartersville Police Department via Facebook)
3. Feb. 6 begins Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services division chief and deputy EMA director Bruce King wants to remind us of the importance of being prepared for severe weather. "Knowing what to do prior to a storm or other emergency situation can literally save your life." Fire Station 1 is also giving free weather alert radios to Bartow County citizens during business hours. (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)

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Today in Cartersville:

• Mexican Train Dominoes - Cartersville Library (2:00 PM)
• First Free Thursday - Booth Museum (4:00 PM)
• Bingo - Olive Tree & Vine (6:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Booth Museum has also been nominated for USA Today's 10 Best Award! You can vote once a day, everyday until Feb. 13th. (Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau via Facebook)
• Old Car City USA: Night photography workshop paradise (Photofocus)
• This month's free spice kit offered by the Bartow County Library System is the Super Bowl Chili Spice Kit! Stop by any branch in February and pick up a kit, which will include a pack of spices and a recipe, "as well as information about the history of chili." (Bartow County Library System via Facebook)
• "Registration is still open for employers to participate in Berry College's upcoming Career Expo, where Berry students of various class levels and majors will attend. This event offers an excellent opportunity for your company to recruit new team members." (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• The Pettit Environmental Preserve has an open part to full-time hourly position for Lead Environmental & Outdoor Science Educator. They are looking for an individual with a background working with children and a "passion for nature, education, and life-long learning." (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Josee Noble

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