🌱 Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Heard County, Kennesaw Mountain and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Ringgold Tigers
• City of Rockmart - "Running for a Paws" 5K
• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Heard County, Kennesaw Mountain

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very warm with sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
• Saturday: Tropical storm, with a high of 67 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockmart

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Ringgold Tigers →
  Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• City of Rockmart - "Running for a Paws" 5K →
  Rockmart GA
Thursday October 15
• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Heard County, Kennesaw Mountain →
  Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Murray County Indians →
  Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Veteran's Coffee & Company
  Rome-Floyd County Library (Sara Hightower Regional Library System), 205 Riverside Parkway, 2nd Floor, Rome
  9:30 am
• PC - Babytime →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  10:30 am
• PC - Toddler Time →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  11:30 am
• PC - Story Time →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  12:00 pm
• NG - Crochet Club →
  New Georgia Public Library (NG), 94 Ridge Road, Dallas
  2:00 pm
• NG - Teen Switch Night →
  New Georgia Public Library (NG), 94 Ridge Road, Dallas
  4:00 pm
• PC - Escape Room →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Question to the contractors out there I have been told by a couple different contractors that I could add a container home or tiny house to my house as long as they are connected and it would be code, but the county is telling me that container,
  homes and tiny homes are not permitted in the county Can someone lead me in the right direction if this is possible as long as it as long as it is… (Nextdoor Yorkville)
• Neighborhood Yard Sale
  Ourselves and a few other neighbors having a yard sale. Items include… Tools Fishing gear and tackle Craft supplies Knitting supplies Scrapbooking… (Nextdoor Clarkwood Rd / Bellview Rd)

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Night Shift Front of House Team Member (2pm-10pm) in Rockmart. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in ROCKMART GA S04163 in Rockmart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockmart here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cedartown

• Elsie Trawick (polktoday.com)
• Jean Moore (polktoday.com)
• Polk County Arrest Report Wednesday October7 2026 (coosavalleynews.com)

Dallas

• Give a Little, Gather a Lot (gbj.com)
• Opal & Oath Concierge Nursing Delivers RN-Led Post-Op Care Across Atlanta Area (midvalejournal.com)

Cartersville

• Dave Kindig's 2024 Ridler Award winner TwelveAir and a 2021 Ford GT Liquid Carbon Edition headline the October 16–17 Richmond Auctions sale (oldcarsweekly.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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