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🌱 Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Heard County, Kennesaw Mountain and 10 more events
Happening soon: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Ringgold Tigers on the Rockmart Patch calendar
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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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- 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.
📸 Around Rockmart
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockmart
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★ Featured events ★
- Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Ringgold Tigers →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
7:30 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- City of Rockmart - "Running for a Paws" 5K →
Rockmart GA - Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Heard County, Kennesaw Mountain →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
5:30 pm - Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Murray County Indians →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
7:30 pm - We CARE Vet Fair™ →
Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
9:00 am
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Thursday October 22
📣 Rockmart Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Thursday October 8
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Rockmart PatchAM possible:
- Cardinal Pest Management — (706) 591-2775
- The Manor at Becks Lake B&B — (678) 685-6265
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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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-- The Patch AM Team
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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