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🌱 Meet the seven CHS seniors excelling in academics, arts and athletics

Greetings Carrollton! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the seven CHS seniors excelling in academics, arts and athletics
  • Could Mary be the gentle Carrollton shelter cat you’ve been missing?
  • See which Carrollton senior communities ranked among the nation’s best.

Also on today's calendar: Art in the Garden and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 85, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Windy and cooler, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MEDIA RELEASE: Seven CHS seniors recognized for commitment to Academics, Arts and Athletics (gradickcommunications.com) — Seven Carrollton High School seniors have been honored by the Carrollton Board of Education as this year’s AAA recipients, recognizing excellence in academics, arts, and athletics. These students balance AP and IB coursework, leadership roles, and multiple sports and arts activities, and will be featured on a special honor display inside CHS.
   

• Pet of the Week: Mary (times-georgian.com) — If you’re looking to adopt in Carrollton, an 8‑month‑old cat named Mary is waiting for a home at the Carroll County Animal Shelter on Automation Drive. Staff say she’s shy but loving, playful once comfortable, and her $50 adoption fee includes spay, vaccinations, testing, deworming, and a microchip, with flexible weekday and Saturday hours for visits.
   

• These Georgia senior living facilities are among the best in U.S. Did your area's make the list? (gpb.org) — Carrollton seniors and their families have two local standouts on U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of top senior living communities: Barclay House of Carrollton and Brookdale Carrollton. The statewide report highlights highly rated memory care and assisted living options, helping residents compare choices as Georgia updates its broader aging services plan.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Book Sale by Friends of the Villa Rica Library
    Villa Rica Public Library , 869 Dallas Highway , Villa Rica
    9:00 am
  • CES Pre-K Story time
    Centralhatchee Public Library , 171 Notnomis Rd , Franklin
    9:30 am
  • Bowdon Varsity Baseball @ Bremen
    Bremen High School , 529 Laurel St , Bremen
    6:00 pm
  • Varsity Baseball vs Bowdon HS
    Blue Devil Family Park , 1155 Pacific Ave , Bremen
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please Help me find this sweet girl her Furrever home.
    Rescued this cat a few months ago. She was found outside looking really rough. She was skin and bones, had multiple infections. Took her to the vet… (Nextdoor Meadowcliff)
  • If anyone needs a pet sitter.
    I love all animals. I have experience with dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, the small and furry. I will come to your house, love on your babies, give… (Nextdoor South St / Hays Mill)
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Carrollton. Apply here.
  • The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Carrollton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carrollton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bremen

Bowdon

Villa Rica

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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