🌱 Rezoning Request + PCMC New CEO + Peach Cobbler Factory Opens

Hello, hello. Josee Noble here with your Saturday edition of the Cartersville Patch newsletter, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town. Today we have these stories and more:

• A rezoning request hearing is set for April.
• Rakes becomes the new hospital CEO.
• There was a soft opening for Peach Cobbler Factory.

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But first, today's weather:

Turning sunny; warm. High: 81 Low: 49.

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Here are the top three stories in Cartersville today:

1. For the third time in as many years, a rezoning request is before the Bartow County Planning Commission. Georgia Stone Products, LLC wants to have property near Highway 140 in Adairsville rezoned to open a limestone quarry. In 2021 and 2022, the rezoning request was withdrawn before it could be heard by Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor. "The upcoming hearing is slated for 6 p.m. on April 24 at the Frank Moore Administration and Judicial Center, at 135 West Cherokee Ave. in Cartersville." (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)
2. Lori Rakes became the then named Cartersville Medical Center's COO fourteen years ago. This month, she has been promoted as Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's new CEO. "The position was previously filled by Chris Mosley, whose CEO tenure spanned from 2018 until early 2023." (Subscription: The Daily Tribune News)
3. The Peach Cobbler Factory's Cartersville storefront has opened. Located at 233 Marketplace Blvd, alongside Wal-Mart and Lowe's, hours will be 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily. "the shop offers peach and 11 other favors of cobbler as well as puddings, shakes and cookies." (Northwest Georgia News)

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Today in Cartersville:

• Mindful Meditation - Cartersville Library (10:30 AM)
• Sew Creative Stitchery - Cartersville Library (1:00 PM)
• Live Music with David Flowers - JZ's Taste of Georgia (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• 'Getting Her Life Back': GA Woman To Get Skin Treatment In Thailand (Cartersville Patch)
• That Dam Market: Sundays March - November, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Cartersville Patch)
• "As you go about your weekend, please remember we've got some really wonderful businesses here in Cartersville & Bartow County! #ShopLocal #ShopSmall #ForBartow" (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)
• "REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Building A Relational Culture of Comfort During April, we will strategically focus on building a culture of COMFORT or COMPASSION at work. Successful organizations dedicate time, focus, and space to building a relational culture because humans are HARD–WIRED to CONNECT in CARING RELATIONSHIPS." (Cartersville-Bartow Chamber via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Josee Noble

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