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🌱 How a last-second decision cost Cedartown a potential road victory
Cedartown, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Cedartown! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a last-second decision cost Cedartown a potential road victory
- Cedartown police help track down fugitive hiding in an unexpected spot
Also on today's calendar: Cedartown Bulldogs vs Cartersville Hurricanes and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 51.
- Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Georgia High School Football Coach Commits Horrible Malpractice With Boneheaded Decision To Lose In Overtime (brobible.com) — Cedartown High School’s football team lost a heartbreaker in double overtime at Dalton after a late-game coaching decision kept the Bulldogs from attempting a likely game‑winning field goal. The matchup between two strong Class 5A programs saw Cedartown rally repeatedly before falling 43–41, leaving local fans frustrated by how regulation ended. 
• Georgia fugitive found trying to hide under bed (wsbtv.com) — Cedartown residents may notice extra police activity tied to a regional fugitive case after local officers helped Polk County and Floyd County deputies capture a man wanted on serious charges in two counties. The suspect, found hiding under a bed in Floyd County, faces accusations including burglary, false imprisonment, and multiple battery counts.
📸 Around Cedartown
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Upcoming Events in
Cedartown
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★ Featured events ★
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Cedartown Bulldogs vs Haralson Co/Calhoun →
Cedartown High School, 167 Frank Lott Dr, Cedartown
4:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
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Cedartown Bulldogs vs Cartersville Hurricanes →
Doc Ayers Field, 167 Frank Lott Dr, Cedartown
7:30 pm -
Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Heard County, Kennesaw Mountain →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
5:30 pm -
Cedartown Bulldogs vs Woodland Wildcats →
Doc Ayers Field, 167 Frank Lott Dr, Cedartown
7:30 pm
Friday October 9
Thursday October 15
Friday October 23
📣 Cedartown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Ringgold Tigers →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
5:30 pm -
Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Fannin County Rebels →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
7:00 pm -
Pepperell Dragons vs Bremen Blue Devils →
Pepperell High School, SE, Lindale
7:30 pm -
Bremen at Pepperell →
Pepperell High School, 3 Dragon Dr SE, Lindale
7:30 pm -
Veteran's Coffee & Company →
Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Pkwy NE, Rome
9:30 am -
Larry with Steve, Rudy / the Gatlin Brothers →
Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St, Rome
7:00 pm -
The Church at Northside Surviving the Holidays →
The Spires at Berry College, 600 Eagle Lk Trl NW, Rome
3:00 pm -
Haunted on Broad Trolley Tour - Oct. 15 - 6 PM →
Rome Area History Center, 305 Broad St, Rome
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Thursday October 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have ducks for sale asap.
9 mixed Peking and mallard. 5 Peking and 2 mallard. Peking and 2 mallard are 2 years old. The 9 mixed are 6months old. All 16 for $160 (Nextdoor Antioch/Huntington)
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Cedartown. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Assistant Manager GA in Cedartown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedartown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rockmart
- Glenda Phillips (polktoday.com)
- Week 6 scores and recaps (nowgeorgia.com)
Rome
- [VIDEO] NAMIWalks Rome event at Heritage Park (wrganews.com)
- Mindset Body and Reset Aims to Change the Health Care Game in Rome and Floyd County (coosavalleynews.com)
- Floyd County Arrest Report Saturday September 26 2026 (coosavalleynews.com)
Ok Cedartown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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