🌱 American Education Week and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas at the Courthouse at Whitfield County Court House
• American Education Week at Gordon County
• CMS Boys Basketball vs. Red Bud Middle at Red Bud Middle School

... and check out 10 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call an angry carrot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 58 and low of 31 degrees.
• Monday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 62, low: 30.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Resaca

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 21

• Christmas at the Courthouse →
  Whitfield County Court House, 205 N Selvidge St, Dalton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday November 16

• American Education Week
  Gordon County Calhoun, GA 30701
• CMS Boys Basketball vs. Red Bud Middle
  Red Bud Middle School, 821 Hunts Gin Rd NE, Calhoun
  4:30 pm
• CMS Girls Basketball vs. Red Bud
  Calhoun Middle School, 399 S River St, Calhoun
  4:30 pm
• Basketball @ Darlington
  Ashworth Middle School, 1014 Cave Spring Rd SW, Rome
  5:00 pm
• Basketball at Home vs. Cornerstone (Girls Only)
  Gordon Central High School, 335 Warrior Path NE #9266, Calhoun
  6:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Wrestling vs. New Hope/Gordon Lee @ NW High School
  Ashworth Middle School, 1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd, Tunnel Hill
  4:30 pm
• Wrestling - Northwest Whitfield/Gordon Lee
  Gordon Central High School, 1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd, Tunnel Hill
  5:30 pm
• CMS- Swim vs. North Whitfield
  Calhoun Aquatic Center, 106 Yellow Jacket Dr, Calhoun
  5:30 pm
• Basketball at Home vs. Coosa
  Gordon Central High School, 335 Warrior Path NE #9266, Calhoun
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• National Education Support Professionals Day
  Gordon County Calhoun, GA 30701
• Basketball @ Model
  Ashworth Middle School, 164 Barron Rd NE, Rome
  4:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• CMS Boys Basketball vs. Rockmart
  Calhoun Middle School, 399 S River St, Calhoun
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Bartender in Calhoun. Apply here.
• Farmers Home Furniture posted a job opening for Credit Representative in Calhoun. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Resaca here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Calhoun

• Clemson Falls to Georgetown 85-78 (foxcarolina.com)
• City of Calhoun reaches settlement in Fire Department lawsuit (tncontentexchange.com)
• Southeast Project Bulletin (siteselection.com)

Dalton

• Gomez Group Closes Chick-fil-A Net Lease Sale in Dalton, GA (prfree.org)
• LOCAL 3 INVESTIGATES: Students say $17,000 HVAC program didn't deliver; how to pick the best trade school (local3news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call an angry carrot?" — A steamed vegetable (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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