🌱 Meet the artist behind Cedartown’s Polk County Sports Walk of Fame

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the artist behind Cedartown’s Polk County Sports Walk of Fame

Also on today's calendar: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Haralson County Rebels and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sculptor Julia Knight shapes images and embodies history (thechampionnewspaper.com) — Cedartown gets a proud shout-out as sculptor Julia Knight’s life-size bronze statues of local sports greats anchor the Polk County Sports Walk of Fame downtown. Knight, who also created the Rosa Parks statue at Alabama’s Capitol, continues shaping public art that honors civil rights and regional history, while new commissions in Georgia are now in the works.
   

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📸 Around Cedartown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedartown

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 26

• Seaside Watch →
  Sipping W/A Swirl of Paint, 404 S Main St, Cedartown
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 29

• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Haralson County Rebels →
  Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 30

• Drop In And Paint →
  Sipping W/A Swirl of Paint, 404 S Main St, Cedartown
  11:00 am

Saturday August 1

• Lady Jackets JV vs Harrison
  Rockmart Middle School Away
  5:00 pm
• Zach Kinsey Music →
  Paris Mountain Vineyards, 133 Bollen Rd, Rockmart
  5:00 pm

Wednesday August 5

• Black and Gold Intersquad Scrimmage
  Rockmart Middle School RMS
  4:30 pm

Thursday August 6

• Drop In And Paint →
  Sipping W/A Swirl of Paint, 404 S Main St, Cedartown
  11:00 am
• RMS Football vs Cedartown
  Rockmart Middle School Away
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 29

• BlairOutLoud SOLO at Moon Roof Bar! →
  Moon Roof Bar, 223 E 1st St, Rome
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• Acquired Brain Injury Support Group →
  Atrium Health Floyd Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Rome, 304 Shorter Ave NW #101, Rome
  12:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Armuchee Indians vs Lafayette, The Kings Academy →
  Armuchee High School, 4203 Martha Berry Hwy, Rome
  5:00 pm
• Armuchee Indians vs Trion Bulldogs →
  Armuchee High School, 4203 Martha Berry Hwy, Rome
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Sanitation Associate Jobs in Cedartown. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Cedartown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedartown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockmart

• Daniel Smith (polktoday.com)

Rome

• Early Access homes for Sale in Rome, GA (redfin.com)
• Rome Landmarking Committee Selects Three Historic Sites for 2026 Recognition (coosavalleynews.com)
• Metro Rome reports 3.6% unemployment rate for June (wrganews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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