Coweta News & Notes with some added Zen
From JOHN A. WINTERS, Publisher
News from here, there and the Internet.
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With the holiday season right around the corner and consumers struggling with inflation,
the personal-finance website WalletHub released reports to help holiday shoppers save money and avoid a financial hangover in the new year.
Skipping Presents: More than 1 in 3 Americans are foregoing gifts this year due to inflation.
Lingering Holiday Debt: Nearly 1 in 4 Americans still have holiday debt from last year.
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From the Samaritan Clinic: Thanks to our patrons and a capacity crowd of 900+,
our 2023 net totals matched our top BBQ revenue ever! This event alone funds almost a quarter of
our annual operating expenses. Thank you for the role each of you has in keeping our doors open and our facility fully operational!
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And also from WalletHub, the top three most obese states are West Virginia, Mississippi and Kentucky. Georgia comes in at number 16. Lowest is the District of Columbia, which comes in at 24.80 percent, 1.7 times higher than West Virginia, which is more than 40 percent.
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The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office appeared on the television documentary series On Patrol: Live, Friday, November 24th and Saturday, November 25th. Look for it on Peacock.
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Why is there a “d” in fridge but not refrigerator?
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The Salvation Army of Newnan is seeking volunteers primarily for its Red Kettle campaign. Newnan Service Center Director Heather Durham of The Salvation Army invites the community to get involved. “Come spend some time volunteering and make a meaningful impact on the lives of countless individuals this holiday season,” says Durham.
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You share your birthday with approximately 100 million people.
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The City of Newnan Fire Department celebrated Firefighter Cornell Rollins’ retirement after 26 years of service. At his retirement celebration at Station 1, Firefighter Rollins remarked that he enjoyed his lengthy career with the Newnan Fire Department. “I just really appreciated the opportunity to be with all you guys,” he said. “It was well worth the journey.”
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Only 2 percent of the population have green eyes.
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Four local organizations received grant funding from Caring Customers in October – More Music Foundation, Coweta CASA, Family Patterns Matter and CORRAL.
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Every time you lick a stamp you are consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
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Sid Bedenbaugh has been named Director of Transportation Planning for Coweta County. In this role, Sid will manage long-range, multi-modal transportation planning projects. He will work closely with federal, state, regional and local officials on transportation planning, project programming, and policies.
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2023 ACT results released in October showed that the Coweta County School System’s 2023 graduates overall outscored U.S. graduates on the college entrance exam. The school system’s average composite ACT score rose to 21.3 among its 2023 graduates, compared to an overall national composite score of 19.5 and a Georgia composite score of 21.3.
