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Free Lunch for Cobb Leaders

Here's what you should know to start Aug. 22 in East Cobb.

1. After a couple of days of storms passing through, we should see nothing but sunny if hazy skies today, the National Weather Service says. The high will be about 92 with a lot of humidity; the overnight low will be around 64.

2. The and will share a free lunch today with the Cobb legislative delegation in Room 506 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building near the state Capitol. The lunch meeting will cover Cobb projects in the T-SPLOST proposal and the proposed reapportionment for the districts for the two boards. A lobbyist from the law firm of Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover is paying for the lunch. The meeting runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

3. It will be a busy morning for the county commissioners, who have an agenda meeting at 100 Cherokee St. at 9 a.m. before heading to downtown Atlanta. The agenda meeting will prepare them for a work session at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and a regular meeting at 7 that night. In other government business, the Transit Advisory Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at 463 Commerce Park Dr., Suite 114, in Marietta.

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4. On the sports scene today, softball team (3-2) plays at at 5:55 p.m. volleyball booster club meets at 6 p.m. in the Lipscomb Gym. volleyball team, the defending AAAA state champ, has the day off to bask in its 6-0 start, including wins over East Cobb rivals Wheeler (25-10, 25-7 on Thursday) and Walton (25-15, 25-22 on Saturday). At the youth level, today is the deadline to register for fall T-ball and Farm League baseball with the East Marietta National Little League.

5. The Marietta Church of God is collecting memorial donations to benefit the daughters of bus driver May Whitty, according to an announcement from the Walton High PTSA. Whitty at home July 30; her son, Mario Nathaniel Dorce, is charged with her murder. To help the daughters, send a check made out to the church with “May Whitty Children” on the memo line. The church is at 1083 Allgood Rd., Marietta, GA 30062.   

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