New Principal, No Gin Blossoms

1. Expect a few more clouds but no rain today as the high tops out around 89 degrees and the breeze fades away, the National Weather Service says. The overnight low will be about 67.

2. has a new principal this year, Rattana Inthirathvongsy. Get to know him when he answers East Cobb Patch’s questions later in an article today.

3. In government action today, the Citizen Oversight Committee meets at 100 Cherokee St. at 9 a.m., and the Board of Tax Assessors meets at 10 a.m. at 736 Whitlock Ave. Want to do business with the county? There’s a free workshop on how to be a county vendor at 5:30 p.m. at the , 1220 Al Bishop Dr.; let Inger Eberhart know you plan to attend at 770-528-3317 or inger.eberhart@cobbcounty.org.

4. A benefit rock concert scheduled for a private home on Paper Mill Road was canceled this week after Cobb County warned that the event could violate zoning, noise and alcohol ordinances, WSB-TV and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution report. The $100-per-ticket event, called the third annual Kia Soul Summer Series, would have featured the Gin Blossoms and benefited the American Heart Association, the AJC says.

5. East Cobb resident was in court for two pretrial hearings Monday in the case of November’s day-care killing in Dunwoody. Among other issues, the defense challenged the search warrant police obtained for , Dunwoody Patch reported. Police detectives also acknowledged that they did not read Neuman his Miranda rights before questioning him the first time because they didn’t consider him a suspect at first. Neuman returns to court next Wednesday.