Tonight: 'Starfighter,' Baseball, School Board

1. We pretty much could rerun Wednesday’s forecast, according to the National Weather Service: a high around 92 with a heat index approaching 97; a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe; and an overnight low around 72.

2. Those are amazingly low rain chances for a Thursday, when the new Vinings Church holds its weekly, free screening of a at the Cobb Galleria Gardens, cleverly called Movies at the Galleria. This week’s movie around 8:30 p.m. is 1984’s The Last Starfighter, a huge step up from last week’s Innerspace, largely because of the impeccable Robert Preston in his last theatrical release.

3. Columbus American’s 8-5 win over Masters City on Wednesday in the state Little League tournament in Cartersville clinched East Marietta’s spot in the semifinals. American finished 4-0 in Pool A, including a on Tuesday, and East Marietta finished second at 3-1. The Giants play the No. 1 seed from Pool B, Warner Robins, tonight at 8 in the state semifinals at Clearwater Street Park’s York Field. American plays Madison County in the first semifinal at 5:30.

4. You might have heard about this in East Cobb for something called . As crowded as it was, you might have been there. Either way, be sure to check out East Cobb Patch’s photos and video from . If you took any of your own, we’d love to see them. Just click on “Add your photos & videos.”

5. The Cobb County Board of Education, fresh off a Tuesday meeting , will hold the first regularly scheduled, full board meeting of new time in office. We’ll preview the meeting this morning on East Cobb Patch, but here’s a hint: East Cobb board member Scott Sweeney faces scrutiny over email messages, open meetings and open records.