🌱 Church Settlement Update + Cityhood Town Hall Meeting Date

Morning, people of East Cobb! Nicole Tess Kazora here with your brand-new edition of the East Cobb Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cooler. High: 64 Low: 51.

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Here are the top three stories in East Cobb today:

1. East Cobb's Mt. Bethel Church and the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church are allegedly close to coming to a legal settlement. The dispute centers around the conference claiming ownership of the church's property and assets. The church countersued to accelerate the vote to disaffiliate with the conference. The details of the proposed settlement have not been released as of Friday evening. (East Cobb News)
2. Republican voting in Cobb County is much higher than originally projected. 4,268 Republicans took a Republican primary ballot in the first three days of early voting. 2,510 Democrats took Democrat ballots during the same time frame. Click the link for a more detailed breakdown of Cobb County early voting. (Cobb County Courier)
3. The East Cobb Cityhood Town Hall is on Monday, May 9 at the Olde Towne Athletic Club on Olde Town Parkway. The meeting will be led by the Committee for East Cobb Cityhood to discuss the cityhood referendum. Attendance for the town hall will be capped at 300 people residing within the proposed city limits of the referendum. (East Cobb News)

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Today in East Cobb:

• Taste of East Cobb At Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• The Cobb County Government has partnered with the United Way for Greater Atlanta to explore equal access opportunities within the county. Click to participate in the survey. (Facebook)
• To report a traffic light outage, please call the Cobb Department of Transportation. It is important to notify the department of any outages following severe storms and winds. (Facebook)
• The Atlanta Braves' mascot visited Cobb County Schools. Teacher Mrs. Puga was recognized for her hard work with front-row tickets to a Braves game. (Facebook)

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— Nicole Tess Kazora

About me: Nicole is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. At her core, she loves painting acrylic portraits, listening to political and social commentary, and examining research in the social sciences.