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🌱 Cobb County Merit Scholarship Winners + School District Job Fair

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Hi all. It's me, Carla Varner, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and beautiful. High: 81 Low: 65.

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Here are the top three stories in East Cobb today:

  1. Cobb County School District National Merit Scholarship winners include students from Walton, Wheeler, Pope and Sprayberry high schools. The winners of the scholarship took the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, scored the highest in their state, and also displayed a superior academic record. A final round of NMS recipients will be announced next month. (East Cobb News)
  2. East Cobb resident Sharron Ragan opened Heart Soul & Art, a metaphysical boutique that operates as an art gallery, sells metaphysical wares and local art, and offers educational classes. The boutique is located in East Cobb, a few miles east of Marietta Square in the East Marietta Shopping Center. Ragan said that her goal is to educate people to use the tools and products that she sells to further their lives in a joyful way. ( The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  3. The Cobb County School District will hold a job fair Thursday, Jun. 9 for support staff positions for the 2022-2023 school year. The fair will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cobb Innovation and Technology Academy. The district is looking to hire bus drivers, food and nutrition workers, school nurses, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers, and more. (East Cobb News)

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Today in East Cobb:

  • Kendra Scott Grand Opening At Avenue East Cobb (9:00 AM)
  • Electric Avenue Concert At The Avenue East Cobb (6:00 PM)
  • The Jokey Crab At Monticello ATL (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Scroll through and meet the East Cobb area's most eligible pets for fostering and adoption. View pics, read their descriptions, then click the link to learn more. (East Cobb Patch)
  • Come out this Monday, Jun. 6 for a free comedy show from the Punchline Comedy Club at The Avenue East Cobb. Free shows will take place every first Monday from Jun. 6 through October. (East Cobb News)
  • The Cobb County Government will hold a Cobb Police Career Fair on Jun. 10-11 at 545 S. Fairground Street in Marietta. Applicants are encouraged to apply before the fair, however, computers will be available on site. (Press Release Desk)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Carla Varner

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