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🌱 Lunar Eclipse This Sunday Night + Change The Way You Age Expo

The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in East Cobb.

Posted Fri, May 13, 2022 at 5:24 pm ET|Updated Fri, May 13, 2022 at 8:02 pm ET

Good morning, neighbors! Carla Varner here with a fresh East Cobb Daily.

First, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 82 Low: 63.

Here are the top three stories in East Cobb today:

East Cobb residents can look up into the night skies this weekend to see the total lunar eclipse. The celestial event will begin around 10:30 p.m. Eastern time this Sunday, May 15. Lunar eclipses are safe to view directly. (Access WDUN)
The Change the Way You Age Expo! will be held at the Cobb County Civic Center on Wednesday, May 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Seminars on Medicare and Fraud and Forgery will be offered as well as health screenings and other services provided by Northside Hospital. More than 75 vendors will be there with giveaways, promotional items, and products you can buy. (cobbcounty.org)
A federal grand jury indicted Carl Delano Torjagbo of Marietta for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars through a COVID-19 relief program. Torjagbo, also known as Karl Lucius Delano, is accused of creating a fictitious company that defrauded a bank out of a $9.5 million Paycheck Protection Program loan. After securing the money, Torjagbo transferred $3 million to other banks. (Fox 5 Atlanta)

Today in East Cobb:

Alive! Expo Atlanta 2022 - 17th Annual At Cobb Galleria Centre (10:00 AM)
Chastain Park Spring Arts & Crafts Festival 2022 At Chastain Park Amphitheater (10:00 AM)
Quilting for Teens At Switzer Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

If you're curious about the latest home sales in East Cobb, check out this list that spans both March and April. (East Cobb News)
Four East Cobb restaurants received straight A's from the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. See which ones got the top rating. (East Cobb News)
The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra released its season schedule this week. The "Brass Splash" concert will take place Sept. 10 - 11 and will be led by GSO Music Director and Conductor Timothy Verville. (East Cobb News)

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That's it for today! I'll be back in your inbox Monday with your next update.

— Carla Varner