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🌱 Man Arrested For Impersonating An Officer + County Approves Budget

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Morning, everybody. Carla Varner here with your fresh copy of the East Cobb Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. Here goes...

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 90 Low: 74.

Here are the top three stories today in East Cobb:

  1. A man was arrested and charged for impersonating an officer and improperly using emergency lights, said Acworth Police. The man's car first caught the attention of Acworth officers, then his uniform which looked much like their own. When Police Chief Wayne Dennard saw the driver turn on red and white flashing emergency lights to make his way through traffic, he instructed one of his officers to pull him over. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
  2. Cobb County Commissioners approved a $1.4 billion budget Tuesday which includes millions of dollars that will increase the pay of county workers. County officials said the increased pay is needed to recruit new employees and keep current ones. Cobb County spokesman Ross Cavitt said, "We've had employees that are underpaid by about 8% market average at a time it's hard to get workers at all." (Fox 5 Atlanta)
  3. Richard Tischler was appointed as principal of Walton High School by the Cobb Board of Education on Thursday. Tischler was an assistant principal at Walton High School for the last seven years. He succeeds Dr. Catherine Mallanda and begins his new position today. (East Cobb News)

Today in East Cobb:

  • Comedy Nights At The Avenue West Cobb (7:00 PM)
  • WWE Friday Night Smackdown At State Farm Arena (7:45 PM)
  • ECON - East Cobb Open Networking At Goldbergs Fine Foods - East Cobb (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Come out to the popular Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival at Adams Park in Kennesaw on Saturday, Aug. 20. The annual all-day festival attracts about 65,000 visitors and includes a Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned competition. (Cobb County Courier)
  • Come meet Lee, Cato, Velvet and many more of the pets waiting to be fostered or adopted at East Cobb area animal shelters. View their pictures, read their write-ups and then click on the link to learn more about how you can make a difference in their lives. (East Cobb Patch)
  • You won't want to miss Michael Malarkey at Eddie's Attic on Monday, Aug. 1 at 7:00 p.m. The musician and actor is best known for playing the role of Enzo in the series, The Vampire Diaries. (Google)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll see you around!

— Carla Varner

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