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🌱 Polls Open On Tuesday For Elections + Puppies Saved From Highway

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Good morning, everybody! Carla Varner here with your Monday edition of the East Cobb Daily, filled with all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Rain and a t-storm; cooler. High: 73 Low: 65.

Here are the top three stories in East Cobb today:

  1. On Tuesday, voters will be going to the polls in the 2022 primary election on a ballot that also includes a cityhood referendum for part of East Cobb. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at all precincts. For voters in East Cobb, there's a full slate of competitive races at every level — local, state, and federal, as well as the cityhood referendum. Voters in the proposed city of East Cobb will vote either for or against incorporating a new municipality of around 60,000 people. (East Cobb News)
  2. A group of Marietta Police Department officers helped round up some puppies who were wandering on a busy Cobb County highway, officials said on Sunday. Six puppies got free of a fenced area and were near the Big Chicken before it was realized that they were gone. All six puppies were recovered and reunited with their owners. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
  3. A week-long schedule of commencement exercises for the Cobb County School District will begin on Monday, with most schools once again holding their graduations at the Kennesaw State University Convocation Center. All six high schools in the East Cobb area will be having graduation ceremonies there, as most schools did before the COVID-19 pandemic. All graduation ceremonies will be live-streamed; DVDs of the graduation ceremonies can be ordered for $30. (East Cobb News)

Today in East Cobb:

  • Movie Monday - Space Jam: A New Legacy - Switzer Library (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Many thanks to the Adult Special Needs Meetup group who planted a sensory garden in the raised beds for the community garden. The group's next project is to create wind chimes to add sounds to the sensory garden! (Facebook)
  • Kemp Library's Homeless Pet Club is sponsoring two wonderful animals. Harvey Dent is a 10-year-old neutered stray. He is FIV+ but can live a happy life. Billie is 3-years-old, spayed, and heartworm negative. Harvey Dent and Billie are ready for their forever homes! Please call Cobb County Animal Services at 770-499-4136 for more information or to adopt. (Facebook)
  • Join West Cobb Regional Library and Keep Cobb Beautiful for Pollinators on Tuesday, May 31 at 3 p.m.! Elise from Keep Cobb Beautiful will teach us about pollinators and their invaluable services to humans and the environment. (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon.

— Carla Varner

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