🌱 School Safety Discussions In Marietta + City of Lost Mountain

Hello all! Boyd Candler here with your Thursday edition of the Marietta Patch newsletter, filled with all the local news you need to know right now. Today's issue includes ...

• Marietta City Schools talk to parents about safety, following the latest school shooting in Nashville
• Lost Mountain won't gain cityhood this year
• Cobb High School students named Georgia Scholars

A couple of great days in store to close out the week:

• Thursday: Sunny, pleasant, and warmer. High: 72 Low: 50.
• Friday: Cloudy. High: 73 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in Marietta:

1. In the wake of yet another school shooting, Marietta City Schools Superintendent Grant Rivera says the district is considering many new safety precautions to protect students. Ideas mentioned include the addition of bullet-resistant glass and open-door monitors at schools across the district. Rivera spoke to parents during a town hall meeting on Tuesday night. (MDJ Online - Subscription Required)
2. Residents looking to form the city of Lost Mountain were dealt a setback. Republican State Sen. Ed Setzler declined to introduce the bill this session, delaying supporters' ability to get the new feasibility study needed to put another cityhood measure on the ballot. (AJC - Subscription Required)
3. Sixteen students from Wheeler, Walton and Lassiter High Schools were named Georgia Scholars by the State School Superintendent. "Georgia Scholars are identified by the state Department of Education as 'seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life' and they receive a seal with that designation for their diploma." See the full list of scholars at: (East Cobb News)

Today in Marietta:

Thursday, March 30

• International Night - Wheeler High School (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• "The Voice" winner Bryce Leatherwood is performing a free concert in Woodstock. Leatherwood is a country singer and is best known as the winner of Season 22 of the Voice. (Cherokee Tribune Ledger News)
  
• Southern Soccer Academy is hosting Spring Break Camps at several locations around Cobb next week. All of the information is available on the website. (Southern Soccer Academy via Facebook)
• "2 Marietta Area New Open Houses are Coming Up." If you're in the market for a new home, check out those houses and many more. (Marietta Patch)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all soon for another update!

— Boyd Candler

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