🌱 'Super Hero' Night Tonight + Woodstock Teen Dies In Crash

Hello, neighbors. It's Thursday in Woodstock-Towne Lake and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Let's dive right in...

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and hot. High: 98 Low: 75.

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Here are the top five stories in Woodstock-Towne Lake today:

1. Don't forget, Family Fun Night "Super Hero" edition is tonight starting at 5 p.m. in Downtown Woodstock! Bring the family for fun activities and a movie. Get a "Spiderwebbed" pizza at Partners II Pizza or visit the Woodstock Public Library table to create your own superhero mask and take your picture at its Superman Photo booth! See more details at the link. (Downtown Woodstock via Instagram)
2. Reports are surfacing that a Woodstock teen died in a car wreck on Sunday morning in Marietta. The Marietta Police Department said 16-year-old Milton Diaz of Woodstock was a passenger in a car on the Interstate 75 ramp when the car left the road and crashed into a tree. Diaz died from injuries at Kennestone Hospital. It's unknown why the driver exited the lane and left the roadway. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
3. Looking for a new place? Check out these listings in the Woodstock-Towne Lake area including an open house today at 10 a.m. on Addison Way. Missed the open houses this week? Patch has a complete list of open houses in the area here. (Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch)
4. The Critical Race Theory debate is spurring parents to run for school boards, including one man in Woodstock. Local resident Sean Kaufman said he started thinking about running after his son received an assignment on the American dream at Woodstock High School. "Every single child wrote the American dream was dead. And that really bothered me," Kaufman said. A Republican runoff election has been scheduled for Jun. 21, with early voting happening through tomorrow, Jun. 17. The runoff winner will face the Democrat primary winner on Nov. 8 for the school board position. (The Epoch Times)
5. A second monkeypox case has been confirmed in the metro Atlanta area as cases rise across the world. Currently, there are over 1,600 cases in 39 countries. This second man has traveled internationally as well as the first case reported earlier in the month. Health officials have emphasized that monkeypox is "nothing like the coronavirus" and is seen as a low risk to the public. (Patch)

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Today in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

• YPOW AM At The Circuit, 1 Innovation Way (7:30 AM)
• June School Board Meeting At Woodstock High School (7:00 PM)
• Crawford & Power LIVE At MadLife Stage & Studios (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Dress up as your favorite Super Hero character for a chance to win some cool Super Hero and Woodstock-themed prizes at Family Fun Night "Super Hero Night" tonight! (Downtown Woodstock via Instagram)
• Bogged down by all your home's to-dos? Find top-rated Woodstock-Towne Lake area professionals to tackle your home chores at the link. (Patch)
• Glade Road Baptist Church is providing free food to those in need today from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. at 6570 Glade Rd. SE. in Acworth, just a 20-minute drive from Woodstock! No ID required. (Patch)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.