Community Corner

Commissioner Goreham Hosts Town Hall Meeting

Helen Goreham of District One no doubt will discuss her vote against the amended county budget during her town hall meeting. This tops the 5 Things for today.

1. Earlier this week, County Commissioner Helen Goreham of District One cast the lone dissenting vote for an amended county budget to account for a more than $30 million shortfall. At 7 p.m. tonight, Goreham hosts a town hall for her constituents, and the budget matter will no doubt rise up.

The town hall will be held at the 1890 County Services Parkway. Call 770-528-3313 for information.

2. Need some high-level gardening advice? Staff from the University of Georgia and Cobb County Cooperative Extension is hosting "From Your Garden to Your Table" from 6:45 to 9 p.m. today at the Extension Office, 678 South Cobb Drive.

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The workshop will offer tips on planting a vegetable garden as well as storing the produce you harvest. The cost is $10 and pre-registration is required. To do that, call Emily Harper at 770-528-4070 or send her an email at emily.harper@cobbcounty.org.

3. The , as part of National Library Week, is hosting "Coming of Age in Marietta: Conversations with Marietta's Elite Social Club" from 1 to 2 p.m. today. The event will be a roundtable session about Cobb's history through the eyes of the Elite Social Club, a social group made up of African-American women that formed more than 50 years ago.

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For information about this event, call 770-528-2320 or visit cobbcounty.org/library.

4. The Retired Military Association of North Georgia meets at 2 p.m. at the East Cobb Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road.

5. Today is International Moment of Laughter Day. If you have one of those moments, feel free to share below.


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