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Kell Robotics Rolls; HIV Testing Day

Here's what you need to know to start the day June 27.

1. Rain could come any time today, according to the National Weather Service. Overall, there’s a 50 percent chance of rain, and the high will hit about 93. Overnight, the low will be about 71, and there’s a 30 percent chance of rain.

2. Families will get a special treat for this week’s Monday Morning Special at the Mountain View Regional Library from 11 to noon: The will put on a demonstration. If you go, be sure to share your photos at Northeast Cobb Patch; we’d love to see them.

3. For more grown-up fun, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is meeting at 9 a.m. at 100 Cherokee St. in Marietta to set the agenda for Tuesday’s 1:30 p.m. work session and 7 p.m. meeting. The Planning Commission is holding a work session at 1:30 p.m. at 1150 Powder Springs Rd., Marietta. And if those meetings don’t satisfy your hunger for local government, the county’s Transit Advisory Board meets at 6:30 p.m. at 463 Commerce Park Dr., Suite 114, Marietta.

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4. While the big news from the Cobb County Board of Education meeting Thursday night was the decisive rejection of Northeast Cobb board member David Banks’ latest calendar proposal, that wasn’t the only thing that happened. It was also Superintendent Fred Sanderson’s swan song, which , and the board talked a lot about charter schools and made some key personnel moves, which you can read about at noon at Northeast Cobb Patch.

5. Today is National HIV Testing Day, organized by the National Association of People with AIDS. If knowledge is power, knowing your HIV status empowers you to act to stay healthy or to get the treatment you need. Someone Cares and Cobb & Douglas Public Health are partnering to offer free rapid-result HIV tests from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the health department office at 1650 County Service Pkwy. in Marietta. Check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s testing resources site for more testing options.

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