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Morning Briefing: Board of Education Meeting

Here are five things you'll want to know before starting your day on June 28.

1. Weather: If you thought it was hot yesterday, you're going to be miserable today. According to the National Weather Service, today's high will be 94 degrees with a low of 66 tonight. Highs will approach and surpass triple digits in the coming days.

2. In Case You Missed It: WellStar Hospital Performs Innovative Robot-Assisted Surgery: If you need to have a gallbladder removed in the future, expect some mechanical help for your surgeons. 

: Are you mathematically-inclined? A tutoring organization near is looking for lower-grade math teachers.

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3. Happening Now: From now until July 9, we are accepting nominations for Northeast Cobb's favorite businesses. The revamped Patch Readers Choice Awards are already garnering a lot of attention from Northeast Cobb residents. We invite you to add your voice to the conversation! 

4. Looking Ahead on Northeast Cobb Patch: The Cobb Board of Education  will hear a petition to create the Smyrna Academy of Excellence , a charter school, during their meeting tonight at 7 p.m. Stay with Northeast Cobb Patch for coverage of this important meeting.

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5. On This Date in History: On June 28, 1914, Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo, setting in motion a chain of events that sparked World War I.


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