A Final Salute for a Fallen Officer

Family members, friends and colleagues of Clayton Police rookie and Lassiter graduate Sean Callahan paid tribute at his funeral.

Family members and friends of Officer Sean Callahan peered over his open casket as they took their last glance of him. Some gently touched his chest, hair and face, and others kissed his forehead before a Clayton County Police honor guard closed the casket and draped an American flag over it. The former swimmer at Cobb's Lassiter High School was remembered at his funeral Friday as a loving son and brother, a generous friend and "a noble officer." Callahan, 24, was shot in the head on Monday responding to a domestic dispute and died early Tuesday morning. He was first Clayton officer ever killed in the line of duty, and dozens of his colleagues, along with more than a hundred law enforcement officers from around Georgia, turned out to pay …

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Northeast Cobb This Weekend

Sunday's Empty Bowl Brunch at The Art Place is among the holiday-themed events.

You can let the Northeast Cobb community know about your event by posting it for free on Northeast Cobb Patch! Include photos, videos and flyers to accompany your information, and craft the words exactly how you like them. Most of the following events were posted by Northeast Cobb Patch users, so make sure to get out the word about what's happening in your faith community, school, service group, youth and recreational sports organization or neighborhood association. If you need assistance posting events and announcements, or would like to sign up to blog on Northeast Cobb Patch, please contact me at wendy.parker@patch.com. East Cobb Lions Club Pancake Breakfast -- All the pancakes you can eat for $5 will be served up from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m…

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Northeast Cobb This Weekend

Holiday-themed events include the Bethlehem Walk and the tree lighting at East Cobb Park.

You can let the Northeast Cobb community know about your event by posting it for free on Northeast Cobb Patch! Include photos, videos and flyers to accompany your information, and craft the words exactly how you like them. Most of the following events were posted by Northeast Cobb Patch users, so make sure to get out the word about what's happening in your faith community, school, service group, youth and recreational sports organization or neighborhood association. If you need assistance posting events and announcements, or would like to sign up to blog on Northeast Cobb Patch, please contact me at wendy.parker@patch.com. 32nd Annual Apple Annie Arts and Crafts Show -- The Catholic Church of St. Ann's Women's Guild is putting on this …

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Buy Holy Smoke Tickets By Friday

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church's annual Labor Day BBQ and Music Festival is just around the corner.

The deadline for advance tickets for Johnson Ferry Baptist Church's Labor Day Holy Smoke BBQ and Music Festival is Friday. All advance tickets must be purchased online. The event is Monday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and admission is free. The advance meals are $8 for adults and include BBQ pork or chicken, choice of side dishes, bread, dessert, drink, and a free Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. The $5 children's meal includes a smaller portion of the adult meal and includes an all-day arm band (ride arm band is a $4 value). On-site food options include Williamson Bros. BBQ, Papa John's Pizza, Caribbean food, burgers, hot dogs, fries, wings, Polish sausage, homemade ice cream, frozen yogurt, Italian ice, Hawaiian ice, smoothies, funnel cakes, …

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Johnson Ferry Baptist Job Fair Thursday

All are welcome to hunt for Cobb County jobs now and in the future.

Looking for a job in Cobb County? Johnson Ferry Baptist Church is the place to be Thursday. More than 40 employers, schools and resource agencies will attend a career expo at the East Cobb megachurch at 955 Johnson Ferry Rd. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some businesses are hiring now, while others want to talk about future opportunities. The jobs available range from part time to full time and from entry level to management. Job seekers also will find educational and other resources, and the Georgia Department of Labor’s Northeast Cobb-based Cobb-Cherokee Career Center will be there to help run the show. You should arrive with plenty of resumes and be ready to fill out job applications and to interview. Be sure to check out the experts' advice …

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PatchCast

PatchCast: Street Robberies, Johnson Ferry Baptist Auction

A glimpse of your regional headlines Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Click on the following links to read more about the stories featured in today's PatchCast: Northeast Cobb Police Blotter: Two Street Robberies Johnson Ferry Baptist to Hold Online Auction Homecoming 2011 Union Grove Baptist Church

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Diversity on Agenda at Southern Baptist Convention

Johnson Ferry's Wright urges initiatives to diversify leadership ranks.

A prominent East Cobb minister is among those calling on the Southern Baptist Convention to get serious about ethnic diversity initiatives.  That topic will be high on the priority list when the SBC's annual meeting starts next week in Phoenix. SBC president Bryant Wright, pastor at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, said the executive committee has been discussing recommendations to incorporate more ethnic participation in its leadership ranks.  "We have worked real hard to have ethnic diversity in our Committee on Committees appointments as well as on the resolutions and credentials committees and the tellers. We haven't counted it. We've just worked to see that there's a very good representation." One of those recommendations would give the …

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