The March of Dimes WalkAmerica raises money to improve babies' health by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. World Asthma Day observed Zap Asthma will celebrate World Asthma Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday with a fair near Turner Field. Asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism, according to Zap Asthma. The fair will provide families a chance to learn about resources to deal with asthma, including summer day camps, support groups for parents and children and smoking cessation programs. The county library system will grant amnesty May 20-26 for those who have kept books and other materials beyond their return date.
All patrons have to do is drop off the items at any branch during the week.
Officials to conduct meeting County School Board Chairman Laura Searcy, County Commissioner Sam Olens and state legislators will conduct a public meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday to talk about issues facing east Cobb. School reschedules baccalaureate Any lingering concern about the baccalaureate service for Pope High School ended Tuesday as seniors at the east Cobb County school chose Johnson Ferry Baptist Church as the site for their rescheduled service May 22. And they picked former principal Dave Schumake as the main speaker, Pope PTA President Frances Reinhardt said. The service organizers had followed Walton High School in moving the ceremony from Mount Bethel United Methodist Church after the Rev. Randy Mickler refused to let Walton's choice as speaker, Rabbi Steven Lebow, make his address from the pulpit. School board member resigns The Marietta school board has lost its second member this year to relocation.