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Here are the things you need to know on March. 6.

Weather

It's going to be a sunny day, with a high near 60, wind between 5 and 10 mph, and gusts as high as 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Partly cloudy skies are in for tonight, with a low around 35.

Headlines

  • : In our weekly Readers' Choice poll, we're asking you to share your favorite place to hit the treadmill or lift some weights.
  • : Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is organizing a video PSA competition for students to showcase their media talents and promote the prevention of underage drinking.

Happening

Super Tuesday is here! Check out the Election Day Need-to-Know before you head out to the polls today. During early voting in Cobb County, 11,205 Republicans, 883 Democrats and 91 nonpartisan voted. As of Friday, 2,886 Republicans, 253 Democrats and 18 nonpartisan had cast absentee votes. That makes the total number of early voters 15,336 as of Friday, March 2.

This Day in History

  • March 6, 1857: The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.
  • March 6, 1981: Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather.

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