🌱 Cobb County Election Results Change + Adoption Celebration Event

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh copy of the East Cobb Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 56 Low: 36.

Here are the top three stories in East Cobb today:

1. Additional votes from a memory card that were not included in general election results on Nov. 8 were included and results were recertified by the Cobb Board of Elections and Registration last week. The additional 789 votes changed the results of the Kennesaw City Council election. Madelyn Orochena, who was originally certified as the winner, actually was 31 votes short behind Lynette Burnett. (East Cobb News)
2. The Cobb County Office of the Division of Family and Children Services hosted an adoption celebration event at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church on Saturday. The event was held to celebrated the half dozen families who adopted a child this year in honor of National Adoption Month. The families enjoyed breakfast, Thanksgiving portraits, and were given a $25 Walmart gift card. (Yahoo News)
3. The East Cobb Middle School Beta Club was honored last week for their efforts in launching a program to support girls in poverty. The club provided an $800 donation to the grant program to All Girls Forward. The Atlanta Women's Foundation recognized the East Cobb club and held a luncheon event which raised over $150,000 for the program. (East Cobb News)

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Today in and around East Cobb:

• November HOLIDAY Wine Tasting At Cabernet Steakhouse, Alpharetta (5:00 PM)
• BINGO! At Suburban Tap, Marietta (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Five new homes have been listed for sale in the East Cobb area. Available properties range from an 1,632 sq. ft., three-bed, two-bath home for $325,000 to a $775,000 home with five beds, four baths, and 3,261 sq. ft. Get all the property details at the link. (East Cobb Patch)
• Are you looking for a new ophthalmologist office? Woolfson Eye Institute is opening a location in Marietta this month at 2687 Sandy Plains Road. (PR Newswire)
• A former Eastside Elementary Viking came to visit for the Red Carpet Rally event on Friday. See photos of Edwin Hernandez in his army gear visiting the school at the link. (Eastside Elementary School via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday. I'll see you soon!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.