🌱 Emergency Bridge Repairs + School Bus Route Tool

Hello all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 90 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories in Marietta today:

1. The Georgia Department of Transportation will be making emergency bridge repairs on I-75 in Marietta this weekend. The repairs will close lanes near the intersection with I-575. The closures are expected to last until Monday at 5:00 a.m. Click the following link for safety precautions and alternative routes. (Cobb County Courier)
2. Fire officials have accused three teens of starting a gazebo fire in Marietta's Chimney Lake subdivision. The three 14-year-old boys have been charged with third-degree arson. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to come forward by calling 770-499-3869. (Marietta Patch)
3. Cobb County School District's busses will begin picking up students on Aug. 1 for the 2022-2023 school year. The district has provided a helpful Bus Route Finder tool to locate a student's bus route. The county operates 37,000 bus stops and 870 bus routes. Click to use the bus route tool. (Press Release Desk )

Today in Marietta:

• Christmas In July At Marietta Museum of History (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Marietta Fire Department reminds the community that a statewide burn ban is in effect until Sept. 30. Burn permits will not be issued. (Marietta Fire Department)
• The Marietta History Center’s Diverse Cobb Advisory Committee is placing home markers at qualifying homes in the city's historic black neighborhoods. Click to learn more about the program. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)
• The City of Marietta is hosting a public meeting on Jul. 28 to discuss traffic calming options for Brookwood Dr. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Transportation Office on Lawrence Street. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.