🌱 Fawn Rescued From Retention Pond + Avenue East Cobb Proposal

Hey, everybody! It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Marietta Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in the community today...

First, today's weather:

Heavy thunderstorms. High: 90 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories today in Marietta:

1. The Cobb County Fire Department rescued a fawn from an old retention pond on Thursday. The incident occurred in the morning hours in the 5100 block of South Atlanta Road. It took several minutes for the responding firefighters to rescue the baby dear. It was safely released in the nearby woods. (13WMAZ.com)
2. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has approved a proposal to redevelop Avenue East Cobb. The vote was unanimous and unopposed. The developer hopes to host a community-wide groundbreaking celebration this fall for the project. Click to view the project's rendering. (What Now Atlanta)
3. GBI has reported that a suspect was shot and killed after dragging a Marietta police officer with his car. The incident occurred outside of a Motel 6 in Marietta on Thursday evening on Delk Road. Rafael Esteban Ramirez, 26, was taken to Kennestone Hospital, where he died from his gunshot wounds. (Marietta Patch)

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Today in Marietta:

• Cobb Tasting Festival At Cobb County Fairgrounds (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Marietta announces the promotion of Jonathan Fernandez to Firefighter Engineer. Congratulations! (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)
• Keep Marietta Beautiful will be held on Jul. 16 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be at Marietta City Hall. (City of Marietta)
• The Cobb Law Library will be hosting a Small Claims Court Course on Tuesday, Jul. 26 at 10:00 a.m. in the Law Library. Registration is required, but the course is free. (Cobb County)

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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.