🌱 Hard Cider Distillery In Marietta + KSU Marietta Campus Locked Down

Morning, friends. Danielle Fallon-O'Leary here with your Wednesday edition of the Marietta Patch newsletter, filled with all the community information you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 76 Low: 49.
• Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms. High: 68 Low: 58.

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Here are the top three stories in Marietta today:

1. Mark and Liz Deno, the owners of Marietta-based Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery, talked about their experiences that led to the creation of the local distillery, which houses its production facility and taproom here in Marietta. The pair formed the idea after taking a "research trip" to Oregon to learn how to make an all-natural hard cider since they couldn't find one that was easily available in the metro Atlanta area at the time. Good Day Atlanta recently took a tour of the distillery to learn more about how the hard cider is made. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
2. Christopher Warren of Cobb County was charged with public indecency after allegedly exposing himself in front of a female employee outside of Best Buy in nearby Smyrna. The employee said that the first incident happened two weeks prior when she was waiting in the parking lot for her manager to open the door. She reported that the same thing happened 10 days later, and police were able to track Warren down and track his movements during the alleged incidents with surveillance video. (WSB Atlanta)
3. A traffic stop led to a campus lockdown in Marietta last Friday night on the Kennesaw State University Marietta campus. Officers stopped the suspect on South Cobb Drive where he exited his vehicle and ran on foot onto the Marietta campus in an attempt to flee from officers. An emergency message was sent to all students calling for a shelter-in-place as it was unaware if the suspect was armed or not. It took about an hour for officers to apprehend the suspect on the campus, and no students were physically harmed. (Subscription: MDJOnline.com)

Today and tomorrow in Marietta:

Wednesday, April 12

• Intro To Cartooning For Teens At Marietta Cobb Museum Of Art (9:00 AM)
• City Of Marietta & Habitat For Humanity Groundbreaking Ceremony At 37 Griggs Street (4:30 PM)

Thursday, April 13

• Public Meeting Forum FY2024 Tentative Budget And American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act At 514 Glover Street (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• During Monday's monthly Power and Water board meeting, Mayor Tumlin recognized Apr. 18 as National Lineman Appreciation Day. This was first proposed 10 years ago and now has officially been approved to show appreciation for all the work these workers do. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)
• For this week's Traffic Tip Tuesday, did you know that there is an exception to Georgia's Hands-Free Law involving cell phones? If you need to report a traffic accident, a medical emergency, a threat to someone's immediate safety, or a serious road hazard, you may call 911 from your phone while driving. (Marietta, Georgia Police Department via Facebook)
• Marietta City Schools would like to extend a special senior shout-out to Marietta High School's very own Layla Brown as she plans to continue her education next year at Clark Atlanta University. Congratulations to Layla for all she has accomplished! (Marietta City Schools via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.