🌱 Marietta Historical Home Markers + Missing Woman's 21st Birthday

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

First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm around. High: 87 Low: 73.

Here are the top three stories in Marietta today:

1. The Marietta History Center and Cobb Landmarks are partnering together to place markers on homes in the city's historic Black neighborhoods. The homes will match criteria based on age, significance, and historical events. The first marked home is at 274 Pine Street. (Cobb County Courier)
2. Are you in the market for a new job or simply thinking about switching careers? Patch, with the assistance of ZipRecruiter, has compiled a list of the best Marietta area employers hiring for open positions. Click the link for the full list that includes part-time, full-time, and seasonal positions. (Marietta Patch)
3. A missing Marietta woman should be celebrating her 21st birthday on Jul. 21 — but she has been missing since 2015. Kayla Miller went missing on Apr. 13, 2015, while walking to school. Forensic artists have created a picture of what Miller would look like at 19 years old. Anyone with information on Miller's whereabouts is asked to contact the department immediately. (WSB Atlanta)

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Today in Marietta:

• Board Of Education - Millage Rate Public Hearing At Marietta High School (5:45 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Marietta History Center is hosting Christmas in July & Santa Bingo on Saturday, Jul. 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mark your calendar. (Marietta History)
• Have you downloaded the upgraded version of the city's MyMarietta app? The new version allows users to pay monthly utility charges, view outage maps, report issues, pay property taxes, and more. (City of Marietta)
• The Marietta Police Department has created a helpful online portal to report non-emergency tickets. Click the link to make a citizen request. (Marietta Police Department)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update!

— 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.