Lassiter Stays Hot, Like the Weather

1. While our coastal neighbors focus on the as it heads toward North Carolina, we’re facing a Code Orange smog alert, intense heat, bright sunshine, no wind and a risk of pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The high will be around 93, and the overnight low will be about 68.

2. The will meet tonight at 7 at the Central Office, 514 Glover St. The big potential controversy—a change to procedures involving employee disciplinary proceedings—is off the agenda, but the final construction contract for is due for approval. Return to Northeast Cobb Patch later this morning for a full preview of the meeting.

3. Is this the greatest August in history? It has to be a contender. The latest triumph is the awarding of a Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarship to . She joins 2010 alumna and the among headline-making winners from the Northeast Cobb school this month.

4. In high school sports today, Lassiter’s softball team heads north to Woodstock to play Etowah at 5:55 p.m., while the volleyball team is home against Marietta at 5 p.m. and Riverwood at 7. volleyball team joins South Cobb in playing at Wheeler at 5 p.m., and the softball team, coming off a 9-0 home loss to Kell on Tuesday, plays at Osborne at 5:30. softball team puts a three-game winning streak on the line at home against Pope, while the volleyball team heads to Milton to face Milton and Chamblee.

5. The East Cobber Parade, set for Sept. 10, has come under criticism within the county government, WSB-TV reports. The TV station says an internal memo questions the value of spending $13,000 on public safety for the parade at a time of deep budget cuts and increasing property taxes, but the parade is going on as scheduled.