🌱 COVID-19 Cases Increase For School-Aged Students + Election Lawsuit

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Smyrna-Vinings Daily — here to impart all the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 64 Low: 38.

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Here are the top three stories today in Smyrna-Vinings:

1. COVID-19 cases among Cobb County's school-aged children are increasing. The cases are increasing for all age groups. The rate has reached a "high" category for the 18-22 age group. The trend can also be detected statewide. Click for the full report issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health. (Cobb County Courier)
2. Cobb Elections is facing another lawsuit. The county's election board has been sued for failing to send out over 3,400 absentee ballots. The failure impacted the runoff election this time. The county's election board failed to send out over 1,000 absentee ballots for the midterm elections. The board is arguing that the absentee ballots were sent according to the legal deadlines. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
3. Smyrna's College Football Saturday watch party will be held today (Dec. 3) at Smyrna Market Village. The event will occur at 3:00 p.m. by Atkins Park. There will be an LED screen broadcasting the college football games live. Participants will enjoy games, music, and prizes while watching the games. (City of Smyrna)

Today in and around Smyrna-Vinings:

• Indie Arts Alliance Smyrna Handmade Market At Old Smyrna Firehouse (11:00 AM)
• Roswell Dance Theatre's The Nutcracker At Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, Sandy Springs (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Friends of Smyrna Library will be selling Smyrna's sesquicentennial commemorative books a the Smyrna Handmade Holiday Market this weekend. The books are $26 each. (Friends of Smyrna Library via Facebook)
• The City of Smyrna's Santa House is located at Taylor-Brawner House. Click for the Santa's House schedule. (City of Smyrna, GA Government via Facebook)
• The Smyrna Handmade Holiday Market will be at Taylor-Brawner Hall and the Reed House this weekend. Click for the full list of vendors participating in the market and for the market schedule. (City of Smyrna)

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Events:

• Thomas Arvid Annual Holiday Show (December 3)
• Terminus Ballet presents "A Christmas Carol Told Again" (December 9)
• Jazz at the Ballroom Presents "HOLIDAY IN" (December 17)
• Holidays on Stage and Screen (December 17)
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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all Monday morning for 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.