🌱 Critique Of Co. Education Policy + 2 Suspects Wanted In Chase

Hey, Smyrna-Vinings! Like many of you, the Patch staff is taking some time off for Memorial Day, so you won’t see this newsletter in your inbox for a few days. We’ll be back soon, but in the meantime, here’s what’s happening in and around town this weekend.

But first, your weekend weather:

• Saturday: A passing afternoon shower. High: 74 Low: 54.
• Sunday: Periods of sun with a shower. High: 68 Low: 54.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 76 Low: 57.

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

1. Dick Yarbrough writes in the opinion-editorial section of the Rockdale Newton Citizen that Cobb County's elected officials are doing wrong to students in less affluent sections of the county. Yarbrough is concerned most by programs proposed by Republican Rep. John Carson, from Marietta, and Cobb County Commissioner Chair Lisa Cupid, would make it easier for families to opt out of sending their children and tax dollars to public schools. "So while Carson encourages running away from public schools and Cupid plays politics with them, Ifunanya Obianwu a graduate of Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, which last time I looked is in south Cobb, is busy shooting the academic lights out and heading to Princeton University this fall on a well-earned scholarship," Yarbrough wrote. (Rockdale Newton Citizen)
2. Two suspects are still at large, and a Cobb County police officer is injured after a car chase early in the morning of Friday, May 26. Officers pursued suspects in connection to reports of a stolen vehicle near Bentley Road where officers were able to match the description of the vehicle to reports of a car connected to vehicle break-ins in Marietta. An officer who recognized the suspicious vehicle attempted a traffic stop, which led suspects to flee and be pursued by authorities, ultimately resulting in the injury of an officer. Authorities recovered three firearms from the scene and took one suspect into custody, with two more still being sought, and no information released as of Friday afternoon regarding the suspects' identities. (WSB Atlanta)
3. Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid is slated to deliver Jun. 12's State of the County address at Marquee Monday from 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cupid has previously delivered her address to the public at large on May 4 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, and will give her upcoming address at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre. As part of the event, the Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Executive Women program will be presenting the 2023 Woman of Distinction award. (Cobb County Courier)

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This weekend in and around Smyrna-Vinings:

Saturday, May 27

• Leica Photo Walk With KEH Camera At Marietta Square (2:00 PM)

Sunday, May 28

• Jeffrey Osborne And Peabo Bryson At The Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, Mableton (7:00 PM)

Monday, May 29

• Open Mic Comedy Night At Varners Restaurant & Tavern (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tickets are now available for the upcoming collab Hotel Fiction and Trash Panda Legit show at the Georgia Theatre, Friday, Aug. 25. (Georgia Theatre via Instagram)
• The Smyrna Handmade Market will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, in the Market Village. This week's market will have more than 60 vendors. (City of Smyrna, GA Government via Facebook)
• Thursday, May 25, was the last day of school for many kids, leaving their schedules free for summer reading. The Smyrna Library invites you to register on its website for the Summer Reading Challenge, with the opportunity to win prizes! (Smyrna Library Kids via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll catch up with you next week with a new update!

— 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.