🌱 Smyrna Rotarians Stuff Backpacks For Students + Cobb Adoption Event

Good morning, everybody. It's Monday in Smyrna-Vinings and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community today. Hope you all have a great day. Keep scrolling for the scoop.

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Cloudy, a thunderstorm in the p.m. High: 85 Low: 70.

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

1. The Rotary Club of Smyrna participated in a stuff backpacks project at Cobb Civic Center last Saturday. The event was organized by Amie Burke, CEO & Co-Founder of KIDS CARE, and attracted 80 volunteers who filled Elementary School, Middle School and High School backpacks with various items per school type appropriate checklists. (ROTARY CLUB of Smyrna, GA via Facebook)
2. The Cobb County Animal Services Shelter has reopened! To commemorate the reopening, the shelter is hosting a special adoption deal through Aug. 25. The shelter had temporarily closed due to a confirmed case of Streptococcus zooepidemicus, or “strep zoo.” (Cobb County Courier)
3. Atlanta Fire responded to a fire near a nightclub in Buckhead on Sunday morning. The call came in around 10:40 a.m. at 2159 Piedmont Road, resulting in a lane closure that caused delays south of the club. According to fire officials, smoke was coming out of the two-story building when they arrived, and fire crews were able to contain the fire from inside the building. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Today in and around Smyrna-Vinings:

• Office Hours At Pizookah Hookah (1:00 PM)
• Bad Bunny At Truist Park (5:30 PM)
• Smyrna Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting At A. Max Bacon City Hall, Council Chambers (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Calling all local house hunters: Could one of these recently-listed properties in the Smyrna-Vinings area be your new dream home? Get the details in Patch's latest real estate roundup. (Smyrna-Vinings Patch)
• Don't miss Smyrna's next Food Truck Tuesday, happening tomorrow from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Taylor-Brawner Park! Get the details on the City's website. (City of Smyrna)
• The Cobb County Public Library has published a new, interactive Read Around The World map. Click here to explore local books set in almost every continent. (Cobb County Courier)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! See you tomorrow 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.