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February Business Luncheon Today

Here are the things you need to know on Feb. 23.

Weather

Expect patchy fog early morning, and mostly sunny skies through the rest of the day, with a high near 76, according to the National Weather Service. Wind is between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. A 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is in for tonight, with a low around 51.

Headlines

Facebook Parenting: Bad Medicine? A dad shot bullets through his daughter’s laptop to teach her a lesson—is his Facebook parenting too harsh or justified? Acworth Mom Kelly Miears thinks that he did the right thing. What do you think?

Happening

Acworth Business Association's February Luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today at NorthStar Church at 3413 Blue Springs Rd NW. The guest speaker is Eddie Williams of Williams Consulting Group, LLC. As a consultant, Williams conducts motivational and keynote presentations on topics including time management, leadership, sales training, decision making, team building and customer service.

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Cost is $15 for ABA members and $20 for non-members. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

This Day in History

Feb. 23, 1997: Scottish scientists announced the successful cloning of a sheep, Dolly.

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