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Week in Review: June 19-25

Missed a headline? Find all the highlights from this past week in a recap.

: For second year in a row, the Cobb NAACP sponsors "A Night Under the Stars" to begin its eighth year of honoring a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

: Three Texas Rangers draftees from the state of Georgia were introduced by the team at Turner Field Saturday in a pre-game ceremony.

: Acworth went on a motorcycle ride to benefit the Covering the Bases fundraiser for the special-needs Horizon Field.

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: Looking to add a furry friend to your family? Be sure to check the videos and photos of this past week's featured pets avaiable for adoption.

: An arrest warrant has been issued for Acworth resident Kara Pringle regarding nearly $10,000 missing from fundraisers at Osborne High.

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: Co-owner of the new business shares what it is like to run a faith-based dance studio.

Do mandatory motivational books really motivate us or instead insult our intelligence?

: When is it appropriate for children to learn the responsibility of taking care of a pet?

: 17 educators from Hangzhou, China visited Chattahoochee Technical College's Mountain View Campus Wednesday.

: David Banks' proposal to start school Aug. 8 goes before the Cobb Board of Education tonight.

: The local frozen yogurt shop is participating in a nationwide effort to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

: Third-, sixth- and seventh-graders led the district's overall gains on the standardized exams.

: At the Acworth Business Association's monthly business luncheon, KSU athletic director Vaughn Williams talked about the direction of athletics on campus.

: Acworth and the rest of Cobb still will start school Aug. 15.

: Those crazy cars with humanlike features go 3-D and go global.

: Thom W. Gray: "It’s both clear and disheartening to know that little has changed with the board."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."-Mark Twain

: Don't forget these things on your next road trip!

: Teams from around the country will begin competition at the East Cobb Baseball Complex and 16 area high schools in this week-long baseball tournament.

: Bring sunshine to your plate and palate with sweet mangoes.


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