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Try a new sport with Chick-fil-A in upcoming Power Camp 2013

Try a new sport with Chick-fil-A in upcoming Power Camp 2013

ATLANTA -- The Chick-fil-A Foundation is partnering with Fellowship of Christian Athletes to invite youth near Atlanta to Morehouse College for some new opportunities in sports. 

Darrlynn Brister, spokeswoman for the Chick-fil-A foundation reported that a day camp, Power Camp 2013, is being held where kids can try some non-traditional sports, and get training from accomplished athletes from high school to the pros. 

Three camps are being held: June 10-14, June 17-21 and June 24-28. All camps will take place at Morehouse College in Atlanta. 

All Georgia patrols to crack down on drunk driving, speeding

All Georgia patrols to crack down on drunk driving, speeding

(WXIA) -- Summer 2013, as reported by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, makes ten years in a row that police are bumping up the number of patrols throughout Georgia - to crack down on dangerous driving. 

Katie Fallon, spokeswoman for the GOHS said the boost in patrol is part of the 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) campaign. It is a strategy in which all jurisdictions of highway safety enforcement work to reduce aggressive, high-speed travel and driving under the influence. During the summer months, accidents happen from these two bad driving habits. 

"Temperatures won't be the only thing making the heat rise this summer," Director Harris Blackwood said. "From drunk drivers to aggressive speeders, all unsafe motorists will be feeling the H.E.A.T."

Fallen Officer 5K in Powder Springs remembers those lost

Fallen Officer 5K in Powder Springs remembers those lost

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Once a year, the Fallen Officer 5K is held to remember officers who have defended Georgia residents, and lost their lives be being a hero. 

The race is set for Saturday, May 11. That morning, registration opens at 7:00, and runners will take off at 8:00. Participants should meet at the start of the race, Lost Mountain Baptist Church on Old Dallas Road. 

Funds collected from the race will help families make a trip to Washington D.C. for a memorial during Police Week that is taking place later in May. The Memorial helps families who have lost loved ones to keep healing. Helping out with the race is Concerns of Police Survivors, a nonprofit that helps families cope. 

Booker T. Washington's granddaughter to speak to Cobb community

Booker T. Washington's granddaughter to speak to Cobb community

AUSTELL, Ga. -- Robin Washington Banks will speak at the upcoming "Remembering my Father: A Tuskagee Airman" event on Ma7 7 in Austell.

Banks if the great granddaughter of Booker T. Washington, and will talk of his service during World War II. Following her speech, those who attend will be able to see the Kennesaw State University of History and Holocaust Education exhibit display panels "The Tuskagee Airman: the Segregated Skies of World War II."

The event is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., and will be held at Sweetwater Library in the Threadmill Mall Complex. For more information, call (770) 819-3290. 

Cobb school board approves tentative budget

Cobb school board approves tentative budget

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Efforting to cut more than $86 million dollars from next year's budget, Cobb County school board members wrestled for nearly two hours before adopting a tentative budget.

Stressing that changes can still be made before a final vote next month, members have agreed to eliminate 182 positions through attrition.

Teachers are looking at five furlough days which will be taken on instructional days meaning parents will have to find other arrangements for their children on those days.

While class sizes will not increase for elementary students, Cobb's middle schools and high schools will take on an extra student per class.

A bit of good news for teachers.  The proposed cuts first talked about numbered more than 300.  They'll also receive half a year worth of step increases, or raises.

Senior Idol brings music, comedy, dance to Cobb County

Senior Idol brings music, comedy, dance to Cobb County

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- For the ninth time, Cobb Senior Idol is being held for all residents in Cobb County. 

On Tuesday, May 7, at the Jennie T. Anderson Theater, there will be an afternoon of entertainment, including music, comedy and dancing, as contestants compete to become the 2013 Cobb Senior Idol. The top five will be chosen by a panel of judges, and the winner will be decided by audience members.

Tickets are $5, available at local senior centers or at the door. 

Anyone interested in performing should call (770) 528-1445 by the May 6 deadline. 

National Drug Take-Back Day

National Drug Take-Back Day

 

It's an opportunity for those who have accumulated unwanted and unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of them.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take-Back Initiative takes place Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in various locations throughout the state.

Find a drop off spot nearest you here.

In the five previous Take-Back events, the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners, have collected more than two million pounds (1,018 tons) of prescription medication from circulation.  The National Prescription Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of these medications.