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Snow cancels Santa visits on the Marietta Square

The Marietta Square looks delightful even if the weather is a little frightful. Photo: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

The Marietta Square looks delightful even if the weather is a little frightful. Photo: Jennifer Brett
By Jennifer Brett
Dec 8, 2017

He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake.

He gets that metro Atlanta really does not do snow very well.

Santa visits on the Marietta Square are canceled through Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Traffic is snarled in many places as many counties released students early after the snow started falling. Channel 2 Action News has been on the scene in Paulding County, where a school bus got stuck on an icy road. Scroll down for live coverage.

Championship high school games are among the other area cancelations.

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