Georgia's first lady coming to Cobb to honor this school

Georgia's First Lady Sandra Deal is coming to Marietta this week to honor a middle school for what its students accomplished over the summer.

Deal will speak at the school from 8:50 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Representatives from Scholastic, which sponsored the summer reading program, will also be there.

Here's how the next nine highest performing schools in Cobb fared:

» Dickerson Middle School: 420,260 minutes

» Blackwell Elementary School: 352,230 minutes

» Cheatham Hill Elementary School: 328,443 minutes

» Sope Creek Elementary School: 267,436 minutes

» Tritt Elementary School: 209,787 minutes

» Big Shanty Elementary School: 194,061 minutes

» Timber Ridge Elementary School: 188,818 minutes

» Garrett Middle School: 181,542 minutes

» Murdock Elementary School: 168,354 minutes

Like Cobb County News Now on Facebook| Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

About the Author

Flames erupted from two boats, one on Lake Lanier and another on Lake Nottely, during the Fourth of July holiday, officials said.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while another was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Their names were not released.

Once a Sears warehouse built in the 1920s, Ponce City Market has been transformed into a modern attraction.

The Latest

Credit: Zaire Breedlove

News