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Catch a Christmas tree lighting in Cobb next week

Close up of christmas tree with baubles and christmas biscuits

Credit: Tim Macpherson

Credit: Tim Macpherson

Close up of christmas tree with baubles and christmas biscuits
By Ben Brasch
Nov 22, 2017

A Christmas tree! Light refreshments! City of Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling!

There will be all that and choral singing and more at the tree lighting this year at Depot Park in the Cobb County city’s downtown.

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The program starts at 6 p.m. Nov. 28 and is expected to run an hour, the city said.

There will also be tree lightings at The Battery and Marietta Square.

But before then, there's always Black Friday shopping. Check out how that's going to work this year at Cumberland Mall and Town Center at Cobb.

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Channel 2’s Consumer Advisor Clark Howard explains why you should watch the sales closely for this year’s trees.

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Ben Brasch is the reporter tasked with keeping Fulton County government accountable. The Florida native moved to Atlanta for a job with The AJC. If there's something important to you going on in Fulton, he wants to know about it. Help him better metro Atlanta by dropping a line, anonymously or otherwise.

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