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High school to open arts center to public
A $8.5 million performing arts center at Marietta High School will open to the public for a dedication and tour from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday at 1171 Whitlock Ave. Students will perform during the tour. A free concert by the Georgia Symphony Orchestra will be at 7 p.m. Tickets are required for the concert at www.georgiasmphony.org or MPAC@marietta.city.K12.ga.us.
Tucker McQueen for the AJC
Town Center at Cobb to host blood drive
Town Center at Cobb will host a Red Cross blood drive to mark the Labor Day holiday weekend from noon to 5 p.m. today at the mall, 400 Barrett Pkwy., Kennesaw, in the Sears Court. Veronica Fields Johnson
Atlanta
Students honored for passing AP exams
Eighty-five Atlanta Public Schools students are being recognized for their achievement on advanced placement exams.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program this month honored the students, who completed three or more AP exams with scores of three or higher. Eighty of the students are from Grady High School, three are from Carver School of the Arts, and two are from South Atlanta School of Law & Social Justice. Mark Niesse
Gwinnett
Adopt-A-Road seeks volunteer groups
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and the Gwinnett Department of Transportation is urging more residents to join the Adopt-A-Road program to help reduce trash and illegal signage alongside county roads.
Information: www.gwinnettcb.org/volunteer or 770-822-5187 or gwinnettcb@gwinnettcb.org. Karen Huppertz
DeKalb
Brighter Tomorrow seeks fundraising volunteers
A non-profit group that supports behavioral health and developmental disability services provided by DeKalb’s Community Service Board needs board members. The Brighter Tomorrow Foundation works to raise funds for the CSB, meaning board members should have fundraising experience or a background in providing healthcare. Information: 404-508-7875 or www.btfdekalb.org. April Hunt
Fayette
Peachtree City seeks planning volunteers
Peachtree City’s Planning Commission is looking for new volunteers to serve three-year terms. The five-member board helps administer zoning and land development ordinances by reviewing site plans for proposed developments. Applicants must be city residents; details are at http://peachtree-city.org/index.aspx?nid=155, and the deadline is Sept. 20.
Jill Howard Church for the AJC
Henry
Early voting expanding in Stockbridge
Early voting for the November elections will be expanded this year in Stockbridge. An agreement with the city and the county’s election department will allow a second week of early voting at the Ted Strickland Community Center beginning Oct. 19. The polls will be open two Saturdays. The city will pay $5,000 to offset the additional costs involved.
Early voting at the McDonough election headquarters for all Henry County voters begins Oct. 14. City Council seats will be on the ballot in all four cities as well as the mayor’s post in Hampton, McDonough and Stockbridge. A SPLOST referendum may be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Monroe Roark
