To celebrate students returning to school this year, Marietta City Schools will sponsor a educator technology conference in August. The conference will be held at Roswell Street Baptist Church on Aug. 6 at 7 a.m. It will include breakfast and several speakers. The theme of this year's conference is "Aftershock: Responding to the cultural shifts of Gen iY" and will feature Tim Elmore, an expert on technology and education. For more information, contact the district's offices at 770-422-3500.

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A native of Columbus and a fine arts graduate of Clark Atlanta, Amy Sherald was chosen as the official portrait artist of former first lady Michelle Obama. On the same week that the portrait was unveiled at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, it was also announced that Sherald was awarded the High Museum's 2018 David C. Driskell Prize. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

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