Action on Canton Water Rates Possible Tonight

1. will debut its version of , the Broadway classic about a little orphan girl, at 7 tonight. Additional shows will be held Friday and Saturday. Look for a video report from the final rehearsal at noon.  

2. Students at have created an online petition to show their support for Richard Grossman, the language arts teacher who was arrested Monday after he allegedly backhanded a 14-year-old student. As of 5 a.m. today, 58 people had signed the petition. To read the story about the arrest, click .  

3. The Canton City Council will meet at 6 tonight at . Council members may take action on water and sewer rates. . A discussion and possible vote will take place during the city manager's report. Click on the PDF on this page for the full agenda.

4. Tonight, the Cherokee County Board of Education is expected to confirm  Managing Editor Barbara Jacoby as the school system's spokeswoman. Jacoby replaces Mike McGowan, who had his fourth DUI arrest in Georgia on Dec. 17. Karon Warren has a preview of the school board meeting coming up at 6 a.m.

5. Also on tonight's agenda, school board members will vote on a new policy for determining class ranking. The vote comes after a controversy surrounding the valedictorian selection for the graduating class of 2011. has that story at 8 a.m.