Let's Play Ball

1. The Atlanta Braves spirit team, the cow and a Los Angeles Dodgers draft pick will all be in Canton today for the first weekend of the baseball season in Macedonia. The cow will throw out the first pitch at 8 a.m. on the small field. Former Dodgers draft pick Jeff Auterson will do the honors on the big field. And the spirit team will hand out Braves souvenirs and other paraphernalia. For more information, visit the team's website.

2. Opening day can only mean one thing: Spring is near and it's daylight saving time. Don't forget to turn your clocks one hour ahead before you head to bed tonight.

3. At 9 a.m. today, the will play host to the Cherokee Republican Party convention. The party will elect a new executive board. After a total of four years as the chairman, Jeff Duncan is not seeking re-election.

4. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. is foreclosing on . The Sixes Road private school is $12 million in debt. Read the breaking news report . Watch school development director Parvis Nikkhoo explain the foreclosure .

5. As municipalities across Cherokee consider measures to regulate pill mills, the county's narcotics division has been chosen for a program that will make it easier for them to identify prescription drugs in the field. Field agents with the Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad will carry portable, battery-operated devices to accurately identify drugs they encounter on raids. The devices can identify drug chemicals in less than 10 seconds. Read more .

Bonuses: Are you a fan of kale? At 6 p.m., offers a healthy kale salad recipe that you must try.

Need a laugh? At 8 p.m., head over to the Canton Theatre for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a one act musical comedy. Tickets are $20 for students and seniors and $22 for everybody else.