Career Training Focus of Panel

1.  will host a panel on the state of Georgia's workforce, and Canton-Sixes Patch will cover it live. Return to the site at 11:30 a.m. today as representatives from Chatt Tech, Cobb Works, the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Workforce Investment Board, the Department of Labor and the Technical College System of Georgia answer questions about the current state of the workforce pipeline and other issues.

2. Mayor Gene Hobgood will deliver the annual State of the City address during tonight's council meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. at . Also at tonight's meeting, Council member Bill Bryan will suggest the . For the complete agenda, open the PDF under the photo attached to this story.

3. After  on Friday, Freedom Middle administrators have asked parents to stop sending their kids to school with Starbucks coffee, McDonald's Coca-Colas and bottles containing something other than water.

4. Josh Shaw, Etowah High's defensive coordinator and assistant head coach, was on Wednesday, more than two months after Brian Dameron resigned.

5. The Cherokee County School District will launch one of its four .

BONUS: At 7 p.m. tonight, . Hooters will match the funds raised, up to $2,000, to help Clark pay for medical expenses. 

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