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5 Things You Need to Know, May 15

Here's your daily dose of what you need to start your day!

Looking for a reason to celebrate? May 15th provides all sorts of opportunities! It’s National Chocolate Chip Day (like we need a reason to eat chocolate?), National Sea Monkey Day (a forgotten species, perhaps?) and Relive Your Past Day (recommended celebration would be a Bee Gee’s retrospective).

May 15 is also recognized as Peace Officers Memorial Day. Patch sincerely thanks those who serve the community and remember those who have given their lives in this service.

The weather is predicted to be partly cloudy with a high of 79. Stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. Sunrise is at 6:34 a.m. and sunset is at 8:30 p.m.

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The best gas price is still $3.45 at both the Kroger Fuel Center at 3050 Five Forks Trickum (and maybe get some additional discounts with your Kroger card) and the QuikTrip at 4900 Stone Mountain Hwy. Check out our link for up-to-date traffic information to make the morning commute just that much better!

SPORTS: We wish good luck to and boys baseball teams and soccer teams in their match-ups today.

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Parkview’s Baseball team begins a best of three series in Class AAAAA quarterfinals at Hillgrove High in Cobb County. A double header is scheduled to start at 4:30 today.

Parkview boys soccer semifinals are at Centennial starting at 7:30 tonight. The Panthers beat 2011 State Champ Walton in overtime on Friday to advance for their opportunity to bring home a 7th title.

Providence Christian’s baseball plays Hebron Christian in Dacula for the Class A Quarterfinals in a double header today beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Providence's third-ranked boys soccer team plays at No. 4 Aquinas in the Class A semifinals  today at 6:30 p.m. The Stars

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