David Thompson

Sports Reporter · Smyrna, GA

David has been covering Marietta’s professional sports scene for over 12 years, starting at the Cobb Life magazine. He holds a degree in Sports Management from Georgia Southern University and has a deep understanding of the local fan culture surrounding teams like the Braves and Falcons.

2 stories from David Thompson in Acworth

Schools

Lindley Middle School teacher named Literacy Teacher of the Year

MABLETON — Dr. Shawndella Roberts, a seventh-grade reading teacher at Lindley Middle School, was named metro Atlanta’s inaugural Literacy Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Council on Literacy on Thursday. kAm#@36CED C646:G65 E96 9@?@C 7@C 96C AC6G:@FD H@C 6?E2CJ $49@@=]k^Am kAmr@33 $49@@=D...

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Schools

Two Pebblebrook grads cut from ‘The Voice,’ but one could still be saved

NBC’s “The Voice” had the largest single-episode elimination in show history this week, and the show’s two Pebblebrook High School alums were not selected to move on. kAm|2C4FD {2556? yC][ 2 `h\J62C\@=5 a_ad 8C25F2E6[ 2?5 r92C:[ 2 b`\J62C\@=5 a_`a 8C25F2E6[ 5:5 ?@E >2 [ E96 D9@H’D 46=63C:EJ ;F586D...

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