📅 Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Good morning, Jay! Hump day!
🌤️ Weather — 3-Day Outlook
🏠 Woodstock, GA — Now: 55°F • Wed: H 72° / L 52° | Rain 1% • Thu: H 79° / L 53° | Rain 4% • Fri: H 81° / L 61° | Rain 26% • 🤧 Pollen: 9.9/12 (High) — Alder, Juniper, Elm • 🟡 Air Quality: 54 (Moderate)
🏙️ Charlotte, NC — Now: 51°F • Wed: H 76° / L 46° | Rain 1% • Thu: H 74° / L 51° | Rain 1% • Fri: H 76° / L 58° | Rain 10%
🏔️ Johnson City, TN — Now: 53°F • Wed: H 73° / L 50° | Rain 1% • Thu: H 75° / L 56° | Rain 4% • Fri: H 78° / L 55° | Rain 24%
⚾ Braves — Spring Training
🤖 ABS learning curve: The automated ball-strike system is still a work in progress for players this spring as MLB prepares to use it for the first time in the regular season. It's even more complicated for those participating in both World Baseball Classic and Spring Training games — different rules, different strike zones.
🇻🇪 Ronald Acuña Jr. to WBC: Before leaving Braves camp, Acuña Jr. departed to join Team Venezuela for the World Baseball Classic. Another star heading to the international stage.
⚽ Atlanta United
🎤 17 Questions with Tata Martino — One of the most storied coaches in world football is an ATLien again. It's been more than seven years since Tata Martino left Atlanta United, with stops in Mexico and Miami in between his return. Martino led the 5-Stripes to MLS Cup glory in 2018, but today he finds a very different team to rebuild.
📺 WBD News
💰 Zaslav's big sale: David Zaslav Sells $114 Million in Warner Bros. Discovery Stock — Other top WBD execs, including Bruce Campbell, JB Perrette, and Gunnar Wiedenfels also sold shares as a window opened following nearly a year of dealmaking.
📺 Netflix perspective: Ted Sarandos pulled back the curtain on why Netflix ultimately walked away from bidding on Warner Bros., allowing David Ellison to prevail with his sweetened $111B deal to merge Paramount and WBD.
🏠 Local & Family News
⚖️ Charlotte: Lawsuit Filed to Halt I-77 Expansion — Civil rights groups are challenging the planned I-77 widening over its impact on historic Black neighborhoods. Despite multiple public sessions last year, community leaders say their concerns haven't been meaningfully addressed. Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson said he's willing to meet with community leaders to discuss improvements.
🥋 Cherokee County pride: Woodstock athletes won 7 state titles at the AAU Georgia Taekwondo Championship, highlighting the growing presence of elite-level youth athletics in the community.
🏀 Heads up: ACC Men's Basketball Tournament runs March 10-14 in Charlotte — championship game Saturday, March 14 at 8:30 PM. Traffic and crowds expected downtown.
Have a great day! ☕