Month: November 2018

The Art Place winter/spring class registration, holiday events begin this week

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A full slate of winter and spring classes begins soon at The Art Place, and you can sign up starting Wednesday.The Art Place

A complete list of youth and adult classes can be found here, with course details, fees, dates and other relevant information.

The Art Place also has announced its schedule of holiday events, and tickets are available for them, including the St. Nick’s Cafe and the Empty Bowl Brunch, which is a fundraiser for MUST Ministries.

The Art Place also will begin its annual Artist Attic on Thursday, featuring items produced by class participants for sale through the holiday shopping season.

The sneak-a-peak for the Artist Attack also will be on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Also on Saturday, there will be a gift-giver’s workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You’ll get step by step instruction for three projects for handmade pieces to place under your holiday tree.

The workshop is for those age 16 and older. The class fee is $30 and the supply fee is $10.

The Art Place is located at 3330 Sandy Plains Road, next to the Mountain View Regional Library and the East Cobb Senior Center.

 

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Walton and Kell football teams at home as state playoffs begin Friday

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The Georgia High School Association pairings are out, and the Walton and Kell football teams will be home teams in first-round games on Friday.

The Raiders, who finished runner-up in Region 4 of Class 7A, are 9-1, with their only loss to region champion Roswell. Walton will be facing Camden County of Kingsland, on the Georgia coast. The Wildcats, won three state titles in the last decade are 7-3 this year and finished third in Region 1, which includes Colquitt County.

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Raider Valley. The Class 7A bracket can be found here, and includes a possible second-round game between Walton and Hillgrove of West Cobb.

Other local teams in the Class 7A playoffs are Marietta, McEachern and Pebblebrook, which clipped Wheeler last week for a post-season berth.

Kell finished the regular season in strong fashion to earn the runner-up spot in Region 7 of Class 5A. The Longhorns, who are 8-2, will play host on Friday to Carver of Atlanta, which is 5-5. Here is the Class 5A bracket. Kickoff at the Stockyard is 7:30 p.m.

In Class 6A, Pope will have to hit the road after earning the final playoff spot in Region 7. The Greyhounds, who are 5-5, will play at Creekview, and it will be a tough task. The Grizzlies are a perfect 10-0 on the season. Kickoff also starts at 7:30 at Creekview (1550 Owens Store Road, Canton).

The Class 6A bracket can be found here, and includes Allatoona and Harrison.

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Two East Cobb precinct changes made for Tuesday’s elections

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A couple of notes as we wrap up our preview material for Tuesday’s voting:

There have been two East Cobb precinct changes to keep in mind.East Cobb precinct changes, Catholic Church of St. Ann

The Bells Ferry 3 precinct that had been located at Noonday Baptist Church on Canton Road has moved right across the road, to the church’s East campus, located at 4120 Canton Road.

The Timber Ridge polling station has moved away from Timber Ridge Elementary School and is now at the Catholic Church of St. Ann, seen at right (4905 Roswell Road), for what Cobb Elections said were due to security concerns at the school.

Classes are not in session on Tuesday because of the elections. It will be a staff learning day instead.

If you’re not sure where your precinct is located, you can check at the Georgia Secretary of State website here.

All precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. There is no early voting on Monday.

Cobb Elections also has issued sample ballots to see what names and ballot issues will be awaiting you when you head to the polls. Here’s the consolidated ballot for all voters in the county, and here’s a link to get the names you’ll be seeing on your personalized ballot.

As we noted yesterday, early voting that ended Friday was up dramatically from the 2014 midterms, with nearly 112,000 ballots already cast in Cobb in person. Nearly 23,000 more voters have cast absentee ballots.

In addition to a close Georgia governor’s race, local voters will have full slates on most of their ballots. That includes East Cobb, where 10 races are being contested, including 6th District Congress, District 3 of the Cobb Board of Commissioners, two Cobb school board seats, a State Senate seat and five State House seats.

Please visit our East Cobb Elections Guide link below for full previews of those races and other voting information.

If we missed anything or you spot a correction that needs to be made, e-mail us: editor@eastcobbnews.com.

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East Cobb sports update: Pope and Walton volleyball cruise to state titles

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For Walton, a 13th state championship in volleyball was entirely expected. For Pope, which hadn’t claimed a title in seven years, getting back into the winner’s circle was a new experience for current players and coaches.pope volleyball

On Saturday, the East Cobb teams finished up the Georgia High School Association volleyball finals at Marietta High School with convincing performances.

The Greyhounds toppled Cobb rival Allatoona in four games, 25-17, 15-25, 25-18 and 25-21, to win the 6A championship match. Pope finished with a record of 40-9 under coach Shawn Darling, who is in his second season.

Some of the team leaders for Pope this season were Stella Dees (370 kills), Zeren Yesilova (467 digs) and Eliza Dees (855 assists). While Eliza Dees is one of four seniors on this year’s team, the Greyhounds will have many of their regular players back for the 2019 season.

Other members of the Pope team include Lily Harvey, Alyssa Linde, Madison Mims, Ella Burris, Madison Cross, Ava Vikovic, Sophie Gould, Caroline Wiseman, Adair Hutchinson, Mackenzie Kahill, Renee Bissel and Brianna Dempsey.

Walton Volleyball teamAfter that, Walton took to the court against Milton, and the Raiders won in three straight games, 25-14, 25-15, 25-14, to claim the Class 7A championship. In winning a fourth consecutive state title, Walton was 41-3 on the season and did not lose to an in-state opponent.

Walton’s seniors were dominant, especially Gabby Gonzales and Riley MacNeill, who will be attending Ohio State for college.

The other Raiders seniors this season were Riley Spurlin, Jordan Rush, Caroline Cheney, Molly Pember, Meghan Froemming and Lauryn Burrows. Other team members include Madison Morey, Phoebe Awoleye, Katie Strickland, Kendall O’Brien, Sydney Barrett, Catherine Cheney, Chandler Parker, Emery Dupes, Caroline Kiehnau, Greta Hans and Aviah Miller.

This is the seventh title for Walton under head coach Suzanne Fitzgerald, who is in her 13th season.

The Pope community had another team to celebrate this weekend, as the boys cross country squad brought home the Class 6A GHSA title at the state meet in Carrollton on Friday.

The Greyhounds collected 51 points, with Harrison coming in second with 77 points (like golf, lower scores are better). Four Pope runners finished in the top 14, led by by Will Brown (8th), KC Heron (10th), Axel Mateo (11th), Cole Heron (13th) and Anthony Parisi (14th).

Also competing in the 5K race for Pope were, Conor Krause and Nicholas Corso.

The Pope girls were 4th in the Class 6A meet, which was won by region rival Cambridge. Sophie Boice of Pope finished fourth and Lorel Golden was 11th.

The Walton boys came in third in the Class 7A cross country meet. The top finisher for the Raiders was Zac Shaffer, who was 16th.

The Walton girls also were third in Class 7A, which was won by Marietta. Abigail Robertson of Walton finished in seventh place.

 

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Georgia governor’s race makes closing flourish in Cobb battleground

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Georgia governor's race, Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp

Once the bastion of Southern Sunbelt Republicanism, Cobb County has become hotly contested turf in major elections. The Georgia governor’s race is the latest example.

In 2016, a majority of Cobb voters preferred a Democratic presidential candidate over a Republican for the first time since Jimmy Carter.

Hillary Clinton’s 48-46 margin over Donald Trump revealed some gradual demographic changes in the Cobb electorate which could factor in many state and local elections that will conclude on Tuesday.

The major-party nominees for Georgia governor both visited Cobb this week, and one with very notable company. Democrat Stacey Abrams, a former minority leader of the Georgia House, had a town hall meeting Thursday at the Cobb Civic Center with Oprah Winfrey.

That Oprah Winfrey. On Friday, former President Barack Obama stumped on behalf of Abrams in Atlanta.

Vice President Mike Pence was in the state this week at the same time, campaigning for Republican nominee Brian Kemp, the Georgia Secretary of State. On Monday, President Trump will be coming to Macon to campaign for Kemp, whom he endorsed in a runoff.

Abrams would be the first black and female governor in Georgia, and the first black female governor in any state.

Kemp also was in Cobb County this week, and had an event at Williamson Bros. BBQ in East Marietta.

Georgia voters also will be choosing a whole slate of statewide offices, including lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, two public service commissioners as well as labor, agriculture and insurance commissioners.

Some polls have the governor’s race too close to call. A runoff is possible but is not considered likely, with Libertarian candidate Ted Metz polling under 2 percent.

Early voting ended in Cobb on Friday, and Cobb Elections is reporting that more than 92,000 people voted in person through Thursday. Another 21,000 Cobb voters cast absentee ballots.

According to Ryan Anderson, creator of the independent site Georgia Votes, more than 2 million early votes have been cast across the state, an increase of 120 percent from early voting during the 2014 midterm elections.

East Cobb voters will have a full slate of races on their ballots, which is a rare thing. There is a Democrat in every race in an area that has all Republican incumbent office holders.

We’ll have more later this weekend and on Monday as the campaigning comes to a close, and final balloting takes place on Tuesday.

 

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Wheeler football falls short in playoff bid; Walton, Kell solidify seeds

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Wheeler football

After starting the season 5-0, the Wheeler football team sputtered out of any chance to reach the playoffs in what turned out to be the Wildcats’ final game of 2018.

Wheeler was clipped at home by Pebblebrook by a 38-35 score, as the Falcons claimed the final playoff berth from Region 2 of Class 7A. Although the Wildcats finished with a winning record overall at 6-4, their 1-4 region record was fifth in the region. Pebblebrook is 4-6 but 2-3 in the region.

The Wildcats led 21-7 at one point on Friday, and then almost clawed their way back after trailing 35-21.

Wheeler had a high-powered offense, led by quarterback C.J. Ogbonna, but it was the defense that faltered down the stretch of the season. Last week, the Wildcats were torched by Westlake 76-35, setting up a win-or-go-home finale against Pebblebrook.

The Walton Raiders nailed down the No. 2 seed in Region 4 of Class 7A with a 30-7 win at Woodstock. The Raiders, who scored 21 points in the third quarter, are 9-1 and 4-1 and will have a home playoff game next week. Walton has defeated seven teams who also are going to the playoffs.

The hottest of the East Cobb teams to finish the regular season is Kell, which rolled to its sixth consecutive win Friday by a convincing 41-18 score against Woodland. The Longhorns are 8-2 and 6-2 in Region 7 of Class 5A, and also will be playing at home to start the playoffs.

Sprayberry ended a long season on a high note, defeating River Ridge easily, by a 44-6 score. The Yellow Jackets finished 3-7 overall, and 3-6 in Region 6 of Class 6A.

Lassiter’s long season didn’t fare as well, however. The Trojans were looking for their first win in Region 4 of Class 7A, and had a good chance after taking the lead in overtime on Friday. However, playoff-bound Cherokee prevailed 26-23, as Lassiter turned in a 1-9 season, and 0-5 in region games.

The only win of the season for Lassiter came early, against Pope, by a 30-24 score. The Greyhounds ended their regular season last week at 5-5 and 5-3 in Region 7 of Class 6A. That was good enough to nail down the final playoff spot from that region.

The Georgia High School Association will announce first-round playoff pairings later this weekend.

 

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East Cobb Elections Preview: District 37 Georgia House

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District 37 Georgia House, Sam Teasley, Mary Frances Williams

The District 37 Georgia House seat that includes portions of Northeast Cobb will feature a three-term incumbent against a first-time candidate.

Republican State Rep. Sam Teasley did not have primary opposition in May. Mary Frances Williams won a three-way Democratic primary without a runoff.

He is a realtor and the vice chairman of the House Republican Caucus. She is a social worker and lobbyist, and the daughter of the late Marietta mayor and state representative Howard Atherton.

District 37 also includes portions of the city of the Marietta and West Cobb.

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Sam Teasley | Mary Frances Williams | District 37 map

Teasley has advocated conservative positions on fiscal and cultural issues during his time in the legislature.

He is the sponsor of the Direct Primary Care Act, which he says will expand “healthcare freedom” for families by declaring that direct care agreements are not considered insurance.

Teasley also voted this year to reduce corporate and individual income tax rates and supports a state constitutional amendment that would require a super-majority vote in the legislature for any tax increase.

He also has been a sponsor of legislation to raise the cap on state tax credits for private schools.

He has been endorsed by the Family Policy Alliance, which is a public policy arm of the conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family.

Williams has been an advocate for full funding of Quality Basic Education in Georgia. Her top priority is working for better access to health care. As a lobbyist she advocated for the Family Care Act, which became law last year. It allows for employees to use sick leave to care for ailing family members.

On transit matters, she favors what she calls a “a proactive statewide transportation policy” that includes Cobb County.

Williams said she is running now, after working as a lobbyist for 30 years at the State Capitol, because “I’ve become increasingly frustrated by the lack of movement on issues that matter.”

She has received endorsements and backing from the AFL-CIO, Georgia Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Georgia WINS, which supports Democratic candidates.

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Cobb robbery suspect escapes from WellStar Kennestone Hospital

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Law enforcement agencies in the county are getting out word that a Cobb robbery suspect who was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for medical observation has escaped.Jules Jackson, Cobb robbery suspect escapes

The man has been identified as Jules Jackson, 19, and the photo to the right was also released by Cobb Police and other agencies.

Police said Jackson slipped out of handcuffs and escaped out of a window at the hospital overnight on Friday morning. He was taken to Kennestone as a precaution after swallowing “a potentially dangerous amount” of narcotics before his arrest.

Police said “a large contingent” of officers from Cobb, Marietta and Powder Springs searched the area near the hospital, which was on a temporary lockdown but has since resumed regular operations.

Police also said there were no reported injuries and there is “no immediate cause for concern for the general public.”

Police said that on Thursday, Jackson and David Roberts, 26, were arrested for an armed robbery on Leland Drive, in an apartment complex off Windy Hill Road and near I-75.

Anyone with information about Jackson’s whereabout is asked to call 911 immediately.

 

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East Cobb synagogues holding ‘Show Up for Shabbat’ services Saturday

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After spending this week absorbing the tragedy of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, East Cobb synagogues will be taking part in a new national effort to promote unity and awareness during Saturday services.

It’s part of an effort called “Show Up for Shabbat,” which is being promoted by the American Jewish Committee.

Congregation Etz Chaim (1190 Indian Hills Parkway) is taking part, and here’s how the synagogue is describing the effort to its members:

Rabbi Daniel Dorsch, Congregation Etz Chaim, East Cobb synagogues
Rabbi Daniel Dorsch, Congregation Etz Chaim

“It calls for all Jews, our allies, elected officials, civic and religious leaders of all faiths to come together and stand as one united community. Let us all stand in solidarity with those we mourn in light of this horrific attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

“We urge you to stand in solidarity in this national initiative. We will #ShowUpForShabbat. We will not be afraid. We will not allow hatred and bigotry to destroy our faith. We stand together. We mourn together. Let us be a light unto the nations.”

Etz Chaim Rabbi Daniel Dorsch told a local business group Thursday that non-Jews are also invited to the service, which takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“This has been a very challenging week,” he said at a breakfast of the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. He said the objective is to show solidarity, and “not to tolerate hatred and bigotry in our community.”

Etz Chaim is the Hebrew translation of “Tree of Life.” After the shootings, which killed 11 people, members of nearby Catholic Church of St. Ann created a memorial at Etz Chaim for the victims, arranging 11 chairs outside the synagogue in a circle. Each chair seat had a card with the victim’s name and a rose.

Earlier this week, Temple Kol Emeth held a solidarity service (East Cobb News coverage here) that included members of other faith communities in the area.

On Saturday, the Chabad of Cobb synagogue on Lower Roswell Road also is taking part in Show Up for Shabbat. According to a Rabbi Ehpraim Silverman, a special service will follow at 11:30 a.m., marking the end of Shiva, a period of remembrance for those who were murdered.

In a social media posting, Silverman said Cobb County officials, including those from law enforcement, will be discussing security matters.

 

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Brumby Elementary School food pantry opened by MUST Ministries

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Brumby Elementary School food pantry
Rev. Ike Reighard of MUST Ministries opens the Brumby Elementary School food pantry with students, volunteers and staff. (Cobb County School District photos)

The 31st school in Cobb and Marietta schools to be provided with a food pantry had a ribbon-cutting Thursday. The Brumby Elementary School food pantry is now open to students as part of the non-profit’s Save It Forward initiative.

The pantries are located primarily at Title I public schools in the county to address hunger and nutrition needs for at-risk students.

Brumby Elementary School food pantry

Brumby Elementary School food pantry

In the Save It Forward program, volunteer shoppers receive weekly e-mail lists for items that cost less than $6 each. Those items, which also include toiletries, are then stocked on the shelves at the school pantries for students and their families who need them.

Partial funding for the pantries also comes from the United Way of Greater Atlanta. More than 3,000 Cobb students and their families are served by the school pantries.

On hand for Thursday’s event were Cobb Board of Education member Scott Sweeney and State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, as well as members of the Rotary Club of East Cobb, which is involved extensively with community service projects at Brumby Elementary School.

Brumby Elementary School social worker
Rev. Reighard meets with Charlene Brisco, the Brumby social worker.

Other Save It Forward schools in East Cobb include Lassiter and Sprayberry high schools and McCleskey Middle School.

 

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East Cobb Elections Preview: District 46 Georgia House

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District 46 Georgia House, John Carson, Karin Sandiford

Since winning a special election in 2011, State Rep. John Carson has had few tests to his incumbency in the District 46 Georgia House seat that covers some of Northeast Cobb and southern Cherokee.

The Republican Carson was unopposed in the May primary, and hasn’t had a Democratic challenger since 2012. In the general election, he faces first-time candidate Karín Sandiford, who was the only Democrat to qualify.

Carson is a CPA and commercial banker with SunTrust Bank. Sandiford, a native of Brazil, has a background corporate leadership and is a managing partner of Latam Innovation LLC, a technology consulting firm.

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Carson was the chief sponsor of a new hands-free driving law that took effect in Georgia this summer.

This year he also voted to reduce corporate and personal income tax rates and supports the elimination of corporate taxes. He is opposed to any extension of Obamacare in Georgia, saying it will add $500 million a year to the state budget and “will kill jobs, destroy our healthcare system, and hurt our families.”

He also is a sponsor of state legislation in 2018 that will increase private school tuition tax credits. Currently there is a $58 million cap on what the state can provide.

HB 217, which passed the legislature and was signed by Gov. Nathan Deal, will raise the cap to $100 million a year.

Like many Democrats running in nearby East Cobb legislative races, Sandiford supports expanding Medicaid in Georgia. She also is in favor of making technical colleges tuition-free for Georgia residents. Sandiford is against campus carry laws.

Her other priorities include work- and career-related matters. She advocates a pay inquiry law that would prohibit employers from asking job candidates about past income.

Sandiford, a single mother to four children, also wants to offer companies a tax incentive with Work From Home programs, saying technology “offers us the capabilities and conveniences to work from home, so family time, or your personal time, should never be robbed because of traffic.”

 

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East Cobb Citizen of the Year is Brenda Rhodes, Simple Needs GA founder

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East Cobb Citizen of the Year, Barbara Rhodes
Brenda Rhodes receives the East Cobb Citizen of the Year plaque from Johnny Johnson of Edward-Johns Jewelers. (East Cobb News photos by Wendy Parker)

The East Cobb Citizen of the Year for 2018 has an expansive background in community service, but she noticed some seemingly small things from her primary volunteering effort that led to larger action.

Volunteering at MUST Ministries inspired Brenda Rhodes to do something more for the homeless and low-income people who relied upon the non-profit agency for shelter, food and other basic assistance.

In 2010, the East Cobb resident started Small Needs GA, a non-profit that helps those in need with a little more—like bringing tents to those living in the woods, or duffel bags with toiletries and other household items.Barbara Rhodes, 2018 East Cobb Citizen of the Year

It’s grown to much more than that, but her philosophy has remained the same.

“I just happened to see some needs that were being unmet,” Rhodes said Thursday as she was honored by the East Cobb Area Council of the Chamber of Commerce at a breakfast at Indian Hills Country Club.

“So I thought that I should do something about it.”

That was in 2010. Since then, Simple Needs GA has helped hundreds of clients, many of them single mothers with children, often fleeing domestic violence and abuse. Among the items delivered are birthday and Christmas presents, shoes, furniture, bedding and mattresses and school uniforms.

Last year, Simple Needs GA provided birthday gifts and other items to more than 200 homeless children in Cobb through the My Birthday Matters and Spirit of Christmas programs.

Rhodes, who holds down a corporate job as a business analyst at Genesys, says she spends 20-30 hours a week with Simple Needs GA, and even drives delivery trucks.

“It’s actually fun to drive a big truck,” she said.

“Our goal is to meet the needs that aren’t being met” by other agencies. “We’re trying to fill the gap.”

Simple Needs GA accepts donations of money and other items on its website. More about its programs and community partnerships can be found here.

Rhodes has served in many capacities as a community volunteer. In addition to MUST, she has helped with Good Mews Animal Foundation, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hands On Atlanta, WellStar Foundation and The Center for Family Resources.

She contributes to local missions teams, sings in the choir at First United Methodist Church of Marietta and belongs to the Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

Rhodes is a two-time recipient of the National Points of Light Award and was Hands On Atlanta’s Premier Volunteer in 2004.

She is a graduate of the 2016 class of Leadership Cobb and the winner of the 2016 W. Wyman Pilcher Jr. Memorial Grant for community service from the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association.

The East Cobb Area Council chooses the Citizen of the Year from nominations made by members of various community service organizations, including the East Cobb Lions Club, Rotary Club of East Cobb, the East Cobb Civitans Club, the East Cobb Business Association and others.

 

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Cobb Police active shooter training scheduled for SunTrust Park

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If you’re in the vicinity of SunTrust Park during early November and see a lot of law enforcement presence, there’s a reason for that. There will be Cobb Police active shooter training going on, and they’re sending out word about what you’ll notice: Cobb Police active shooter training

Beginning November 1, 2018 the Cobb County Police Department will be conducting large scale training at SunTrust Park. This training will result in a large number of emergency vehicles and personnel in and around the Park. The training will be conducted November 1 and 2, 2018, and it will continue on November 5 through November 9. Passersby and residents may notice an increased police, fire, and emergency medical services presence in the afternoon hours and late into the evening

We are excited about our partnership with the Atlanta Braves and the opportunity to train in a real-world environment to better prepare our officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel to more effectively respond to and handle all emergencies in Cobb County.

 

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