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Among the recent retirees of the Cobb County School District are several people who served at schools in East Cobb for more than 30 years. They were honored last week as part of a 335-member group that retired in 2020, 2021 and 2022 in the first such event since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The luncheon … Read more
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office is providing sample ballots for voters for the 2022 general elections that culminate on Nov. 8. The revamped My Voter Page (click here) allows voters to access a customized sample ballot that includes candidates in all the elected offices for which they are eligible to vote. That includes federal, … Read more
On Aug. 24 members of the Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K and the Lost Mountain Kiwanis Club sponsored the 27th Annual Youth Charity Golf Tournament at BridgeMill Athletic Club in Canton that raised more than $40,000 for various charitable organizations. They support Circle K Clubs at the college level, Key Clubs in high school, … Read more
The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday rejected a proposal to build an environmentally-friendly subdivision in the Northeast Cobb area after a contentious series of meetings. The board voted 4-0 to deny a request by Green Community Development, an Atlanta developer, for 13 homes on 7.5 acres of severely sloping terrain off Kinridge Court. Cobb … Read more
An urgent care clinic for pets will be opening soon at East Cobb Crossing Shopping Center. UrgentVet, which says it’s the first dedicated urgent care clinic for pets in the country, will open at 4363 Roswell Road, Suite 100, on Sept. 29. The Belmont, N.C.-based company founded in 2015 has 20 existing locations, including 8 … Read more
The Warby Parker eyeglass retail store at The Avenue East Cobb (4475 Roswell Road) is opening this Saturday, Sept. 24. According to a company release, it will be the fifth Warby Parker store in Georgia, joining locations in Buckhead, Westside Atlanta, Ponce City Market and Perimeter Mall. The East Cobb store will be in Suite … Read more
Eastminster Presbyterian Church will mark its 50th anniversary in October with a special catered dinner for current and former members and clergy, a special worship service and other festivities. The dinner takes place on Saturday, Oct. 8. The special service is scheduled for the next day, with a family barbecue and other festivities to follow. … Read more
PORCH-Marietta, a collection of volunteer, grassroots neighborhood organizations, is continuing an ongoing food drive to stock the food pantry at Brumby Elementary School and the Center for Family Resources. Participants leaved canned goods on their front porch on a designated day of the week that are collected by neighborhood coordinators. The items are sorted and … Read more
The following deeds for residential East Cobb real estate sales were filed Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2022 with the Cobb Superior Court Clerk’s Office Real Estate Department. The addresses include ZIP Codes; subdivision names and high school districts are in parenthesis: Aug. 29 4972 Gunners Run, 30075 (Gunners Pond, Lassiter): Kevin Tu to Vien An Tran, … Read more
Congregation Etz Chaim of East Cobb this week marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by honoring Cobb County School District resource officers. Their presentation on Wednesday to resource officers Jerry Quan, William Marshall Duling and Kevin Brunson, thanking them for their service, was conducted in partnership with the Jewish National Fund-USA. Teens … Read more
The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday adopted rules for the next year governing behavior by members of the public at school board meetings. An amended resolution passed 6-1 Thursday night, with the vote against cast by board member Charisse Davis of Post 6 that includes some of East Cobb. (You can read the new … Read more
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced its initial batch of semifinalists for the 2022-23 school year, and Walton and Wheeler high schools lead the way for the Cobb County School District. Of the 60 students, 44 come from high schools in East Cobb, including 18 from Walton and 16 from Wheeler. National Merit Scholarships … Read more
Cobb County Government has placed a legal ad announcing a proposed resolution that would amend the county code to enable the Board of Commissioners to redraw commission districts. The ad published Friday in The Marietta Daily Journal states that the measure will be discussed at commission meetings on Oct. 11 and Oct. 25, with a … Read more
A few readers have contacted us about the closing of Red Sky Tapas & Bar in East Cobb and we’ve contacted the restaurant to get more information. After 14 years, the restaurant founded by Terry Kirby and Brian Kennington at the Market Plaza Shopping Center on Johnson Ferry Road has shut its doors for good. … Read more
Here’s the first look a major change proposed for Paper Mill Village: The building containing an existing Starbucks location would give way to a two-story, standalone coffee shop with a drivethru lane. That’s according to filings with the Cobb Zoning Office in an application scheduled to be heard by the Cobb Planning Commission Oct. 4. … Read more
Cobb Police have arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill another man with a knife at an East Cobb Wendy’s restaurant Monday night. Anthony O’Bryant Brown, 30, whose booking report says he is homeless, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated assault after the incident at the Wendy’s at 2238 Roswell … Read more
The Chopt sign has gone up at one end of Pine Straw Plaza (4250 Roswell Road) where the California Pizza Kitchen used to be. But a timeline for the opening of the salad concept location in East Cobb has still to be announced. A public relations representative for Chopt Creative Salad Co. told East Cobb … Read more
The following Cobb food scores for the week of Sept. 12 have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details: Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar 3460 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 110 September 15, 2022 Score: 95, Grade: A China Dynasty 3605 Sandy Plains Road, … Read more
The Cobb Board of Education will be asked on Thursday to adopt a policy to govern conduct by members of the public at school board meetings. Proposals include the possibility of allowing the school board to meet in an alternate location should disruptions get out of hand and calling on law enforcement to intervene “in … Read more
The Cobb Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to table code amendment proposals pertaining to trash service. But they disagreed on when, or even if, to bring proposals back for board consideration. By a 4-1 vote, the commissioners approved tabling the amendments until January. Tuesday’s vote came before the first public hearing on code amendments, which … Read more