Local News for the Way You Live Today
Submitted information: The Fall Book Sale will be held at Cobb Civic Center October 14-16, 2022. Materials for sale include books for all ages in both hardcover and paperback, DVDs, Books on CD and audiocassette, and magazines. Prices range from 10 cents to $4.00. Find a price list here. Cobb Civic Center is at 548 South … Read more
Submitted information about the Cobb Public Library summer reading program: Bring your whole family to enjoy the Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party 5-7 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at the Switzer Library in downtown Marietta. This event is free and open to the public. Come dressed in your favorite dancing outfit from your favorite decade for the … Read more
Submitted information: Cobb’s Law Library is open to the public and provides resources for legal information for attorneys and laypeople. The Law Library is on the fourth floor of Cobb Superior Court, 70 Haynes St., Marietta, and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 770-528-1884. We do not … Read more
Cobb County government is urging 2020 Census participation during this shelter-in-place time by sending out a response map according to public library districts. Those living in the East Cobb and Mountain View library districts had the highest response at 59.6 and 58.5 percent, respectively, and the West Cobb and Kemp zones are the others with … Read more
After holding an open house in February to solicit feedback on proposals to ease congestion at the intersection of Holly Springs Road and Post Oak Tritt Road, Cobb DOT has scheduled a similar public meeting this month. The next open house is set for Tuesday, May 14, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Regional … Read more
The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to name the county government’s main office building on the Marietta Square in honor of late Cobb County Manager David Hankerson. Commissioners also issued a proclamation to Hankerson’s family during their Tuesday business meeting, and the Atlanta Braves contributed an honorary jersey with his name, and … Read more
Submitted information and photos: It was the best of times; It was more of the best of times as the Cobb Library System celebrated being named the 2023 Georgia Library of the Year by the Georgia Public Library Service. In honor of the award, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 11, 2024, as Cobb County Public Library … Read more
Dr. Dhaval Desai, author of “Burning Out on the COVID Front Lines: A Doctor’s Memoir of Fatherhood, Race and Perseverance in the Pandemic,” will speak about his memoir Tuesday at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road). He will be in conversation from 6:30-8 p.m. with veteran broadcaster Jeff Hullinger about … Read more
Three locations in East Cobb are among the six venues from the Cobb County Public Library (CCPL) and Cultural Affairs Division of Cobb PARKS’ arts centers to feature quilt exhibits throughout the county in March. They’re “challenge quilts” from an East Cobb Quilters’ Club competition, and they’ll be on exhibit from March 4-29. The Sewell Mill … Read more
Submitted information: AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers will provide free tax preparation assistance at three Cobb County Public Libraries. Service is provided by appointment only. For the do-it-yourself tax preparer, Cobb County libraries are making available federal 2023 1040 tax forms and instruction booklets to area residents while supplies last. Libraries also will offer free printing of … Read more
Kay Morgan, a Republican running for Cobb Commission Chair, will speak to the Association of Mature American Citizens at the East Cobb Library.
Kay Morgan, a Republican who has announced her candidacy for Cobb Commission Chair, will be speaking in East Cobb next week. She’s the featured guest at a Feb. 20 meeting of the Association of Mature American Citizens at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road) starting at 6:45 p.m. Morgan, a realtor from West … Read more
Efforts by Cobb DOT to acquire right-of-way to begin long-planned improvements along Lower Roswell Road have hit a snag with some commercial property owners. The department said it’s still negotiating, but will ask the Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to approve condemnation proceedings for six parcels of land at Parkaire Landing Shopping Center and … Read more
Submitted by Cobb County Government: Cobb County Public Library (CCPL) has been recognized as Library of the Year for its commitment to serving its community by partnering with numerous organizations within its county and statewide, and for efforts to expand access to materials and essential services to its community. The library serves a population of over … Read more
As we mentioned previously, web traffic at East Cobb News reached an all-time high in 2023. As we close out our news coverage this year, we’ve surpassed 1.7 million pageviews and 900,000 unique monthly visitors for the past 12 months. Our previous best was in 2020, dominated by coverage of the local response to COVID-19 and a … Read more
Brunessa Drayton, a former Cobb Library System supervisor and chief assistant to Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, announced Tuesday she is running for Cobb Superior Court Clerk in 2024. Drayton, a Democrat who declared her intent to run in November, said she is running “because the Clerk’s office is in need of leadership that’s focused … Read more
Two years after carving up East Cobb into two Congressional districts, the Georgia legislature could be dramatically tearing up those lines again. During a special legislative session that got underway earlier this week, Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee Chairwoman Shelly Echols submitted a map that would put most of East Cobb in the 11th Congressional … Read more
With the start of December comes a busy slate of holiday festivities in the East Cobb area, leading off on Friday with the return of the Apple Annie Arts and Crafts Show. More than 100 vendors will be selling their wares from 9-6 Friday and 9-2 Saturday at the Catholic Church of St. Ann (4905 … Read more
It’s been nearly a year since there have been events around Cobb’s proposed Unified Development Code. A UDC is a comprehensive planning guide which incorporates zoning, planning and land-use with design, landscaping, architectural and other guidelines. Local Atlanta-area jurisdictions that have them are the cities of Atlanta and Roswell and DeKalb County. Cobb commissioners voted … Read more
The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday approved a slate of legislative priorities requested by Cobb County School District officials that include a number of rollover items. There also is a new item that follows in the wake of a school library controversy in the district over sexually explicit materials. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale is asking … Read more
