East Cobb News is the only locally owned, continuously updated news website serving the East Cobb community of metro Atlanta. East Cobb News is independently operated and is not associated with any other media organization.
We want make it easy for you to stay informed, promote your business, let the community know about events and milestones and share your thoughts about living in East Cobb.
East Cobb News aims to earn community trust and credibility through timely, professional coverage of news and events and strengthening local commerce with affordable advertising opportunities.
Our goal is to turn our passion for community journalism into a vehicle for civic engagement and action, connecting the vital roles of citizens, organizations and local businesses in making East Cobb better. This approach reflects the vision, motto and pledge of East Cobb News:
“Local News for the Way You Live Today”
How to Contact East Cobb News
To share news tips and photos, and for general information about East Cobb News, get in touch with editor/publisher Wendy Parker by phone/text at 404-219-4278 or via e-mail at: wendy@eastcobbnews.com.
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Publisher/Editor
Wendy Parker is a journalist and longtime East Cobb resident with a wealth of experience reporting on her community.
Before starting East Cobb News, she was the founding editor of East Cobb Patch, covering local government, education, public safety, small business, development, community events, sports and the arts. She led Patch‘s regional coverage of Cobb schools and government, including the Atlanta Braves’ move to Cobb County.
A former reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she has been an online journalist for a decade and a half, serving as a producer and special projects editor at ajc.com. She also has been a writer and editor at WABE.org, the website for Public Broadcasting Atlanta’s NPR affiliate radio station, and served as social media manager for the EAST COBBER magazine.
Wendy attended public schools in East Cobb, graduating from Wheeler High School. After earning a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from Troy University, she was a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and for the AJC’s Cobb bureau. At the AJC she also covered college and women’s sports, the Olympics and soccer.
For her coverage of women’s college basketball for the AJC, Basketball Times and other publications, she was inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame in 2020.
She is a member of the East Cobb Business Association. Here’s more about Wendy and East Cobb News in a “4 Questions” Journalist Spotlight interview with Atlanta public relations executive Mitch Leff.
Why East Cobb News Matters!
- We’re serious about the journalism we do and we care about the quality of life in East Cobb—this is our hometown too!
- We’re online-only, but we do the news with an old-school touch, stressing the values of credibility, integrity and accountability;
- You’ll find no non-local or clickbait items that cheapen the news and cheat readers; no paywalls, surveys, autoplay videos or cluttery gimmicks;
- This who we really are, after nearly 40 years in the news publishing business.
Ethics Policy
East Cobb News does not accept unsolicited gifts, review materials or other items through the mail, electronically or in person. When we request items or information from individuals, companies and organizations, it is for standard news-gathering and advertising purposes only. We follow the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists.
