Summer Adventure Challenge Kickoff celebrations presented by the Cobb County Public Library System will be staged outdoors at four libraries in the early evening Friday, May 21.
The all-ages Kickoff celebrations will be 6 pm to 8 pm at:
South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton 30126. 678-398-5828
West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp Ln NW, Kennesaw 30152. 770-528-4699.
Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta 30068. 770-509-2711.
The Summer Adventure Challenge designed to encourage reading through the season runs June 1-July 31. “Tails & Tales” is the 2021 summer reading theme with Cobb libraries highlighting animal stories and habitats from across the globe. Supporters for the local program include Georgia Public Library Service and Cobb Library Foundation.
The Kickoff events will be a celebration of summer reading – and everyone is encouraged to wear animal costumes and plan to be engaged in the festive atmosphere, organizers say.
“Each of the four Kickoff events will be unique,” said Mary Wood, Community Engagement Manager. “This will be fun, family events.”
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Construction begins on the first Habitat home in Cobb County in 1987.
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Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta is celebrating its 35thAnniversary this month. From humble beginnings born out of Marietta resident Chrys Street’s idea to bring the Habitat model to Cobb County in 1986; to today, the mission to provide a hand up to those in need of decent shelter has remained the same.
Since its humble founding in the basement of a local church, the affiliate has built, renovated, or repaired more than 600 homes in Cobb, Douglas, and Paulding counties.
In 2020, the affiliate embarked on a $2.5 million Sweetwater Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative in Austell, Georgia. The project includes the construction of eight new homes, the rehabilitation of eight existing homes and critical repairs of 12 homes. In 2021, the non-profit built and dedicated its first two-story house in the neighborhood.
“We celebrate this milestone because 600 families in our community overcame generational poverty and raised children in secure homes because of the work of our donors, sponsors and volunteers over the last 35 years. Below are just a few of our milestones through the years,” said Jessica Gill, CEO.
1986 – Affiliate incorporates, and becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
1987 – First two houses are built, by the building and construction classes of Marietta and South Cobb High Schools
1988 – Two houses are dedicated
1990 – Original Habitat Thrift Store opens
1993 – First subdivision is built, in Powder Springs and named “Chrys Street,” and the “Riverside Revival” happens, the first remodeling of six homes
1996 – First Neighborhood Revitalization Project happens, on Roosevelt Circle in Marietta
2008 – Service area expands to Douglas and Paulding counties
2014 – Affiliate reaches 40 sponsors, 3,000 volunteers, and 15 houses in one year
2016 – Habitat ReStore has grand opening in Smyrn
2018 – All-military neighborhood, Veterans Place, breaks ground in Douglasville, and first Women’s Build takes place
2020– The next Neighborhood Revitalization Project begins in the Sweetwater neighborhood in Austell, GA
2021 – First two-story house is dedicated, sponsored by the Cobb Catholic Coalition
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The East Cobb Cityhood Committee is holding its second virtual town hall meeting next week, with Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood as the featured guest.
The town hall is next Thursday, May 20, starting at 6 p.m., and you can register by clicking here. You can read more about Lockwood by clicking here.
The event will focus on the proposed services for the proposed city of East Cobb—planning and zoning, code enforcement and parks and recreation.
There will be a Q and A session and participants can submit questions when they sign up.
The City of Milton was formed out of part of unincorporated North Fulton in 2006 and has 39,000 residents.
During 2019, East Cobb Cityhood leaders often referred to Milton as a model for what it was proposing at the time—primarily police and fire services—in a community with similar levels of affluence and demographics.
Milton also provides public works, community development (zoning and code enforcement), and parks and recreation.
The previous East Cobb Cityhood effort also pointed to Milton for its steady millage rate, which has been slightly lowered in each of the last two years.
The revived East Cobb group this week posted a “case study” about Milton’s tax surplus and financial status, as well as its provision of services (and another for Peachtree Corners, which became a city in Gwinnett County in 2017 and has a zero millage rate).
Lockwood was re-elected in 2020 to his fourth and final two-year term as Mayor of Milton.
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The Cobb County School District announced late Thursday afternoon that fully vaccinated students and staff no longer have to wear masks or practice social distancing.
The Cobb schools announcement states the following:
Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance;
Fully vaccinated people can refrain from testing following a known exposure unless they are residents or employees of a correctional or detention facility or a homeless shelter.
The announcement didn’t state whether people not wearing masks on Cobb school campuses or for related activities would have to show a proof of vaccination.
The current academic year ends in the Cobb school district on May 26.
This week the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use for the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15.
The Cobb school district said that students and staff who wish to continue wearing masks may still do so, and that as “our cases are continuing to trend down and vaccinations are trending up, we fully expect to start the 2021-2022 school year with masks as optional.”
The first day of school is Aug. 2.
The Cobb school district imposed a mask mandate for all students and staff when in-person instruction began in October.
In March, several parents sued the district to drop the mask mandate, but their request for a temporary restraining order was denied last week in federal court. The lawsuit remains pending, according to Robert Madayag, one of the parent group’s attorneys.
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Hightower Trail Middle School was recently crowned Georgia champion of the 7th annual Vocabulary Bowl, which tested more than 1.3 million students across the country.
The contest is sponsored by Vocabulary.com, which will recognize all 50 U.S. state and 9 Canadian provincial winnerswith championship banners.
This year Pope High School of East Cobb was the Georgia runner-up after being the 2019-20 state champion.
Hightower Trail also finished 10th overall among middle schools. Here’s principal Laura Montgomery on how her students improved their Vocabulary Bowl prowess while improving their literacy skills:
“Increasing vocabulary, which aids in effective communication, is part of our daily goal of addressing 21st Century Skills as a STEM school. The students at HTMS worked hard this year to practice their vocabulary using Vocabulary.com. Throughout the year, teachers assigned practice lists related to the books we read and things we study in other classes. Students answered a variety of questions for practices involving context, definitions, and even pictures. Some students even explored and practiced additional lists related to their interests—astronomy, civil rights, and even baseball. In the end, HTMS students mastered over 113,000 words on the program! It’s impressive, mind-boggling, staggering, and awesome!”
Here’s more about the 2020-2021 Vocabulary Bowl:
Total students participating: 1,300,000+ million students
Total schools participating: 43,500+
Total words mastered: 36,600,000+
K-12 students from 50 U.S. states, U.S. territories and 9 Canadian provinces participated
Students earn points for their school by mastering words on Vocabulary.com
See the full results of this season’s Vocabulary Bowl here.
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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced winners of its $2,500 Merit Scholar program, part of a continuing series of announcements this spring.
The recipients included seven high school seniors from East Cobb, and the winners from each state are judged to have “the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.”
According to the NMSC, “the number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.”
They were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors who examined academic records, including difficulty level of subjects studied
and grades earned, scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, contributions and leadership in school and community activities, an essay written by the Finalist, and a recommendation from a high school official.
The East Cobb recipients have each been awarded $2,500 scholarships from the organization’s funds:
Avi Balakirsky, Walton HS. Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering;
Shourya Jasti, Fulton Science Academy. Probable career field: Business;
David P. MacDonald, Wheeler HS. Probable career field: International Relations;
Ryan J. Meredith, Pope HS. Probable career field: Mechanical Engineering;
Cecelia E. Pumpelly, Campbell HS. Probable career field: Public Health;
William M. Shutt, Lassiter HS. Probable career field: Engineering;
Sanjay Srihari, Wheeler HS. Probable career field: Computer Science.
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On Sunday the East Cobb-based Aloha to Aging, a non-profit serving seniors and their caregivers, is holding an outdoor fundraiser at the Burnt Hickory Brewery (260 Moon Station Court, Kennesaw) from 2-6 p.m.
The “Getting Better With Age” event will help support Aloha to Aging programs:
Impactful, hands-on Educational and Simulation Programs for the community dealing with age-related health or cognitive changes.
Support groups for families dealing with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Age-related illnesses.
Specialty Programs virtual and in-person like Game Days, Staying Sharp, Technology Training, Caregivers and Chronic Disease Management, “Getting Better With Age” Educational Classes.
Aloha Day Club, our therapeutically structured program for those 50+ who have mainly stopped driving. Re-starting soon both virtually and in-person.
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Cracker Barrel is bringing its “Tiny Home Away from Home” to Atlanta to invite people to join their team. The restaurant, known for homestyle food and its unique retail store, plans to hire more than 700 employees – both full-time and part-time – with all levels of experience. Open positions include everything from servers and hosts to retail associates, kitchen staff and even management positions. Cracker Barrel offers employees competitive pay, extensive training, opportunities for advancement and a culture where employees care for each other like family.
WHEN: Friday, May 14, from 4 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Friday, May 14: Coolray Field – 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Saturday, May 15: The Avenue East Cobb – 4475 Roswell Rd Ste 1520, Marietta, GA 30062
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Kouzina Christos closed in the Terrell Mill Village shopping center in December.
After closing his doors to a 40-year family restaurant in the Powers Ferry Road area last December, owner Christos Giannes is reopening the Greek-style eatery in East Cobb in the Johnson Ferry Road area.
Christos received a business license for the relocated restaurant on April 26, according to Cobb Business License Division records.
Christos Pizza, founded by his father, opened at Terrell Mill Junction in 1979, then moved to the Delk Spectrum Shopping Center before relocating next to L.A. Fitness at the redeveloped Terrell Mill Village in 2012.
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Reader Lori Seyfried sends in the photos and information about a house fire overnight on New Bedford Drive in the New Bedford subdivision, located off Lower Roswell Road near Hyde Road.
It’s her son’s house, and she lives nearby, and reports that a neighbor’s video showed that the fire started after midnight Monday on the back porch, and that the blaze likely hit a propane tank from the grass grill.
She said the fire “got fast around 2:30 a.m. Homeowners and their dog got out. It’s a total loss.”
Nicholas Danz, a spokesman for Cobb Fire, said the fire is still under investigation but did not have more information.
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Town halls are excellent opportunities to hear directly from your county leadership, get your questions answered and share your input. Cobb Elections Director Janine Eveler will join me to host a town hall on voting and recent election law changes 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, May 18. It will be held at Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta.
Participants will hear a recap of the 2020 elections, review Senate Bill 202 and its potential impact, ask questions and share their input. You can submit your questions to [email protected].
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The reconstituted East Cobb Cityhood effort includes some holdover members from the 2019 campaign and new members who have joined in since a new cityhood bill was filed near the end of the 2021 Georgia legislative session.
On Friday Cityhood group released further details about those individuals—some of whom have previously been identified.
The chairman is Craig Chapin, a technology entrepreneur who was raised in the Walton High School cluster. He took part in an April virtual town hall meeting held by the Cityhood group that featured the bills two co-sponsors, State Reps. Matt Dollar and Sharon Cooper.
Other newcomers include former Cobb school board member Scott Sweeney, who is currently chairman of the Georgia Board of Education, and who’s been front and center since the renewed Cityhood pushed was announced in late March.
Mitch Rhoden is the CEO of Futren Hospitality, which oversees Indian Hills, and is a former chairman of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. He was named the 2020 East Cobb Citizen of the Year.
Amy Henry moved to East Cobb two years ago and is a sales professional, fitness instructor, nutritionist, and mother of four children in the Walton cluster. Henry was involved in an effort to get Cobb schools to go to in-person instruction last fall, and more recently, she urged the school district to end its mask mandate.
Two people involved in the 2019 effort remain, including Jerry Quan, a former captain in the Cobb Police Department who was in charge of Precinct 4 in East Cobb. He’s currently a resource officer for the Cobb County School District Police Department, assigned to Lassiter High School.
Joe Gavalis is a a retired federal agent and the original Cityhood group president. He’s a longtime resident of the Chattahoochee Plantation area and a member of the Cobb Neighborhood Safety Commission and the Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force.
Gavalis was reluctant to make public appearances during that 2019 Cityhood effort, which began in late 2018. He stayed in the background during several town hall meetings, and it was nearly a year before that Cityhood committee voluntarily revealed its full listing of those involved.
He asked several prominent East Cobb citizens to serve on an advisory board to examine a financial feasibility study. When one of them asked who else was involved in the Cityhood effort, Gavalis declined to reveal them and that individual quit, citing a lack of transparency.
In its release on Friday, the Citybood group included a photo of Gavalis receiving an award from State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick of East Cobb upon being named the “Distinguished Older Georgian 2021” by the legislature.
The Cityhood bill filed by Dollar (read our Q and A with him here) and to be taken up in 2022 needs a local sponsor in the State Senate. Kirkpatrick, who represents the proposed East Cobb city, did not co-sponsor the initial bill, saying she received plenty of negative feedback.
The current Cityhood group sought public feedback in the form of an online survey. The April town hall took selected public questions on Cityhood topics, but didn’t provide for direct interaction with citizens.
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Cobb County last completed a Comprehensive Transportation Plan in 2015 — and much has changed since then. Our population has increased and transportation needs and opinions have shifted within the county and region. New technologies and transportation solutions are also available that can enhance and transform Cobb’s future transportation system. To leverage these new tools and strategies, Cobb County and our cities are embarking on CobbForward, the county’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan for 2050. Your feedback and participation in CobbForward will help shape the future of transportation investments in Cobb for the next 30 years.
CobbForward is gathering public input on a series of surface transportation (pedestrian, bicycling and trail) and transit projects. Cobb Department of Transportation staff has many ways for you to be involved:
ATTEND TOWN HALL MEETING Each district commissioner is also hosting an in-person town hall with Cobb DOT to discuss the CTP:
District Three Commissioner JoAnn K. Birrell 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 12 Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta
District Four Commissioner Monique Sheffield 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 19 Cobb Public Safety Police Training Academy, 2435 East West Connector, Austell
District One Commissioner Keli Gambrill 6-8 p.m., Thursday, May 20 Lost Mountain Park, 4845 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs
District Two Commissioner Jerica Richardson 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 27 East Cobb Park, 3322 Roswell Road, Marietta
STOP BY INFORMATION STATION POP-UP Materials and information will be made available prior to the Board of Commissioners meeting. There will be no formal presentation.5-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 25 100 Cherokee St., Marietta
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Cobb Collaborative, a local partner of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership that provides support, training and organizational development services to Cobb County nonprofits and affiliated agencies, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Mind Your Mind mental health initiative, after receiving a $100,000 grant from Resilient Georgia. The initiative helps to raise awareness, promote resiliency and reduce stigma around mental health issues, particularly in light of the burdens created by COVID-19 as it continues to impact children and families.
“We are honored to be awarded this grant to support the vital trauma-informed training, resources and programming to expand our Mind Your Mind initiative that launched in late 2019,” said Irene Barton, Cobb Collaborative Executive Director. “Mental illness affects 1 in 5 Americans, and yet so many individuals are hesitant to get help or are unaware of available resources. Now more than ever, it is critical to connect our community with knowledge and resources to help improve positive outcomes for Cobb county children and families,” she continued.
The two-year Trauma-Informed Community Grant from Resilient Georgia will fund resources that have a regional emphasis on trauma-informed awareness, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and child sexual abuse prevention training as a basis to transform systems and procedures crossing both public and private sectors.
Since its inception in 2019, the Mind Your Mind mental health initiative has continued to receive support from agencies like CareSource Foundation, Cobb & Douglas Public Health and Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. The partnership with Resilient Georgia will help ensure that mental health resources are continuing to be provided in Cobb County.
For more information about the mental health initiative and other work at Cobb Collaborative, visit cobbcollaborative.com or contact Irene Barton at [email protected].
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The following East Cobb food scores for the week of May 3 have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details:
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A man charged with the 2018 killing of a mother at her home in East Cobb has been sentenced to life in prison, according to the Cobb District Attorney’s Office.
On Wedneday, Gene Scarboro, 29, pleaded guilty to choking to death Xi-Anna Graham, 24, at her home on Bonnie Dell Drive, and was issued the sentence by Cobb Superior Court Judge Angela Z. Brown, the DA’s office said.
During court testimony on Wednesday, Scarboro said he and Graham began arguing early that day, and enraged, he put his arms around her neck until she stopped breathing.
He fled the scene and made an anonymous call to Marietta Police asking for a welfare check, according to court testimony. Officers said they saw Graham without a pulse lying on her bedroom floor and tried to revive her, but without success.
The Cobb Medical Examiner’s office concluded Graham died from asphyxia due to strangulation.
Graham’s four minor children were at home during the incident, and according to the DA office’s release, one of them who had heard previous banging noises said in an interview at SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center that Scarboro “always, he does bad things to her…and now he…killed her.”
The DA’s office said that at Wednesday’s hearing Graham’s father told the court “I held her in my arms and watched her take her first breath, and he took her breath away.”
Scarboro has been in custody since his arrest the day of the crime and by law will get credit for the time he has served, the Cobb DA’s office said.
The DA’s office also urges anyone suffering from abuse in a domestic relationship to contact LiveSAFE Resources by calling its 24-hour crisis line at 770-427-3390 or visiting its website.
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State School Superintendent Richard Woods recently announced the names of the 2021 Georgia Scholars, which includes 20 students from Cobb Schools. In total, there were only 323 graduating seniors recognized as 2021 Georgia Scholars statewide.
The Georgia Scholars from Cobb represent the following schools: Campbell High School, Harrison High School, Hillgrove High School, Kell High School, Pope High School, Sprayberry High School, Walton High School, and Wheeler High School.
Through the Georgia Scholar program, the Georgia Department of Education identifies and honors high school seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life. Students eligible for Georgia Scholar recognition are high school seniors who exhibit excellence in all phases of school life, in community activities, and the home. Each Georgia Scholar receives a seal for their diploma.
These students have carried exemplary course loads during their four years of high school; performed excellently in all courses; successfully participated in interscholastic events at their schools and their communities; and have assumed roles in extracurricular activities sponsored by their schools. Click here for a full list of Georgia Scholar program requirements. Note that the SAT and ACT score requirement was waived this year, as some students could not take or retake these exams due to the pandemic.
“As a state, we can all draw inspiration from the resilience and determination of the class of 2021,” Superintendent Woods said. “Like their counterparts in the class of 2020, they dealt with the sudden shutdown of in-person schooling in March of last year. Then they persevered through a school year that was, of necessity, unlike any we have ever seen before – and still, they found a way to excel. I am extremely proud of each 2021 Georgia Scholar and can’t wait to see what this outstanding group of students accomplishes.”
The Georgia Scholar program is managed by GaDOE’s Excellence Recognition Office and local coordinators in each public school system and private schools throughout the state.
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From L-R: Kendra Brooks, Murdock ES; Dr. Hannah Polk, Hightower Trail MS; Jill Spiva, Addison ES.
At least three public schools in East Cobb will be getting new principals for the coming 2021-22 school year, and the Cobb County School District has compiled the following profiles.
Their appointments were recently approved by the Cobb Board of Education.
Brooks has been an assistant principal at Sope Creek Elementary School and has been in Cobb schools for her entire 20-year educational career. In this Q and A, she describes her personal philosophy, what she calls “For Children – Through Teachers.”
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For the second month in a row, the Cobb Planning Commission has voted to hold two complex redevelopment cases in East Cobb, saying the proposals are improved but have not resolved issues over density, traffic and land use.
By unanimous 5-0 votes Tuesday, the Planning Commission is delaying the Sprayberry Crossing and East Cobb Church proposals until June, after last-minute revisions were submitted by the applicants last week.
Concerns by Cobb DOT over traffic changes at the Sprayberry Crossing proposal on Sandy Plains Road were enough for Planning Commissioner Deborah Dance and her colleagues to support another delay.
Atlantic Realty, which wants to redevelop the current blighted retail center on Sandy Plains between East Piedmont Road and Post Oak Tritt Road, dropped a proposed 125-unit apartment building for townhomes but is keeping a senior apartment building and grocery space.
The traffic changes include a proposed “offset” traffic signal into the development on Sandy Plains that would not align with the nearby Kinjac Drive intersection.
“Access is the No. 1 issue here,” planning board chairman Galt Porter said at the end of a discussion that lasted more than an hour. He also said the layout of the newly added townhomes “leaves a lot to be desired—it looks like a bowling alley.”
Porter also said making the senior apartment building—for renters ages 55 and up—from three to four stories, reflecting an increase from 125 to 172 units, is an issue.
Before that case, planning commissioners said plans by North Point Ministries for a campus of the new East Cobb Church, single-family homes and townhomes and retail at the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and Shallowford Road are improved from the first hearing in April, but still need work.
Tony Waybright, who represents that area of East Cobb on the planning commission, said he was concerned about proposed high-density housing when the JOSH Master Plan calls for medium density residential as a transition between commercial zoning and low-density residential in the surrounding community.
“I don’t see a reason to go above” the master plan’s medium-density guidelines, he said in making his motion for another delay. The developer has not explained any hardship in making a request for high-density.
“This plan deserves a little more time,” Waybright said.
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A National Weather Service map of storms in north Georgia Monday afternoon.
Tornadoes touched down in Douglas County and other parts of metro Atlanta on Monday as heavy rains moved through the area, and will continue through Tuesday.
A tornado watch was in effect for much of the day.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Cobb and much of north Georgia through 9 p.m. Monday. A flash flood warning was expected to expire by 6:15 p.m. Monday.
News reports said an EF-1 tornado with estimated winds of 90 mph touched down in Douglasville, and killed a man when trees and power lines fell on his car.
Cobb County Government there have been 23 calls for flooded roads, including along Stilesboro Road in West Cobb, and there are several reports of downed trees on roads.
The rain is continuing in heavy amounts on Monday night and is expected to pick up again on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service forecast in Atlanta.
Rainfall amounts could total between 1-2 inches in the Cobb area during that time.
Showers and thundershowers are expected to continue through Tuesday night, with an 80 percent chance of participation.
On Wednesday, the forecast calls for a 60 percent chance of rain in the morning, with that amount tapering off to around 10 percent by early Wednesday evening.
Sunny skies will return on Thursday through the with high temperatures ranging from the low 70s to mid-80s by Sunday.
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