Wendy Parker, Author at East Cobb News

Cavitt to emcee ‘Dancing With the Stars of Marietta’ on Saturday

January 25, 2018 4:42 PM by Wendy Parker

Thanks to Trish Nicholas of the Georgia Metro Dance Theater for passing along the following information about the “Dancing With the Stars of Marietta” event Saturday night at the Earl Smith Strand Theater on the Square.

Ticket prices are between $20 and $55 and can be ordered by visiting the theater website:

The celebrity emcee for the company’s biggest fundraiser of the year, GMDT’S Dancing With The Stars of Marietta is Ross Cavitt, esteemed TV news reporter and Cobb County Communications Director will host the annual event that gets Marietta dancing.

The fourth annual fundraiser event to benefit GMDT will be held on January 27th, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Earl & Rachel Smith Strand Theatre on the Historic Marietta Square. Online voting for dance teams is open at gmdtdwts.com.

Cavitt, an East Cobb resident, will host the annual GMDT’S Dancing With The Stars of Marietta, entertaining and engaging the audience as emcee. Currently Cobb County’s Communications Director, Ross retired from his illustrious TV career of more than three decades as a news reporter. He spent most of that time at WSB in Atlanta where he was Cobb County’s Bureau Chief, a Breaking News reporter, and – for a time – an on-air meteorologist.

Ross won multiple awards during his time at WSB, including several regional EMMY awards for spot news and live reporting, Associated Press and Georgia Broadcasters Association awards, and a regional Edward R. Murrow award for his coverage of the 2015 Adairsville tornado.

“I am excited to host GMDT’s Dancing With The Stars of Marietta this year,” commented Ross. “It is such a highly-anticipated and important event for GMDT, the dancers, and the community, because it garners needed financial support for the arts, our young dancers, and the dance company dedicated to the next generation of artists and leaders. As a result of the largest fundraiser of the year, the whole community benefits from a season of inspiring and entertaining GMDT performances, right here in Marietta.”

Twelve “celebrities” from Marietta have been paired up with choreographers to perform high-energy dance numbers on-stage in this exciting competition. On the night of the event, our celebrity dancers will show off their best dance moves and compete for the People’s Choice and the Judge’s Choice mirror ball trophies. To raise funds for GMDT, the public can help their favorite celebrity team win the People’s Choice mirror ball trophy by voting early at gmdtdwts.com (as well as by voting on mobile devices during the actual event). The People’s Choice award goes to the team that receives the most enthusiastic voter response. After viewing the performances, the judges will select the performance that merits the coveted Judge’s Choice award.

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High Meadows teachers selected for national educators’ workshop

January 24, 2018 7:19 PM by Wendy Parker

Press release:

High Meadows School is pleased to announce two of its faculty, Andy Stephens and Melissa Casorio, have been accepted to attend the National Institute of the Progressive Education Network’s (NIPEN) six-day workshop series. The workshop will be presented in two parts: three days at Wildwood School in Los Angeles in January, and three days at Francis W. Parker School in Chicago in April.

The break between sessions allows participants to apply their learning and action plans with the support of their three-person small group, then return to their workshop for follow-up and evaluation. The program will explore the historical context, ideals, and pedagogy of the Progressive Education movement, which aligns with High Meadows’ objective of inspiring both teachers and students to be globally aware, lifelong learners.

“We are so proud to invest in our teachers, who in turn guide our students, with high-caliber continuing education programs such as NIPEN,” says Jay Underwood, head of school for High Meadows. “Andy and Melissa are highly dedicated teachers who will experience new ways of teaching and responding to the developmental needs of our students. As a beacon for progressive education in this country, High Meadows is dedicated to these educational principles.”

NIPEN provides teachers an opportunity to learn from other educators and experts in the field. The workshop series is limited to a maximum of 24 participants in order to keep the experience focused and personal. NIPEN was held at High Meadows School in 2017.

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East Cobb high school band fundraisers: Walton garage sale donations; Pope recycling day

January 24, 2018 3:27 PM by Wendy Parker

From the East Cobb high school band front, it’s the season for fundraisers.

The Walton Band Garage Sale is March 10, and earlier this month it began scheduling dropoff periods twice a week at Paper Mill Village

Your can go there each Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Suite 740 of Paper Mill Village (255 Village Parkway).

The dropoff site is near Moxie Burger and across from the Straw Dog boutique, and the items that are acceptable are gently used and able be resold.

If you have large furniture items to be picked up or for other questions and information, e-mail: garagesale@waltonband.org or leave a phone message at 678-719-9267.

There’s also more on the website and Facebook page for the sale.

This Saturday, the Pope Band recycling event takes place from 9-4 at the school (3001 Hembree Road). The cost is a $10 donation per car, and detailed sheet of accepted items can be found here.

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Cobb public safety tax referendum proposal approved by commissioners

January 24, 2018 3:42 PMJanuary 24, 2018 12:11 PM by Wendy Parker

JoAnn Birrell, Cobb public safety tax referendum — *Northeast Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell voted for a resolution requesting the Georgia General Assembly authorize a November referendum for a Cobb public safety sales tax (East Cobb News file photo).*

By a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, a Cobb public safety tax referendum proposal was approved by the Board of Commissioners.

That means their resolution will be submitted to the Georgia legislature, which must authorize a local referendum to take place. Cobb wants the referendum scheduled for November.

The referendum proposal would collect a permanent penny sales tax for public safety costs that county officials say would generate $130 million a year.

Cobb’s six cities would get $34 million of that revenue, and the county would get the remaining $96 million, which would fund all public safety functions except the Cobb Sheriff’s Office.

The sales tax revenue would be used for general operating expenses, including salaries and benefits, as well as capital costs, such as new vehicles and equipment.

The tax would be collected only if Cobb voters approved a referendum.

Cobb currently collects six cents on every dollar in sales taxes.

Voting against the resolution was District 2 commissioner Bob Ott of East Cobb, who wanted the resolution to clarify what would happen with the left-over money in the general fund no longer being used for public safety purposes.

“There’s no discussion here of what happens to the millage in the general fund,” Ott said at a work session on Monday. “This is a tax increase otherwise.”

North Cobb commissioner Bob Weatherford, who is proposing the sales tax, said the board has the flexibility to roll back the property tax millage rate if it chooses.

That wasn’t enough of an assurance for Ott, who supports taking public safety spending out of the general fund but who reiterated his objections right before the vote.

District 3 commissioner JoAnn Birrell of Northeast Cobb supported the resolution, citing the high priority of public safety. “We have to put our money where our mouth is.”

The resolution was opposed by Lance Lamberton of the Cobb Taxpayers Association, who claimed the county doesn’t have a revenue problem but “a spending problem.”

Another sales tax, he said, “will amount to a very large tax increase on our citizens.”

Also sounding off on the vote Tuesday was Tom Cheek, a civic activist who has announced he’s running against Birrell in the Republican primary for District 3 this year.

Cheek wrote on his Facebook page that “by using the false flag of ‘Public Safety’ and the false promise of ‘we will lower your property taxes,’ the BOC took a huge step away from accountability.”

The other opposing vote on the board was Lisa Cupid of South Cobb, who referenced the county’s current budget challenges, with a projected fiscal year 2019 deficit between $30 million and $55 million.

“It’s hard to get our arms around a big gaping hole that’s affecting how everything functions in the county now,” she said.

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Some Cobb senior services fees may be taken up by citizens committee

January 24, 2018 12:26 PMJanuary 22, 2018 6:32 PM by Wendy Parker

*Seniors packed the East Cobb Senior Center earlier this month for a town hall meeting about fee increases that drew sharp opposition. (East Cobb News file photo).*

UPDATED, Jan. 24, 12:23 p.m.:

On Tuesday, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved a $60 annual membership fee, with a $5 monthly option, to go into effect Feb. 1. Scheduled increases in room rates and classes will be put on hold as a citizens committee will take up the issue.

That committee, which is to be selected to a special assistant to commission chairman Mike Boyce, will be examining fee structures and is expected to make recommendations by June.

ORIGINAL REPORT, 6:22 p.m., Jan. 22:

Increases for some Cobb senior services fees, particularly for room rentals and classes, may be put on hold after seniors protested during recent town hall meetings earlier this month, including one at the East Cobb Senior Center (previous East Cobb News post here).

The new fees were set to go into effect on Feb. 1, but Cobb commission chairman Mike Boyce wants to create a citizens committee to come up with alternatives to the staff proposals that upset seniors during those town hall meetings.

Cobb commissioners will be considering that measure at Tuesday’s regular meeting that starts at 7 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Cobb government building, 100 Cherokee St., in downtown Marietta.

Boyce is recommending that an annual membership fee of $60 for Cobb residents go into effect on Feb. 1, as commissioners had approved in October, but by charging $5 a month instead of the yearly amount in advance.

The commissioners discussed feedback from the town hall meetings at a work session on Monday.

As he did at the East Cobb meeting, Boyce apologized for how the county handled the proposed fee increases, which angered seniors as much as the steep costs for some services.

“We could have done this better,” Boyce said.

At the East Cobb town hall, major objections were made to room rental rates that in some cases were increases of more than 200 or even 300 percent. One group that meets there frequently, the Golden K Kiwanis, said the new rates would cost nearly as much money as the organization raises for its charitable programs.

Some class fees would more than double or even triple, especially for painting classes, which in some cases would have been raised from $48 to $160.

“I get their point,” Boyce said of the protests to those particular fees. “They would like to be part of the discussion. What we don’t want to do is freeze out the seniors.”

If the commissioners approve on Tuesday, existing room rates and class fees will continue until the committee makes its recommendations.

Another suggestion Boyce mentioned to his colleagues is using senior centers as community centers, and permitting programs for those under 55.

Northeast Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell also suggested a special fee structure for groups that use the senior centers after hours, since the county incurs additional costs for having staff working during evenings.

Boyce said he would be asking Michael Murphy, his staff assistant for special projects, to form the committee.

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No East Cobb screenings at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2018

January 22, 2018 3:36 PM by Wendy Parker

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival begins this week and continues into mid-February, but a familiar venue will not having any showings.

That’s the GTE Merchants Walk Cinema on Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb. We’re seeking further information, but festival organizers have said previously that renovations and reduced theater size prompted the venue change.

On a recent post on its Facebook page, the festival responded that “We look forward to continuing our partnership with Georgia Theatre Company, and returning to this theater for future AJFF programs.”

East Cobb is the home of three synagogues and festival screenings at Merchants Walk typically have sold out and been in high demand. Wednesday’s opening and the Feb. 15 closing for the festival, now in its 18th year, will be at the Cobb Energy Centre.

The opening festivities include a tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr. and a screening of “I’ve Gotta Be Me” and a Q & A with Emmy and Peabody award-winning director Sam Pollard.

The other venues for the festival this year will be the Regal Perimeter Pointe in Sandy Springs; Regal Atlantic Station; Regal Hollywood 24 in Chamblee; The Springs Cinema & Taphouse in Buckhead; Tara Cinemas in Midtown Atlanta; and the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is the largest Jewish film festival in the country, and this year will screen 75 films. Last year the festival had an attendance of more than 38,000.

More information and ticket purchases are available at the AJFF website. Tickets also can be purchased by calling the festival box office at 678-228-8872.

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Cobb Police ‘Coffee With A Cop’ takes place today at Panera Bread

January 22, 2018 12:10 PM by Wendy Parker

A new community affairs initiative by Cobb Police, “Coffee With A Cop,” takes place from 5-7 today at the Panera Bread location at The Avenue East Cobb, 4475 Lower Roswell Road.

Officer Nathalie Jegg, the community affairs officer for Precinct 4 in East Cobb, will meet with citizens to discuss public safety issues of concern to them.

It’s part of a community policing program begun by Cobb Police Chief Mike Register, who created the position of community officers in all five precincts.

New Cobb police chief responds to officer incidents, vows to change training, community policing methods

Here’s how Sgt. Jeff Tatroe, the Cobb Police community affairs unit leader, describes the concept:

Coffee with your Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together–over coffee–to discuss issues and learn more about each other. In the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee, citizens and police officers can get to know each other and discover mutual goals for the communities they live in and serve. Officer Nathalie Jegg (Pct. 4 Community Affairs Officer) and other Cobb Police officers will be present to engage in discussion. The event will allow you to discuss matters that are most important to you and your neighborhood(s).

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Burn Boot Camp East Cobb location opens at Pavilions at East Lake; other Biz Notes

January 22, 2018 11:38 AM by Wendy Parker

Burn Boot Camp East Cobb, part of a national women’s fitness company, has opened at the Pavilions at East Lake, 2100 Roswell Road (website).

It’s the first of three planned Atlanta-area locations operated by the husband and wife team of Jayme and Chad Avrit. She’s from Marietta and both previously worked in the NASCAR stock car racing industry.

The Burn Boot Camp concept is a 45-minute circuit-style workout that includes 72 different styles and 15 different formats.

Members are not required to register for sessions in advance; all sessions before 5 p.m. are for women only, and free child care is available.

Cobb police meets with ECBA

Next Monday’s quarterly breakfast of the East Cobb Business Association features Cobb Police Precinct 4 commander Maj. Jerry Quan and his deputy, Capt. Everett Cebula. The breakfast takes place from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the J. Christopher’s at the Pavilions at East Lake, 2100 Roswell Road.

The cost is $10 for ECBA members and $15 for guests; registration here.

Small business nominees sought

The Cobb Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its small business of the year program. A total of 25 businesses from across the county will be selected by a panel of judges, with one of those finalists chosen as the small business of the year.

Last year, East Cobb businesses Ivy Lane Boutique, The Color Spot, Deluxe Athletics, ETA Creative Event Producers, IAG Forensics & Valuation, Seed Kitchen & Bar, Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique, Tuxedo Mosquito Control and Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q were among the Top 25 small businesses honored by the chamber.

The program also includes a small business to watch honor, for those small businesses that have been open three years or less. Last year Dirty Deeds Junk Removal Service and Peachtree Hearing of East Cobb were among those businesses recognized in that category.

For information, and to apply, click here.

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Cobb budget deficit reveals ‘the painful truth,’ Boyce tells East Cobb business group

June 15, 2018 5:42 PMJanuary 20, 2018 3:06 PM by Wendy Parker

In appearing before various constituent groups months ahead of time, Mike Boyce has been increasingly blunt about the Cobb budget deficit, which is expected to be at least $30 million for fiscal year 2019.

UPDATE: Cobb chairman proposes revised budget, keeping parks and libraries open

Earlier this month, the Cobb commission chairman told a few hundred (mostly) upset seniors at the East Cobb Senior Center about the need for rising fees for county services to the elderly, “because we’re all in this together.”

Earlier this week, Boyce met with members of the East Cobb Business Association and delivered a similar message. In what’s becoming something of a stump speech early in the budget season (the FY 2019 budget doesn’t go into effect until October), Boyce continued to sharpen his tone and implore citizens to be vocal and get engaged with the process.

“We have finally shown the reality of what the shortfall is,” Boyce said in remarks at the ECBA’s monthly luncheon at the Olde Towne Athletic Club.

Seniors sound off at East Cobb town hall meeting

Bringing pie charts and listings of wants and needs, Boyce reiterated his belief that the current general fund millage rate of 6.76—which yielded revenues of $405 million for the current fiscal year 2018—is not sufficient if Cobb is to remain what he calls “a five-star county.”

After Cobb commissioners used contingency money to close a $20 million gap for FY 2018, there aren’t many more sources to tap. Additional needs call for hiring more police officers, among other increases in spending.

Starting his second year in office, Boyce, an East Cobb resident, has said he “wants to get ahead of the story” in shaping the budget picture as clearly as possible.

“Now is the time we have to pay the bills,” he said.

Last year, he tried to get commissioners to approve a 0.13 mill increase to fund the 2008 Cobb parks bond referendum, but was rejected.

FY 18 Cobb Mandated Essential List — *(Information and charts provided by Cobb County government.)*

Getting approval for a property tax increase to address the widening budget gap might seem unlikely, but on Monday East Cobb commissioner Bob Ott—who uniformly opposes tax increases—opened the door, at least slightly, to such a possibility.

In an article published for the InsiderAdvantage political newsletter, Ott said he opposed a millage rate increase “without cuts in services that are not mandated or essential to county operations.”

Those include senior programs, parks and libraries, which are on a long list of “desired” services that could face significant reductions for FY 2019.

During last year’s budget deliberations, Northeast Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell suggested closing the East Cobb Library, the second-busiest branch in the Cobb system. That never came to fruition, but East Cobb residents who spoke out against that proposal remain concerned.

One of those East Cobb Library supporters, Rachel Slomovitz, has started an online petition in support of a millage increase with the libraries in mind, and thus far has more than 600 signatures.

She estimates her proposal would cost taxpayers an additional $25 a year to avoid the possibility of up to $3 million in cuts (roughly a quarter of the library system’s entire budget) and closing multiple branches.

Ott further explained in the InsiderAdvantage piece that at a commissioners budget retreat last fall, he and a colleague worked up a budget solution with a $55 million deficit baseline and balanced that with non-essential program cuts, fee increases and a 0.5 millage rate increase.

That 0.5 mills would yield $14 million, by Ott’s calculation. He concluded by writing that after “desired” cuts were made and required spending was approved, and “if the essential list is not completely funded” with the present millage rate, “only then would I consider a tax increase.”

Boyce said he read Ott’s article and found it constructive and useful.

“How we’re going to get [to a resolution] is the next part of the problem,” Boyce told the ECBA attendees. “It’s a painful truth, but we’ve got to start telling the truth.”

Boyce will deliver his State of the County address to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce Monday morning.

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The Art Place issues call for auditions for ‘Murder at Cafe Noir’

January 20, 2018 1:18 PM by Wendy Parker

If you’re feeling the itch to reprise some of the best lines, scenes and style of Humphrey Bogart films, The Art Place is seeking a few good local actors for its forthcoming presentation of the play “Murder at Cafe Noir,” inspired by the David Landau book.

The auditions are this coming Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road), with callbacks on Wednesday.

Landau’s work is a comic tribute to Bogart’s 1940s detectives roles. After the owner of the Cafe Noir is murdered, a private investigator is called in, and you probably have a good idea about the rest of the story.

There’s more on The Art Place Facebook page about the characters, but there’s a good variety of roles to audition for, including the protagonist PI Rick Archer.

They include Madam Tourreau, the cafe manager, a black market dealer-turned-bouncer, a fortune teller, a gun runner and a disgraced lawyer.

If you’re chosen for the callbacks, they’ll also be at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with the cast read-through on Feb. 11 and rehearsals starting Feb. 14.

Performances are March 23-24.

For more information, please email: meryl.manfre@cobbcounty.org.

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Wheeler Hall of Fame inductees include ex-pro golfer, former wrestling coach

January 19, 2018 3:33 PM by Wendy Parker

Five individuals will be inducted into the Wheeler Hall of Fame next weekend, including a former Wildcat state champion golfer who played professionally on the PGA Tour and in Europe.

The inductees will be honored between games of Wheeler’s varsity basketball home doubleheader against East Coweta next Saturday, Jan. 27, and the official ceremony takes place at 3:45 p.m. in the school orchestra room.

The following information and photos were supplied by Wheeler:

Bill Bergin, Class of 1977

Bill Bergin, Wheeler Hall of Fame — *Bill Bergin*

Bergin played on Wheeler’s 1976 state championship team and starred at Auburn University. He played on the PGA and European pro tours, and competed in three U.S. Opens and two British Opens, in the latter finishing in a tie for 14th in 1984 at St. Andrews. Bergin runs Bergin Golf Designs in Atlanta and last year was selected as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative People in Golf by Golf Inc.

Cristina Cabrera Burns, Class of 1989

She was a four-year swimming and diving letterwinner at Wheeler, finishing third in the Georgia state high school diving meet in 1988 and and second in 1989. She competed in college at Florida and the University of Georgia, and earned an interior design degree from Georgia State. She is an interior designer and YMCA personal trainer and lives in Kansas City, Mo., with her husband Greg Burns, also a Wheeler graduate, and their four children.

Margarita Cabrera Nickell, Class of 1984

Maragarita Cabrera Nickell, Wheeler Hall of Fame — *Maragarita Cabrera Nickell*

Margarita was on the Wheeler swimming and diving team and was first in the Georgia high school diving meet in 1983 and 1984. She earned an athletic scholarship at the University of Georgia finishing second in the one-meter springboard event at the SEC championships and third in the three-meter event in 1988. She is married to Wheeler alumnus Jeff Nickell and they have two children. She taught at Tritt Elementary School and currently teaches at Mill Creek Elementary in Woodstock.

Donnie Keener, Class of 1975

At Wheeler, Keener played basketball and baseball, hitting .418 with seven home runs, 22 RBIs and 10 doubles in his senior season in 1975, when the Wildcats won the state championship. He played baseball at Georgia Tech and Chipola Junior College, then transferred and played baseball at UGA. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners and was invited to spring by the St. Louis Cardinals. Keener owns a landscape construction company and he and his wife have five adult children.

Gordon Pritz, Wrestling Coach

Gordon Pritz, Wheeler Hall of Fame — *Gordon Pritz*

Pritz was Wheeler’s wrestling coach from 1980 to 1985 before going to McEachern, and also was a football assistant coach for the Wildcats. Thirteen of his Wheeler wrestlers placed in the top four at the state meet, and four became state champions. Pritz also coached Wheeler’s only state wrestling title team in 1985. He was 192-32 in his overall coaching career before becoming a school administrator in Cobb County, Marietta and Paulding County. Pritz is a retired superintendent of schools in Douglas County and with his wife has four grown sons.

The Wheeler Hall of Fame was created in 2008, and inductees include Corky Kell (football coach), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (NBA player and executive), Robby Ginepri (pro tennis), Randy Edwards (Alabama football and NFL Seattle Seahawks), Theresa Gernatt (Georgia Tech basketball), David McDonald (baseball coach), Jeremy Hermida (Major League Baseball), Byron Capers (FSU football, NFL, CFL) and Krista Kilburn (basketball coach).

Here’s more about the other inductees in the Wheeler Hall of Fame.

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Cobb Library PASS program expands resources to students

January 19, 2018 11:45 AM by Wendy Parker

While another winter storm was brewing this week, the Cobb County Public Library System unveiled a new program to increase access for students at all of its branches. The Cobb Library PASS program is available to all Cobb and Marietta students who show their student IDs, and it’s for print and digital materials.

While it’s the kind of resource that comes in handy when schools are closed, as they have been since Wednesday, the Cobb Library PASS program is available year-round, as well as from remote locations and by physically visiting a branch.

PASS stands for Public Library Access for Student Success, and here’s what the library system has sent along to explain how the program works. Basically, a student ID serves as a library card number that can be used just like a card for any other library patron:

PASS links K-12 student identification numbers to the new PASS accounts for online connections to the Cobb public library from the home, classroom or library.

Lisa Cleary, Community Engagement Manager for Cobb libraries, said expanding access to the Cobb library is a major step for improving educational attainment levels in the county, especially for students with limited opportunities to visit libraries in person. All students have access to school media center resources, yet only about one-fourth have Cobb library cards, she added.

Through Library PASS accounts, area public school students may checkout books and eBooks, and explore online resources like research publications on science, history, technology and more.

Officials with the library system and schools spent several months developing PASS and preparing teachers and school staffs for the PASS launch. The collaboration between the public library and schools is bolstered by the relationships the three organizations developed for annual Summer Reading programs and other joint initiatives throughout the year.

Cobb County Schools Library Media Education Supervisor Holly Frilot said the groundwork for Library Pass involved many local meetings, discussions with library institutions in other states, and the involvement of several departments in the three partner organizations.

“We strive every day to improve and enhance the digital and print literacy skills of our students – skills that are crucial for success in school, career, and life,” Frilot said. “The PASS partnership directly speaks to this goal.”

Here’s more about the PASS program at this FAQ page, including PIN numbers, limits on materials to check out and daily computer usage and downloading library system apps.

Further information can be found here for parents.

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Cobb schools closed on Friday, Jan. 19; other East Cobb openings/closures/updates

January 19, 2018 11:53 AMJanuary 18, 2018 6:15 PM by Wendy Parker

East Cobb Park, Cobb schools closed Friday — *Sunshine helped melt much of the snow, including at East Cobb Park, but icy roads are expected to freeze over again Thursday night. (East Cobb News photo by Wendy Parker)*

The word’s just come down that for the third day in a row, Cobb schools will be closed on Friday.

The Cobb County School District cited “hazardous road and travel conditions throughout the county,” and that includes a number of areas of East Cobb.

The major roads are clear for the most part, but along roads without the direct sunshine that helped the melting process today, there’s still a lot of ice and slush. That’s expected to freeze over again tonight as temperatures drop down into the mid-to-low 20s.

When we went out earlier this afternoon, we noticed this too, especially along Robinson Road near Fullers Park, and along Robinson on either side of Old Canton Road.

That’s one of a couple dozen or so icy patches in East Cobb that remain treacherous. Earlier today, some social media postings included a lot of ice on Hembree Road near Pope High School, and around Walton High School.

This is just a small part of Hembree Rd (Pope) that’s frozen… @CobbSchools pic.twitter.com/EajLS9yQYm

— Kyla Smith (@kyla_smith16) January 18, 2018

Neighborhoods and Roads iced all over Eastern Cobb County.
Walton District is #ICEDOver. #NOTSafe @CobbSchools pic.twitter.com/SFQpJnYcVx

— Peter D. Minetos (@PeterMinetos) January 18, 2018

Other areas where ice has been an issue include:

Sandy Plains Road at Wigley Road and north on Wigley Road;
Several areas along Mabry Road;
Ebenezer Road;
Several spots along Bells Ferry Road;
Barnes Mill Road;
Roswell Road near Barnes Mill;
Post Oak Tritt near Johnson Ferry Road;
Shallowford Road east of Johnson Ferry;
Johnson Ferry Road at Oak Drive;
Sewell Mill Road near Old Canton Road;
Johnson Ferry at the Chattahoochee River;
Several areas along Powers Ferry Road.

Cobb County government will have normal working hours on Friday.

Mt. Bethel Christian Academy will be holding classes as normally scheduled on Friday.

The Walker School also announced it would be trying to make a go of classes on Friday, tweeting out this message not long after the Cobb announcement:

Due to lingering conditions from this week’s winter weather, we will have a delayed school start time of 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 19. Carpool will begin in all divisions at 10 a.m. Middle & Upper School students will report to their E block class at 10:35 a.m.

— The Walker School (@TheWalkerSchool) January 18, 2018

On Friday, warmer weather is expected to stick around longer, with highs into the low 50s and lows in the high 20s, with the chance of ice returning again Friday night.

It’s going to get gradually warmer over the weekend, into the low 60s by Sunday.

It’s also expected to be mostly sunny, with partly cloudy skies on Sunday and rain on Monday.

Send us your weather news and photos, if you have them, to: editor@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post them here.

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Police arrest alleged gang members following Bells Ferry Road robberies, shooting

January 18, 2018 5:27 PM by Wendy Parker

Circle K Bells Ferry Raod — *The Circle K location at 1760 Bells Ferry Road. (Marietta Police photo)*

Three men have been arrested by Marietta Police after two Bells Ferry Road robberies and a shooting and stabbing incident during an apparent drug deal last week.

Police said Thursday that Anthony Dishawn McCuen, 19, and Antonio Williams, 43, have been charged with with aggravated assault with intent to murder.

Demarquez Simmons, 19, and McCuen have also been charged with two counts of armed robbery each for alleged incidents on Jan. 10 at a Circle K convenience store at 1760 Bells Ferry Road.

Marietta Police allege that Simmons and McCuen are members of the Gangster Disciples gang, and they have also been charged with violating the Criminal Street Gang Act.

According to Cobb Sheriff’s Office records, McCuen and Simmons reside in Northeast Cobb, on Fairington Drive and Bristol Lane, respectively. Both in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Williams is from Marietta, police said.

Police said they received reports of gunfire around 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday, Jan. 10, near Bells Ferry Road and Williams Drive, which is near the Circle K. Investigators said a dispute broke out near the Circle K parking lot about a narcotics purchase in which Williams allegedly stabbed McCuen.

According to police, McCuen ran after Williams and shot him several times. Police said Williams is recovering but did not detail his injuries.

Simmons was also involved in the dispute, according to police, who said he initially provided a false identification.

Police said two hand guns were located near the original crime scene, which prompted them to expand their investigation. According to police, McCuen and Simmons also had committed two armed robberies at the same Circle K earlier that day, in the morning.

The investigation also led to stolen items in Simmons’ possession, according to police, who said they are connected to a vehicle break-in on the previous day, Tuesday, Jan. 9.

McCuen also faces charges of firing a weapon near a street, possession of a firearm while committing a crime and theft by receiving.

Simmons is also charged with giving a false name and date of birth, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, obstruction of an investigation, two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime and is wanted for a probation violation.

Marietta Police are continuing the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Braxton at 770-794-5380.

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Cobb begins thawing out from winter storm: Thursday mid-day closings, weather, roads, schools update

January 18, 2018 12:58 PM by Wendy Parker

As temperatures climbed toward freezing this morning, Cobb County government offices and libraries opened, and road clean-up continued, aided by some very welcome sunshine.

Late last night, Cobb spokesman Ross Cavitt said that around 200 accident calls were reported to county 911 dispatchers within the first 24 hours of the storm, including 15 stranded motorists, 10 hit-and-run incidents and two needing fire extrication from their vehicles.

No serious injuries have been reported, but the roads are still icy and slushy in some places.

Earlier this morning Cobb DOT said there were 50 reports of black ice throughout the county overnight:

Most major roads in good shape but side streets, especially those in shade, remain problematic. Be safe if you are venturing out. Fortunately traffic is light.

If you’re a CobbLinc rider, local and paratransit service began at noon, but XPress bus services are cancelled today.

Temperatures could reach the high 30s or even 40 by mid afternoon, with lows tonight and overnight falling back into the mid-to-low 20s.

Then it’s getting warmer starting Friday, and for most of next week. Friday’s highs could get into the low 50s and by Sunday we could get into the high 60s.

Cobb school closed Thursday: East Cobb closings update

We a few updates about openings, closings, cancellations and postponements from East Cobb businesses, faith communities and other organizations beyond what was posted on the link just above, but we’ll keep adding to this list below during the afternoon.

We’ll also update with news about whether Cobb schools will have classes Friday. They’re closed again today, and today’s school board meetings have been postponed to next Thursday.

We’ll also be catching up with some other news that we’ve been wanting to post here the last couple days—and there’s a lot going on to share in East Cobb—starting later today and tomorrow as well.

Thursday openings

Transfiguration Catholic Church
XenGo Fusion Kitchen & Sushi
The Avenue East Cobb
Ted’s Montana Grill
Johnny’s New York Pizza
Book Exchange
St. Andrew UMC, at 1 p.m.
Once and Again Books
The Art Place-Mountain View, at 1 p.m.
East Cobb and NE Cobb YMCA open until 7 p.m.

Thursday closings/cancellations

Tonight’s Walton PTSA open house and general meeting
All practices/activities for East Marietta Basketball
The Cobb Watershed Stewardship program’s Privet Pull Mob for this afternoon at Noonday Creek Park

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Cobb schools closed Thursday; latest East Cobb closings, cancellations, delayed openings and more

January 17, 2018 6:47 PMJanuary 17, 2018 4:25 PM by Wendy Parker

With a forecast of more sub-freezing temperatures tonight and overnight, Cobb schools will be closed again on Thursday.

The Cobb County School District said the closure is for students and staff for the second day in a row.

The Cobb Board of Education work session and regular meeting, both scheduled for Thursday, have been postponed to next Thursday, Jan. 25.

A state of emergency declared by Gov. Nathan Deal for 83 counties in Georgia, including Cobb, remains in effect.

Temperatures are expected to dip back into the teens tonight and overnight, as any snow and ice that melted today will refreeze and create black ice.

Weather conditions may not reach above freezing in Cobb until Thursday afternoon. Here’s what Cobb County government posted earlier Wednesday afternoon:

Bill Shelton, Cobb County DOT Road Maintenance Director, says crews are restocking supplies of gravel for what will be a long day and night of treating roads. “I don’t see conditions on the roads changing much overnight,” Shelton said. “Even when the temperature gets above freezing Thursday, shady spots and low-lying areas will not thaw out. So we will keep running routes and treat all those areas to make sure roads are safe.”

Shelton says so far Cobb DOT crews have;
– Put down 3400 gallons of brine before the snow started,
– Used 300 tons of salt and 1200 tons of gravel since the snow fell,
– Eight trucks continuously running routes, with others restocking material.

Mid-day Wednesday winter weather update: Latest East Cobb closings & more

Thursday Closings

The Walker School;
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy;
The Wood Acres School;
Eastside Christian School;
All campuses of Kennesaw State University;
Nobis Works Center;
Gracepoint School;
St. Catherine’s Episcopal preschool;

Thursday Cancellations

Morning sessions at Studio 348 for Women cancelled. Afternoon sessions still scheduled;

Thursday Postponements

East Cobb Middle School PTSA meeting and volunteer appreciation scheduled for Thursday will be held Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m. in the ECMS Media Center;
Primrose School at East Cobb’s parent information meeting tonight at 6:30, was scheduled for Camps Kitchen & Bar, rescheduled to Sunday, Jan. 28 at 3:30 p.m. at the same venue;

Thursday delayed openings

Cobb County Government, 10 a.m. Thursday; Cobb libraries 11 a.m.;
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 10 a.m. Thursday;
East Cobb and Northeast Cobb YMCA, 10 a.m. Thursday (tentative);
St. Ann Catholic Church parish office, 10 a.m. Thursday. No 6:30 a.m. or 9 a.m. Mass services;
Mansouri Family Dental Care, noon-5:30 p.m.;
Olde Towne Athletic Club, opening at noon;
Atlanta Swim Academy, opening at 1 p.m., all morning classes cancelled.

We’ll be continuously updating other closings, cancellations, postponements and road and weather news for the rest of your Wednesday afternoon and evening here.

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Wednesday winter weather update: Cobb government closed; motorists asked not to travel as roads remain icy; closures, delayed openings and more

January 17, 2018 4:34 PMJanuary 17, 2018 11:02 AM by Wendy Parker

Winter Storm, Jan. 17, 2018 — *Many areas of East Cobb got a half-inch to an inch of snow Tuesday; temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing until Thursday.*

Here’s your mid-day Wednesday Cobb winter weather update, and we’ll keep adding more information as we get it the rest of the afternoon:

Cobb County government offices will be closed all day today because of the icy road conditions, and with temperatures not expected to rise out of the 20s.

That includes courts, public libraries and all CobbLinc bus service. Late last night county officials had indicated a delayed starting time of 10 a.m., but road conditions have made it hazardous to travel, as ice is packed under snow.

Cobb schools closed Thursday; school board meeting postponed

Accidents are taking place in many areas; Marietta Police said this morning that at least 15 accidents have taken place in the city, and that number is expected to climb. There’s no word yet on major accidents in the East Cobb area, but we will update any information that becomes available.

Any roads with melting ice are expected to refreeze tonight, and crews will be back out treating major routes. The Cobb Commute link has updates on roads that have been treated.

Cobb government sent out this message via social media earlier this morning:

Cobb DOT crews spent the night treating roadways and crews continue to work the roads, now on their second run over their countywide routes. But as the snowfall moves out, the number of accidents in the county has increased, with police reporting some hills and bridges impassable.

County officials will get more updates from the DOT crews and make a determination later today when to resume operations.

Cobb schools closed Wednesday; state of emergency declared for most of Georgia

After Tuesday’s snow, temperatures fell dramatically below freezing. Cobb DOT had work crews out all night and into the morning, but because of icy conditions and sub-freezing temperatures into Thursday afternoon, motorists are advised not to get out on to the roads unless they have to.

As of 11 a.m. Cobb schools have not communicated any new information, including whether there will be classes on Thursday.

As of this writing the temperatures are in the mid teens in East Cobb, with highs projected only in the low to mid-20s. Lows tonight are forecast to fall back into the teens, with highs in the 40s expected on Thursday, but not until the afternoon.

East Cobb News will continue to update this post during the day with the latest information about closures, cancellations, postponements and other weather-related news.

Send your weather news, and photos if you have them, to: editor@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post them.

What follows below are the latest closings/delayed openings/cancellations/postponements from this morning, not including those we posted last night on the link above:

Closings

Mass and all activities at Holy Family Catholic Church
Dog City Bakery
Haven, The Dog Spot
Tritt Animal Hospital
Rescued Too
Johnny’s New York Pizza
Ronald Sachs Violins
East Cobb and Northeast Cobb YMCA
All activities at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation
LGE Community Credit Union
All Fidelity Bank branches
Kids’ Zone Daycare and Learning Center
Club Pilates East Cobb
Lemon Grass Thai Restaurant
Montrose Animal Hospital
Studio 348 for Women
Book Nook Marietta
Office and activities at St. Andrew UMC
Peace Love and Pizza
All activities at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church
Gigi’s Cupcakes
Once & Again Books Shallowford
Cat Clinic of Cobb
Book Exchange
Chick-fil-A Lassiter
All activities at Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Offices and all acitivities at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Intrigue Salon
Kids Kuts Salon
Atlanta Swim Academy
Three-13 Salon
Righteous Que
Free-Flite Bicycles
Mansouri Family Dental Care
All activities at Eastside Baptist Church
Parisian Nail Salon
Massage Heights East Cobb

Openings

Zaxby’s Lower Roswell Road, 11 a.m.
Muss & Turner East Cobb, noon
Frankie’s Italian restaurant, Roswell Road
Loyal Q, 11 a.m.
Winston’s Food and Spirits
Terrell Mill Animal Hospital, 10 a.m.
Chick-fil-A Woodlawn Square, open until 4 p.m.
Marietta Donuts, open until 5 p.m.
Marietta Fish Market, 4 p.m. depending on road conditions
Chick-fil-A East Lake
The Wing Cafe and Tap House
WellStar East Cobb Health Park
Marietta Ice Center revised schedule for public skating sessions: 1:15-3:15 p.m.; 3:30-6 p.m.; 6:15-8:45 p.m.

Cancellations

East Cobb UMC Wednesday Night Supper

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Cobb schools closed Wednesday; county included in state of emergency; updated closures/cancellations/delayed openings

January 17, 2018 11:58 AMJanuary 16, 2018 4:55 PM by Wendy Parker

Updated Wednesday story, 12 p.m.

Cobb government closed; roads remain icy; Wednesday East Cobb closings/delayed openings/cancellations

UPDATED, 8:35 P.M. and 10:55 P.M. Tuesday

Shortly before 8:30 tonight, the Cobb County School District announced that Cobb schools will be closed on Wednesday, for students and staff, “due to road and travel conditions.”

Gov. Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for 83 counties in Georgia, including Cobb, and non-essential state government offices will be closed Wednesday.

Cobb DOT crews are working in 12-hour shifts, starting at 5 p.m. today, and switching to fresh crews at 5 a.m. Wednesday, to treat major roads with a salt and gravel mix as between a half-inch to an inch of snow is forecast to fall on Cobb, and turn to ice as temperatures reached freezing.

Cobb County government is on a delayed opening Wednesday until 10 a.m., including libraries.

With the wind chill, temperatures in the morning could feel as cold as several degrees below zero. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Cobb and most of north Georgia until 10 a.m. Wednesday and a wind chill advisory is in effect until 7 a.m.

CobbLinc will delay the start of all bus services until 10 a.m.

Snowfall began falling in East Cobb a little after 7 tonight, as temperatures fell to around the freezing mark.

The Walker School also is closed on Wednesday, as are Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, the Wood Acres School, Gracepoint School and Faith Lutheran School.

All campuses of Kennesaw State University are closed on Wednesday, but dining services will continue. All campuses of Chattahoochee Tech also will be closed Wednesday.

The Eastside Christian School open house scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed a week to Jan 24 at 9:30 a.m. All classes are cancelled Wednesday.

The St. Catherine’s Episcopal preschool is closed Wednesday, as is the St. Ann Catholic preschool.

At Transfiguration Catholic Church, preschool, PREP classes and Adult Education classes are cancelled Wednesday, and perpetual adoration will be closed until noon.

The Northeast Cobb Business Association luncheon Wednesday has been cancelled.

The East Cobb YMCA and Northeast Cobb YMCA are delaying opening until 10 a.m.

Olde Towne Athletic Club is opening at noon Wednesday.

More updates will posted here as they become available.

ORIGINAL REPORT, posted 4:55 p.m.:

With public and private schools already having cancelled Tuesday evening events, here’s the latest Cobb winter storm update. We’ll keep posting additional information as we have it, including any news about Cobb schools for Wednesday.

The Cobb County School District has been saying this afternoon that “a decision about school for Wednesday will be made either late tonight or early tomorrow morning.”

Send your news about cancellations/postponements to: editor@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll add it here.

Weather Conditions

From the National Weather Service, precipitation is expected to come through a line from Carrollton to Canton and into northeastern Georgia around 6 p.m. tonight (as shown in map above), and as temperatures plunge dramatically.

Temperatures were in the high 40s in the East Cobb area around 4:30 p.m., but dropping temperatures, along with the wind chill, could make it feel a few degrees below zero overnight and into early Wednesday morning.

Closings/cancellations/postponements

Cobb County government, including libraries, is closing at 6 tonight, and programs and events scheduled for tonight are cancelled or rescheduled. All government offices, agencies and facilities are slated to open on a delayed basis on Wednesday at 10 a.m.;
The East Cobb and Northeast Cobb YMCA branches are cancelling all after school activities, as well as paid programming. The branches plan to stay open until 7:30;
Transfiguration Catholic Church is cancelling all evening parish activities and meetings, PREP classes and adult ed classes, and Perpetual Adoration is closed from 6 tonight to noon Wednesday. Tonight’s 7 p.m. Mass will be held “as long as the weather holds up,” according to a social media post from around 1 p.m.;
St. Ann Catholic has cancelled Wednesday Mass services at 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.;
The Walker School is cancelling all after school-activities, including practices and games;
The Wood Acres After School Tree House is closing at 5 p.m.
After-school care at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy is closing at 5 p.m. and North campus athletics are cancelled;
All after-school activities at Eastside Christian Academy will conclude at 5:30, and pickup is required by that time. JV basketball games at Mt. Paran are cancelled;
All campuses of Kennesaw State University are closing at 5 p.m., and all night classes after that are cancelled;
The same goes for all campuses at Chattahoochee Tech, closing at 5 p.m.;
The Walton High School wrestling team’s picture day and senior night event scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed a week, to Jan. 24.

Cobb DOT/Roads

The Cobb DOT road maintenance division has been pretreating roads with brine this morning and is treating roads with salt and gravel mix on designated major routes this afternoon. Between a half-inch and an inch of snow is expected in Cobb. A total of 15 crews will be rolling out by 5 p.m., with another similar number of crews to follow at 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Emergency Information

The Cobb 911 office issued this information around 3 p.m. Tuesday:

Cobb County and much of North Georgia is preparing for the possibility of hazardous weather. Here are some numbers that you might need. Call these numbers instead of 911 if there is not an emergency. Call 911 if you need the fire department, an ambulance or the police. 911 is unable to give time frames on power outages.

Do Not Call 911 unless it is a life-threatening emergency. This would include someone who is utilizing life-sustaining equipment that requires electricity. 911 will not report your outage to any utility company.

Cobb EMC
770-429-2100
CobbEMC.com

Georgia Power
888-660-5890
GeorgiaPower.com

Marietta Power & Water (Marietta City)
770-794-5150
MariettaGA.gov/151/Power-Water

Cobb County Water System
770-423-1000
CobbCounty.org

Cobb County Police (non-emergency)
770-499-3911

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Cobb schools cancel Tuesday evening activities ahead of winter weather

January 16, 2018 11:28 AMJanuary 16, 2018 9:47 AM by Wendy Parker

UPDATED, 11:20 A.M.

From CCSD:

All afternoon and evening activities are canceled for Tuesday, January 16, except for ASP which will operate on a normal schedule. Parents are encouraged to pick up students from ASP as early as possible.

Classes resumed today in the Cobb County School District after Monday’s Martin Luther King holiday, but the system released this statement shortly before 9 a.m. regarding the winter weather advisory issued yesterday about the National Weather Service:

We are monitoring weather forecasts and temps for late Tuesday into Wednesday, January 17, and the impact the weather may have, if any, on Tuesday evening activities and Wednesday classes.

Marietta City Schools have cancelled all Tuesday evening exracurricular activities.

In East Cobb, the only postponement/cancellation we have thus far is Johnson Ferry Christian Academy delaying its scheduled open house tonight to next Monday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the chapel.

Some school districts in north Georgia, including Bartow County, are releasing early today, but thus far Cobb has not indicated that will be happening here.

Tuesday’s high temperatures in Cobb and metro Atlanta are expected to be in the high 40s.

The snow isn’t expected until late this afternoon, with very cold weather moving in this evening.

That winter weather advisory area includes Cobb and goes into effect from 5 p.m. tonight to 7 a.m. Wednesday. In addition, a wind chill advisory has been issued that also includes Cobb from 9 p.m. tonight to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The NWS has extended its advisory area to include most of Georgia; the map below was issued earlier this morning.

More updates will be posted here when they become available.

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