I took a little bit of time out on Saturday to enjoy the warmth and the sun at East Cobb Park, and couldn’t think of a better way to start the month of February.

Editor's Note: Our February fundraising goal—500 new donors! — *We’re asking for 500 donors in February—will you be among them? Thanks for your support!*

January was a terrific start to 2025 in terms of traffic, with more than 70,000 unique visitors coming to East Cobb News to find out what’s going on in the community.

That’s roughly one-third of a very big coverage area, and it was gratifying to see the response.

Sometimes the first month of the year is a little slow, but winter weather and other events made East Cobb News a must-visit for many of you, and we’re grateful for your readership.

We are a truly reader-focused independent news site devoted to covering what makes this community tick, and one of our revenue sources comes from you, our readers.

We ask because unlike other local news outlets we don’t have any paywalls and we want East Cobb News to be accessible to one and all.

Please donate today!

This is becoming more common with sites like ours. Our friends at decaturish.com recently completed a successful fundraising effort, as readers there appreciate the value of that community news resource that covers not just Decatur, but a large portion of DeKalb County.

Editor Dan Whisenhunt does a great job not only of covering his community, but reminding readers what it takes to do this on a regular basis.

Similarly, last week East Cobb News unveiled a new reader fundraising drive called the 1500 Club that we’re asking all of you to consider supporting.

Into the spring, we want to get 1500 of our readers to become recurring monthly donors—for as little as $6 a month—to support the work of East Cobb News.

We thank those of you who have signed up in the last week, and as February gets underway, we’ve set a big goal to reach—500 new donors.

You can contribute whatever amount you’d like, but please consider giving on a monthly recurring basis. It’s the best way to support the work of East Cobb News to give you the local news that you love!

We have a secure online payment system, Press Patron, that works with local news publishers to solicit support from their readers.

Press Patron is safe, secure and easy to use, and your donation will go directly toward our efforts to cover the East Cobb community like no one else!

Thanks f0r your support and your readership!