Editor’s Note: Help support the future—and now—of local news!

As I was leaving church on Sunday one of the ladies from the altar guild was handing out roses from the bouquets that adorned the worship space.

They were as aromatic as they were lovely, and they certainly brought a smile and a warm glow. You could say I was feeling a little rosy, with some extra leisure time looming due to the Labor Day holiday.

As much as I enjoy bringing you East Cobb News every day of the week—including our popular newsletter on Sundays—I’ve really been looking forward to this respite. A little recharging goes a long way to continue the mission I set out when I began East Cobb News eight years ago.

It’s been the dream of mine to serve the place where I grew up with local news and useful community information. It’s what I started doing at the beginning of my career, and did so again during nearly two decades at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In case you missed the news, the AJC announced this week that at the end of the year they’ll discontinue a print edition and will be switching to all-digital publishing.

After 157 years, Atlanta won’t have a daily newspaper, and for many of us who worked there, it’s a nostalgic and bittersweet feeling.

But 17 years ago this week, as I closed out my tenure there in an online editing position, I sensed that what I was doing then was the future of local news.

That understanding has guided my work ever since, including a stint editing East Cobb Patch, formerly part of AOL’s hyperlocal news network.

And it fueled the desire to bring independent, homegrown local news—every day, timely and relevant—to East Cobb with what you’re reading now at East Cobb News.

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While what the AJC is doing is considered something of a risk, I think it’s inevitable, and I wish my old place well.

There are naysayers about the value of online media, but I firmly believe this where the future of local news and local business advertising will be best realized.

And at East Cobb News—where nobody else does what we do, every day—that future is now and has been for a while. I remain bullish about this because I know what kind of audience we’ve built here, and that comes to rely on what we do every day.

We’ve been at this since 2017, and we intend on staying at it for a long time to come—giving you the local news that you love, and that makes a difference in this community.

East Cobb News promotes local businesses with dynamic digital advertising—and we’ve been busy as well signing up new advertisers that we’re excited to share with you soon.

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But we’ve also been asking for reader support to help us defray some of our business costs.

With our growth has come some additional costs, and while we’re thrifty, we have bills that come due every month.

Our donation amounts are voluntary, and what you pay is up to you. We are suggesting $6 a month on a recurring basis.

Put a better way, here’s how to think about what you can do to help us out:

For less than the price of a lunch entree, your support will help keep free, real local journalism alive.

You rely on us to stay informed and we depend on you to make our work possible.

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