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It’s back to school (but only for a few more weeks!) and work, but not after a glorious weekend with spring-like weather that will continue as April turns into May in East Cobb this week: Advance voting begins Monday in Cobb, with the East Cobb Government Service Center holding advance voting the week of May … Read more
Spring break is over, school students are diving into Milestone testing and a beautiful (and warm) week is in the forecast in East Cobb. Some early-week events will be culminated by a Cobb Master Gardeners spring tour, but here’s what’s coming up in the community that you can dive into as you get back back … Read more
Spring break is winding down, but spring weather is just getting into swing. East Cobb weekend events over the next few days include the first of several plant sales and garden tours in the community during the season, as well as a lot of kid-focused activities at library branches as they conclude their week away … Read more
We know it’s the week of spring break, but if you’ve been looking to get your high school-age child into a robotics program, East Cobb Robotics is having two information meetings next week. Here’s what they’re sharing with interested kids and parents about what they have to offer, and how you can get in touch: … Read more
Is there change in the air about the way East Cobb community activism is being carried out these days? Some recent events have represented something of a departure. Toward the end of a meeting this week about the Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center, a young woman walked down an aisle at the Sprayberry High School theater … Read more
With the possibility of significant library cuts leading ongoing Cobb budget talks, District 2 commissioner Bob Ott was adamant on Monday that the East Cobb Library would not be among them. It’s one of several Cobb library branches slated for closure or consolidation in a staff recommendation for fiscal year 2019, and one that has generated … Read more
At the end of winter break week, Sprayberry High School is once again sponsoring a Dr. Seuss Storytimes session Saturday at the Gritters Library (880 Shaw Park Road). It’s part of the Read Across America program sponsored by the National Education Association, and the Sprayberry community has been taking part for 20 years. Here’s more … Read more
Tuesday morning was the first opportunity for the public to formally comment on proposed Cobb library closings before the county board of commissioners. Several East Cobb residents appeared during a general comment session at the board’s business meeting, and some indicated they would support a millage rate increase to keep open the East Cobb Library … Read more
I went to the East Cobb Library Saturday, and it was PACKED! With people of all ages, and from all walks of life. Yes, the weather was dreary, and yes, the few weekend hours it’s open certainly had a lot to do with the turnout. We all know this, given how the East Cobb branch … Read more
What East Cobb Library advocates have feared for months has come to pass: Their branch, the second busiest in the Cobb County Public Library System, has been formally recommended for closure due to Cobb County government budget cuts. UPDATE: Cobb chairman proposes revised budget, keeping parks and libraries open Several months after Cobb commissioner JoAnn … Read more
It’s expected to be rainy Saturday and Sunday, but given the winter storms of recent weeks, that shouldn’t be enough to deter those eager to get out and enjoy a good variety of East Cobb weekend events: They start off Friday morning with the kids consignment sale at the Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. … Read more
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 … Read more
Around 7:20 p.m. Sunday, the Cobb County School District announced that the system will be completely closed on Monday, for students and staff, due to a forecast of freezing rain overnight and into the morning. That follows a winter weather advisory from the Atlanta office of the National Weather Service issued earlier Sunday afternoon. It’s … Read more
We keep adding to the East Cobb News community events calendar all the time, so Monday’s post on things to do this week has a few more additions. It’s going to be a big weekend at Pope High School on Saturday, as we noted earlier, with the community ribbon-cutting for the new gymnasium, as well as … Read more
It’s the first business day of 2018, and while Cobb schools don’t get back into session until Thursday, there’s plenty to do in East Cobb during the first full week of the new year. Many of those activities will be at public libraries, including the new Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell … Read more
Christmas is over, but you’ve still got time to enjoy your tree before Keep Cobb Beautiful’s annual free recycling event. The date for “Bring One for the Chipper” is next Saturday, Jan. 6, and there’s one East Cobb location change from previous years. Sewell Park is not a drop-off point due to the construction of … Read more
UPDATED, 4:30 P.M. SATURDAY:Â Shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, Cobb EMC indicated that around 16,000 customers were still without power combined in all of its five counties of service, with the following numbers of customers without power in the following East Cobb ZIP codes: 30062: 1,624 30066: 2,621 30067: 536 30068: 990 30075: 1,620 (Cobb … Read more
The Cobb County School District announced right around 10 a.m. Friday that it will be releasing classes early today and cancelling all weekend activities, due to winter weather conditions. The early release schedule is as follows: High schools, 11:30 a.m.; Middle schools, 12:30 p.m.; Elementary schools; 1:30 p.m. In addition, all after-school programs are cancelled … Read more
With a whiff of asphalt greeting patrons—the parking lot isn’t quite finished—the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center opened to the public on Monday, and quite a few people were waiting to have a look around. Adult patrons, as well as toddlers, babies and home-schooled students and their parents, were the first to get a … Read more
On Monday afternoon the Cobb Board of Commissioners will hear a number of presentations, including an update from Chairman Mike Boyce on the Cobb budget process, at a regularly scheduled work session. The work session begins at 1:30 p.m. in the second floor boardroom of the Cobb BOC Building, 100 Cherokee St., in downtown Marietta. … Read more
