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UPDATED 9:33 a.m. Tuesday: This item has been taken off the agenda. Cobb commission chairman Mike Boyce said at the start of today’s meeting that the applicant’s attorney has had a death in the family and is unable to attend. Boyce did not indicate when the matter will be placed back on the agenda. The … Read more
3rd Act Productions, an Alpharetta-based community theatre organization, is staging “Final Audition, Last Chance for the Role of a Lifetime,” a comedy that opens Friday at 8 p.m. at The Art Place Theatre (3330 Sandy Plains Road). According to promotional information, “this is a heartfelt and hilarious play about pursuing a dream.” The comedy is … Read more
Submitted information and art: Katelin Chesna leads a talented cast of Atlanta actors in “Final Audition, Last Chance for the Role of a Lifetime,” an inspirational new comedy written, directed and produced by Chicago novelist and playwright, John Ruane. Chesna grew up on the southwest side of Chicago only a few miles from the playwright, … Read more
Cobb commissioner Jerica Richardson sent out a newsletter Friday afternoon with a message for her former constituents in District 2. Her seat was declared vacant by her colleagues Tuesday (she recused herself), following the adoption of state legislative-approved electoral maps that drew her out of her East Cobb home. That action—after a nearly tw0-year-long partisan … Read more
Submitted information and photo: Delta Community Credit Union is proud to announce its 2024 Scholarship Award recipients who were selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement and essay submission. As Georgia’s largest credit union with more than $8.5 billion in assets, Delta Community is proud to provide financial support to well-deserving students for the 19th … Read more
Cobb Commissioner Jerica Richardson said Tuesday she will remain a candidate for the 6th Congressional District of Georgia, although it’s been vastly redrawn from when she announced her run last year. The first-term Democrat, who lives in East Cobb and represents District 2 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, said in a video-taped message that … Read more
Legislative and Congressional electoral maps redrawn by the Georgia legislature during a special session this month have been approved by a federal judge who ordered them. Atlanta-based U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Thursday upheld a “remedial plan” for the 2024 elections to redistrict seats in the Georgia General Assembly and for Georgia’s representatives in … Read more
Georgia lawmakers will be called to a special session to redraw the state’s Congressional and legislative maps after a federal judge ruled Thursday that they violate civil rights law. U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta said the maps drawn by the Georgia legislature in 2021 substantially diluted minority voting strength, especially in parts … Read more
Cobb DOT will be holding an open house next week for citizens to learn about proposed improvements at Shallowford Road and Gordy Parkway West. The open house takes place Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 6-8 p.m. at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) and will be conducted on a drop-in basis. There will … Read more
After hearing from those in favor of and against his recent decisions over controversial issues involving school library books and gender identity topics, Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale responded in dramatic fashion Thursday night. During a Cobb Board of Education meeting, Ragsdale read from lengthy, prepared remarks—running around 20 minutes—about a number of controversies over … Read more
Submitted information: The Credit Union of Georgia is hosting an in-branch and online School Supply Drive benefiting schools in the community. School supplies can be dropped off at any Credit Union branch location (including 1020 Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb) or you can visit their Amazon Wish List at amzn.to/42fi3Fq to purchase items. The … Read more
The first phase of one of several major traffic improvements in the East Cobb area under the 2022 Cobb SPLOST goes before Cobb commissioners Tuesday. A $495,292 engineering design contract to improve the Johnson Ferry Road-Shallowford Road intersection is on the agenda for a regular meeting of the Cobb Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning (agenda … Read more
Thanks to John Kone, president of the East Cobb-based Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K, for the following information and photo: The Silver Pen Program, now a statewide award, was created over 25 years ago by the Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K (KCMGK). Since then, the Silver Pen Award has been presented by the KCMGK to Cobb County Fourth grade students. The essay … Read more
The Georgia Department of Education has approved new standards for the teaching of English and language arts that remove what’s left of Common Core standards. For the next two years, K-12 teachers in ELA will be trained to teach to the new standards, which will formally go into effect by 2025 and will be incorporated … Read more
Cobb commissioners on Tuesday approved a design contract for Ebenezer Downs Park. By a 5-0 vote, they approved spending $238,450 for Pond & Company, an architectural and engineering firm in Peachtree Corners, to do the work. “Long time coming, we’re all excited,” commissioner JoAnn Birrell said in making the motion to approve the contract. “Let’s … Read more
Nearly three years after a master plan was approved for a new passive park in Northeast Cobb, the project is getting closer to getting underway. On Tuesday the Cobb Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve a design contract for what’s been named Ebenezer Downs Park. It’s located on Ebenezer Road near Canton Road … Read more
District 2 Cobb Commissioner Jerica Richardson will hold a town hall meeting next week to reveal her 2023 priorities. The town hall takes place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at the Boy Scouts of America (1800 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta), followed by a networking event at 7:30 p.m. The networking features members of … Read more
Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell will hold a community input meeting in March to generate public feedback for proposals to redevelop Shaw Park. The town hall has been scheduled for Thursday, March 16, from 6-8 p.m. at Piedmont Church (570 Piedmont Road) and will include Cobb PARKS staff. A total of $4 million in the current … Read more
Cobb commissioner Jerica Richardson is holding meetings with citizens during the month of February as part of her annual “Priorities Tour.” As she has done in her first two years in office, Richardson is seeking feedback about issues in District 2 and Cobb County, ranging from economic development, transit, health, government finance, housing, the arts … Read more
The Cobb County Public Library System is joining with the American Heart Association to promote heart health with a series of Go for Red Women’s Walks. Two of the walks will take place at East Cobb branches on Friday—Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) from 9-10 a.m., and the Gritters Library (880 Shaw … Read more
