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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
Heavy flooding last September in the East Cobb area caused significant damage to the homes and properties of residents who are still dealing with stormwater-related issues nearly a year later. The rains also caused Sewell Mill Creek to swell over, as it has done before, onto the low-lying East Cobb Park and Fullers Park. The … Read more
State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, a Republican from East Cobb, has announced her 2022 campaign for re-election to the Georgia State Senate in District 32. Kirkpatrick, a retired orthopedic surgeon, has held the seat since 2017. Her campaign website can be found by clicking here. She is the Chairwoman of the Senate Veterans and Military committee … Read more
Charlice Byrd, a Republican who represents Cherokee County in the Georgia House of Representatives, announced her candidacy for the Georgia Senate District 32 seat. That’s a newly drawn seat that has contained most of East Cobb but will include Woodstock and part of Cherokee County following reapportionment. Byrd’s campaign website can be found here. Kay … Read more
After being cancelled in 2020 for the first time since World War II, the North Georgia State Fair has returned to Jim Miller Park in Cobb County, and will continue through Oct. 3. The 88th annual event is sponsored by Superior Plumbing, and the schedule is Monday through Thursday 4pm-11pm, Fridays 4pm to midnight, Saturdays … Read more
During a town hall address last week, Cobb Commissioner Jerica Richardson laid out her priorities for the rest of 2021 and provided constituents with a review of her first three months in office. Richardson is a Democrat elected in November to succeed Bob Ott in representing District 2, which includes some of East Cobb, as … Read more
On Tuesday Georgia voters will be going to the polls in U.S. Senate runoffs that will determine party control of that chamber. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at all precincts, and if you vote in person you must go to your assigned precinct. If you have an absentee … Read more
There are four days of early voting taking place this week—it’s more like three and a half—and a couple additional locations to cast your ballot in person for the U.S. Senate runoffs. Among them is the The Art Place-Mountain View (3330 Sandy Plains Road), which is open from 7-7 Monday-Wednesday and from 7 a.m. to … Read more
The deluge is almost over. The inane commercials—a candidate is being demonized because as a defense attorney he represents criminals! The race-horse punditry of polls, soundbites, “October surprises” and dubious partisan narratives as deep (and dreary) as battlefield trenches. The mailboxes stuffed with flyers, a constant flurry of text messages, e-mails (some with emojis!), phone … Read more
If you’ve filled out an absentee ballot or will be doing so for the November elections, you can keep track of what happens when you turn it in. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office has created an absentee ballot tracker that lets you follow the status of that ballot. The tracker was launched over the … Read more
After unsuccessfully suing the City of Atlanta over its mask mandate, Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday signed a new executive order that permits local governments to issue mask mandates. It falls short of a statewide mandate that a White House COVID-19 Task Force has recommended, although Kemp has embarked on a statewide tour encouraging Georgians … Read more
Follow East Cobb News stories about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and keep track of updated resource information from government, public health, school and community organizations. The Basics Georgia COVID-19 Hotline: 844-442-2681 Georgia Daily Status Report (Updated at 3 p.m.) U.S. Centers for Disease Control Georgia Department of Public Health Cobb and Douglas Public Health Cobb County … Read more
Georgia’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak has prompted a delay in the state’s presidential primary. Early voting has been underway since March 2 for the March 24 primary, which has now been pushed back to May 19. That announcement was made Saturday by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (here’s his full statement). May 19 … Read more
Rainy weather postponed the start of the spring season for the East Side Baseball Association, but concerns over the Coronavirus outbreak have prompted the organization to put a hold on its opening day celebrations for now. President Marc Glickman told East Cobb News that this wasn’t a typical opening day event, but was a celebration … Read more
