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A member of Cobb commissioner Jerica Richardson’s “community cabinet” is considering making a run to succeed her in 2024. Kevin Redmon, an East Cobb resident, filed a declaration of intent form with the Cobb Elections Office on Oct. 23. According to the filings, Redmon, an IT sales and account manager, would be running as a … Read more
With Halloween right around the corner, several events in the East Cobb area will be rounding out the final weekend before Tuesday’s All Hallows Eve. For the second year in a row, Avenue East Cobb and East Cobb Church are teaming up to present the Boo Bash, a kid-oriented carnival. It runs from 11 a.m. … Read more
Attorneys for plaintiffs seeking new electoral maps for the Cobb County Board of Education have filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction. The motion, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, seeks to prevent the Cobb Board of Elections from setting up 2024 elections with maps passed by the Georgia legislature in 2022 and … Read more
The Cobb New Horizons Symphony Band, which is made up of senior adults, will hold a special concert Thursday to honor the memory of Wheeler High School band director Madison Argo. The concert takes place at 12 p.m. at the school, and will include works from John Williams and John Philip Sousa. Another featured piece … Read more
Several Muslim parents in the Cobb County School District denounced the district for sending out an electronic message last week about an “international threat” from the Hamas terrorist group in the Middle East that they said has led to fear and mistreatment in their own community. Some addressed a work session of the Cobb Board … Read more
Following up our story last week about the possibility that CenterStage North might halt its 2024 season at The Art Place-Mountain View due to Sunday staffing issues with Cobb PARKS: Jonathan Liles, CSN’s managing director, told East Cobb News Friday that the community theater organization and the county have come to an agreement to continue … Read more
The Cobb County School District is investigating what it is calling an “inaccurate e-mail” that was sent out Thursday saying that the district will not be participating in a statewide reading contest. An e-mail was posted Friday morning on at least two Facebook groups dedicated to discussions about Cobb schools that the district would not … Read more
Several schools in the Cobb County School District notified parents Monday that books with “highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content” have been removed from their libraries. The book’s titles weren’t named, nor were the individual schools, but the messages—which were worded identically and distributed to a number of schools, mostly middle schools and high schools—said that … Read more
The remnants of the Gritters Library building in Northeast Cobb stood in a heaping pile Monday as demolition crews completed their work. The nearly 50-year-old building in Shaw Park, which closed in June, was torn down as the Cobb County Public Library System begins a rebuilding project that’s expected to take a year. The new … Read more
The office of District 2 Cobb Commissioner and Kids Care, a local non-profit, are teaming up for a teacher supply drive that continues through the end of August. Three library branches in the district, including the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road) and the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road) … Read more
Cobb County Public Library System patrons who are homebound can check out books and other materials via a new book-by-mail service. It’s eligible for library cardholders who have a temporary or permanent disability or who have transportation issues that prevent or limit them from coming to their local branch. Patrons can check up to four … Read more
Submitted information and photo: The East Cobb Civitan Club is pleased to announce the 2023 Civitan International “Servant’s Heart Award” has been bestowed on Chris Brand who, since 2003, has served as the President and CEO of Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC). FODAC is the nation’s largest provider of low cost, or free … Read more
Submitted information and photo: Last weekend, Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta and the Cobb Interfaith Habitat Coalition (CIHC) hammered the first nails and raised the first walls on their 22rd annual Habitat house. This year’s faith groups include Smyrna First United Methodist Church, Bethany United Methodist Church, the Islamic Center of Marietta, East Cobb Islamic … Read more
One of the largest community fundraisers in East Cobb—the Dog Days Run—is just around the corner. It’s the 18th edition of the event staged by the Rotary Club of East Cobb, and takes place Aug. 5 at the McCleskey Family-East Cobb YMCA (1055 E. Piedmont Road). The run/walk is a 5K format that starts at … Read more
The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution condemning a Neo-Nazi protest last weekend in front of the Chabad of Cobb synagogue in East Cobb. The resolution was added to the commissioners’ agenda and was voted on without discussion. The resolution (you can read it here) also mentioned the distribution of anti-Semitic … Read more
Funding for a sidewalk connecting the Walton High School campus with a new sports complex for the school will be requested Tuesday by Cobb DOT. The Cobb Board of Commissioners will be asked to spend $720,897 for the one-tenth of a mile sidewalk along the southern side of Bill Murdock Road, between Old College Way … Read more
Less than a year after he became the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Mike Register is resigning. On Tuesday the Cobb Board of Commissioners will vote on confirming his appointment, which was announced late Thursday afternoon by Cobb County government. Register was both Cobb police chief and public safety director between 2017 and … Read more
Submitted information: MiniCon 2023 – a day of fantasy, sci-fi, anime, fandom, and gaming – will be held 10 am to 5 pm Saturday, June 24, at Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta 30068. The third annual free family-friendly MiniCon features activities for all ages, including crafts, panels, a photo booth, … Read more
As children busily made gingerbread replicas of Gritters Library, branch manager Maria Benac was paging through scrapbooks on Saturday containing the history of the Northeast Cobb community hub that for nearly 50 years has housed much more than books. Saturday was the final day that the Gritters building that was completed in 1973 was in … Read more
Karen Hallacy, an East Cobb resident who’s been active in various civic activities, has been reappointed to serve on the Development Authority of Cobb County. The authority is a seven-member body appointed by the Cobb Board of Commissioners that approves bond requests and other incentive packages for businesses and corporations. Hallacy, a former lobbyist for … Read more
