Discover The Power of Local!
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
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
Saturday is the last day of operations for Gritters Library, which will be torn down and replaced by a new facility on the same site at Shaw Park. Before the doors close for good at 5 p.m., the Cobb County Public Library System will hold a special celebration from 12-4 p.m at the library (990 … Read more
East Cobb resident Mike Hendley, a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, has been named the company’s 2023 Community Service Most Exceptional Award winner and has received a $25,000 grant on behalf of MUST Ministries. Hendley has been involved with the Marietta-based non-profit that helps those who are homeless find housing, jobs and other assistance for … Read more
Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid will deliver the 2023 State of the County Address to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce on Monday. The event begins at 11:15 a.m. Monday at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre in The Battery Atlanta. She will “discuss the county’s biggest successes and milestones from 2022, as well as her goals for … Read more
The Cobb County Public Library System has compiled an extensive booklist for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month, which is observed in June. The titles range from children’s picture and non-fiction books to teen and young adult fiction and adult titles. The Cobb library system provided similar resource lists for Black History Month … Read more
Bill Byrne, who served as Cobb Commission Chairman from 1993—2002, has been named to the board of the Cobb Taxpayers Association. The citizens group made the announcement Friday, and Byrne will serve as one of six board members, including chairman Lance Lamberton and vice chairman Jim Astuto, an East Cobb resident. “We are flattered that … Read more
The Cobb County Public Library System’s Summer Reading Challenge goes from June 1-July 31, and is open to readers of all ages. The program includes a partnership with the Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools and is particularly aimed at keeping children reading during the summer vacation months. Readers earn “BINGO” credits that … Read more
With skyrocketing property assessments and a potential record tax digest expected in 2023, the Cobb Board of Commissioners will soon consider the fiscal year 2024 operating budget. A formal presentation is expected in June, and on Wednesday Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid addressed that topic and others in a mini-state of the county update to … Read more
Students from the Habitat clubs of the Cobb County High School Coalition recently completed their 26th home in the Marietta area, and on May 20 celebrated the dedication with the family. The students are from Campbell, Hillgrove, Pope, and Walton high schools, and the resident is Laurelle, a mother of two children who is a paraprofessional … Read more
The Class of 2023 in the Cobb County School District begins receiving their diplomas on Monday, with commencement exercises taking place through Saturday. As the schedule would have it, the graduations for the six public high school in East Cobb will be spread out over all six of those days. All East Cobb graduations will … Read more
During his monthly remarks to the Cobb Board of Education Thursday, Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale lashed out at a county elected official for school-related comments she made at a recent public event. His target wasn’t any of the seven board members seated around him, but the head of Cobb County government. Ragsdale was in … Read more
The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday adopted a $1.448 billion fiscal year 2024 budget Thursday with a property tax rate reduction and a generous pay raise for teachers and other employees. But it wasn’t unanimous. Board member and vice chairman David Banks, a Republican from Post 5 in East Cobb, voted present after expressing … Read more
In less than a month the longstanding Gritters Library branch in Northeast Cobb will be closing for good. The Cobb County Public Library System announced the closing date on Thursday, two months after the Cobb Board of Commissioners finalized a $9.8 million contract for a rebuilding of the branch that’s also to include the Northeast … Read more
The Cobb Board of Education will hold a final public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2024 operating budget Thursday before voting on adoption later in the evening. A public budget forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the board room of the CCSD central office (514 Glover St., Marietta), followed by a … Read more
The draft of the Cobb County Five-Year Strategic Plan was released last week, and the second of two public hearings before the Cobb Board of Commissioners is scheduled for May 23. The plan, which will help set county government policy and goals from 2023-2028, recommends strategies “for achieving success indicators,” as the study’s consultants have … Read more
