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With fall (and even wintry!) weather this week comes a flurry of seasonal and Halloween-related events in East Cobb over the weekend. One event that’s a very important exception is coming up Saturday morning. The Credit Union of Georgia (an East Cobb News sponsor) is holding a Community Shred Event from 9:30 a.m. to noon … Read more
The Cobb Board of Commissioners’ scheduled work session on stormwater issues was postponed Tuesday due to the length of a regular meeting earlier in the day. The county public information office said it would be rescheduled. Commissioners were to hear a presentation and an analysis by the Cobb Water Department of stormwater management issues … Read more
Cobb commissioners voted Tuesday to uphold a decision by the Cobb License Review Board to grant a liquor license for a new bottle shop on Johnson Ferry Road. By a 4-1 vote, commissioners confirmed the decision to grant a beer, wine, liquor and Sunday pouring license to WellSpun Investments Inc., which plans to open the … Read more
Nearly a year after Cobb commissioners asked the county water department to examine the possibility of imposing a stormwater impact fee, they will hear a preliminary analysis on Tuesday. A work session has been called for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. “to present information on stormwater management services and the preliminary analysis of a stormwater fee … Read more
Community members opposed to a liquor store that plans to open in the same location vacated by another bottle shop on Johnson Ferry Road have appealed to the Cobb Board of Commissioners. Commissioners will conduct a public hearing Tuesday to hear the appeal of residents and nearby business owners, who say the area doesn’t need … Read more
As the calendar turned to October the weather started to feel like fall, and this weekend will be perfect for taking in the festivities of the new season. The earliest of the many community arts and craft shows leading up to the holidays starts on Friday. It’s the St. Andrew United Methodist Women’s 20th annual … Read more
Cobb County.Government and the Cobb County School District are teaming up to hold a “How to Do Business With Cobb” seminar on Oct. 12. The seminar takes place from 5-7 p.m. at the Cobb Senior Wellness Center (1150 Powder Springs Street, Marietta) and is free to the public. The seminars, conducted with assistance from the … Read more
A proposed contract to begin construction of the replacement building for Gritters Library in Northeast Cobb was pulled by Commissioner JoAnn Birrell Tuesday because she couldn’t get enough support from her colleagues. Near the end of a five-hour meeting, Birrell said she was withdrawing a $10.5 million proposal for the new library building and a … Read more
Starting Oct. 3, Cobb library patrons will be able to check out materials to help them in the process of becoming American citizens. The Citizenship and Civics guides include “official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) publications and study guides on the naturalization process, according to a Cobb County Public Library System release. Katherine Zavala, … Read more
The Cobb County Public Library System said Monday that Sunday hours at its main branch and three regional libraries will resume starting Sept. 11. Those locations include the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road), as well as the main Switzer Library in downtown Marietta, the South Cobb Regional Library in Mableton and the … Read more
The Cobb County Public Library System announced this week that starting Sept. 6, citizens can obtain passports at two of its branches. They include the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) in East Cobb and the West Cobb Regional Library (1750 Dennis Kemp Lane, Kennesaw). They have been approved as Passport Acceptance Facilities … Read more
Carolyn Curry, the wife of former college and professional football star and coach Bill Curry, will be the featured speaker at the Cobb Library Foundation’s Sept. 20 “Booked for Lunch” fundraiser at the Atlanta Country Club in East Cobb. The event takes place from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the ACC (500 Atlanta Country … Read more
Here’s a glimpse of what’s going on in East Cobb and environs this weekend from our calendar listings and beyond: Rotary Club of East Cobb Dog Days Run: The organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year starts at 7:30 a.m. at the McCleskey Family-East Cobb YMCA (1055 E. Piedmont Road) with a 5K run around the … Read more
Less than a week before a new fiscal year county budget is to be adopted, Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid took her message about taxes, spending and other issues to an East Cobb audience that was largely skeptical of many of her priorities. A town hall Wednesday at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center … Read more
From the Cobb County Public Library System: NASA Ambassador Chris Thompson will present the Exploring the Early Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope program at Sewell Mill Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road, on Monday, July 18 at 6 pm. The free program will feature the story of the advanced space observatory JWST along with … Read more
The 17th annual Dog Days Run is a little less than a month away, and it’s the largest fundraiser by far for the Rotary Club of East Cobb. Last year the organization raised nearly $100,000 for a number of local non-profits and drew the interest of more than 800 participants along a course around the … Read more
Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid has scheduled town hall meetings in June and July in each of the four commission districts entitled “All-In-Cobb: Cobb forward together.” The title has been how she’s referenced state of the county addresses she’s given, and in her weekly newsletter Cupid said she’s planning “o share some highlights of what … Read more
The Cobb County Public Library System has themed its 2022 summer reading program “Oceans of Possibilities.” Kickoff events take place at four venues on Saturday, June 4, from 4-6 p.m. They include the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road), and the free, all-age event includes activities, crafts and more to promote social connections … Read more
The Committee for East Cobb Cityhood is holding drop-in information sessions regarding the upcoming cityhood referendum Thursday and Friday. The sessions will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road), at the Parkaire Landing Shopping Center. Cityhood committee members will be available to answer questions in the … Read more
With a week remaining before the East Cobb Cityhood referendum is decided, those against the vote are ramping up questions about a financial feasibility study they has been manipulated. In response, Cityhood proponents are accusing their detractors of last-minute desperation and spinning conspiracy theories. The anti-Cityhood group East Cobb Alliance last week released a copy … Read more
