Editor's Note: Please contribute to our March fundraiser!

Over the weekend I shared with readers that we need to finish strong in our March fundraiser to reach a monthly goal of $1,500 in contributions.

In the days since, we’ve gotten a nice boost, and thanks to all of you who have donated!

With March almost over, we’re around $750 in reader contributions. I’d like to see us get to $1,000 for the month, and I think that can be done—and we’d like to get your help to do it.

Please donate today!

The state of local news in many communities is dire. In East Cobb, we launched this site more than seven years ago to address that dearth here, and many of you have responded.

We think we’ve built up a good following of engaged residents who appreciate what happens here, and that turns to East Cobb News to find out.

We have nearly 9,300 newsletter subscribers, for example, and that has grown organically. We appreciate people spreading the word about East Cobb News, which is produced for you—the citizen, voter, homeowner and stakeholder in this community.

We don’t charge readers, because we believe local news should be accessible to all. But we do have expenses, and we are trying to expand what we cover as we develop a news business that is unique to this community.

We got some encouraging messages in recent days from readers who appreciated our coverage of concerns over anti-Semitic incidents in local schools.

That’s the kind of coverage readers have come to expect from East Cobb News, which blends traditional news reporting with useful community news and information.

We’re no non-sense, and try to ensure that the news we provide you is straightforward and relevant to you.

If you find value in what you get from East Cobb News, please consider making a donation today, if you haven’t already.

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