Pebblebrook and Riverside Community cleanup to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy
If you’re looking for something to do to give back to the Cobb County community in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, there will be a cleanup of the…
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Pebblebrook and Riverside Community cleanup to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy
Teen to stand trial for alleged brutal gang initiation at Marietta High School
Meet the Editor tomorrow
1833 — Georgia legislature forms Cobb County
Two unrelated shootings in South Cobb Friday
Progress at South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility
Boyce gives video update on water reclamation facility failure
Cobb County School District Accused of Hiding Bullying
Pebblebrook and Riverside Community cleanup to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy
If you’re looking for something to do to give back to the Cobb County community in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, there will be a cleanup of the…
Teen to stand trial for alleged brutal gang initiation at Marietta High School
A teen at Marietta High School who allegedly stood lookout while a student was brutally beaten during a gang initiation in the school’s rest room last November will stand trial…
Meet the Editor tomorrow
If you want to meet me in person, offer suggestions or complaints, or just chat, I’ll be at Cenacle Coffee Shop this Friday morning January 18 7:30 – 10:30 a.m….
1833 — Georgia legislature forms Cobb County
This is the third in an occasional series called “Cobb County history through documents,” and is the text of the act of the Georgia legislature that created Cobb County in…
Two unrelated shootings in South Cobb Friday
The Cobb County Police Department reported in a news release today that two unrelated shootings occurred in South Cobb on Friday. Neither of the shootings resulted in life-threatening injuries. The…
Progress at South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility
In a news release entitled “Significant Progress at South Cobb Water Facility“, the county announced that five pumps are now in operation at the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility. The…
Boyce gives video update on water reclamation facility failure
As work continues on getting the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility fully functional again, Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce gave a video update describing the crisis, and displaying onsite…
Cobb County School District Accused of Hiding Bullying
Attorney Mitch Skandalakis of Skandalakis Law Group addressed the media Friday morning with three families who report their children experienced extreme bullying at Harrison and Walton High Schools. “Cobb…
Bids sought for landscape maintenance Riverside Pkwy and I-20
The South Cobb Redevelopment Authority is soliciting proposals for landscape maintenance at the landscape beautification projects they spearheaded at the I-20 interchanges at both Six Flags Drive and Riverside Parkway. …
Overflow halted at South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility
The county website posted an update on the failure at the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility today. The overflow has been halted by the installation of the second pump brought…
Alleged members of Bloods gang to stand trial for aggravated assault on South Cobb Drive
Two alleged members of the Bloods gang were bound over to Cobb County Superior Court for trial on charges of aggravated assault and criminal street gang activity. Magistrate Court Judge…
Focus on South Cobb cityhood at Erica Thomas town hall
At a town hall meeting in Austell Monday called by House District 39 Representative Erica Thomas, leaders of the South Cobb Alliance built their case for moving ahead with South…
Smyrna incorporation in 1872
This is the second in our series Cobb County History through Documents, and is the text of the Smyrna incorporation act of the Georgia legislature in 1872. Last week we…
New Cobb County school board members sworn In; Chairs elected in tense meeting
Newly-elected Democrats Jaha Howard and Charisse Davis were sworn in to serve on the Cobb County school board Monday evening. Republican David Chastain was also sworn in for his second…
Mableton Parkway sidewalks, trails one step closer
Mableton Parkway sidewalks and trails that will eventually connect the Chattahoochee River Trail with the Silver Comet Trail were brought one step closer to reality. At this morning’s meeting of…
Pumps arriving for South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility Repair
Yesterday evening Cobb County announced on social media that pumps would arrive today to drain the flooded South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility. The failure was announced January 2, and as…
Learn DSLR Camera basics at the Sewell Library
Do you have a DSLR camera, and would you like to learn how to use it better? There is a course in DSLR camera basics at the Sewell Mill Library…
Police use GIS software at Braves stadium
The Cobb GIS department tweeted a link to a short video from ESRI about the various ways Geographical Information System software has been used in planning and running the Braves…
Windy Hill Road motel on notice over suspected sex trafficking, drugs
The office of Cobb County DA Vic Reynolds announced in a news release posted to his Facebook page that a Windy Hill Road motel was put on notice over drug…
Ribbon Cutting at Isabella’s Pizza and Wings
The clouds moved away and the sun burst through just in time for the ribbon cutting at Isabella’s Pizza and Wings this afternoon. Customers, staff, and Austell officials gathered in…