2018

Strand Theatre on Marietta Square in article about Six Strings Cure

Marietta, Marietta Square November 24, 2018

Six Strings For A Cure performance to benefit cancer research

Marietta’s Earl Smith Strand Theatre will host Six Strings For A Cure, a benefit concert for the American Cancer Society, on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The night of music, networking, and…

L-R We Thrive in Riverside Executive Director Monica Delancy, Cobb Legal Aid attorneys Jennifer Yankulova and John Gainey (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Housing, Riverside Parkway November 23, 2018

Rats, unlivable conditions in South Cobb apartments, residents say

Residents in three apartment complexes along Riverside Parkway complained of rats, water damage, mold, and malfunctioning heating and air units during a renters town hall meeting last Monday evening. The…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna November 20, 2018

Smyrna Sunday alcohol sales formally approved

For the second meeting in a row, the Smyrna city council passed an ordinance loosening restrictions on alcohol consumption. Earlier in November the council added three new zones where patrons…

Cobb County Police Department November 19, 2018

Fatal Crash on Church Road

According to Officer Sarah O’Hara of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal collision on Church Road near Landmark Drive…

Cordale Jefferson, suspect in Austell Road homicide (photo courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department)

Cobb County Police Department November 19, 2018

Homicide on Austell Road: UPDATED

UPDATE: According to a public information release from the Cobb County Police Department, Cordale Jefferson is in custody after turning himself in this afternoon at Cobb County’s Adult Detention Center. According…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Cobb County, gas prices November 19, 2018

Cobb gas prices dropping before Thanksgiving

According to a press release from Garrett Townsend, the Georgia Public Affairs Director for AAA, gas prices statewide have dropped prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. He wrote in a press…

(L-R) Commissioner Lisa Cupid; Lasondra Howard-Boddie, Cobb County Director of DFCS; Everlean Rutherford; Brandon Rutherford; Danielle Farrelley, Resource Development Supervisor, DFCS; Carmen Nance, Cobb County DFCS Deputy Director (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners November 18, 2018

National Adoption Month in Cobb County

At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the BOC proclaimed November “Adoption Month,” to coincide with the national observation. District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid, bringing the…

2018 Science Olympiad State Champions-Shallowford Falls Elementary School in article with about Cobb Schools and control over calendar

Cobb County schools November 16, 2018

Cobb Schools Want Control Over Calendar [UPDATE with correction]

[UPDATE: the last paragraph of this article has been changed to correct an error we made in describing how “fair share” works] The Cobb County School Board set their 2019…

L-R Luisa Wakeman, Erick Allen, Mary Frances Williams (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections November 16, 2018

Democrat Mary Frances Williams wins the recount

The recount is complete for Georgia House District 37, and Democratic challenger Mary Frances Williams has officially unseated Republican incumbent Sam Teasley. The Marietta-area district has been represented by Teasley…

Kennesaw State University November 15, 2018

Kennesaw State designated Bicycle Friendly University

The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) designated Kennesaw State University as a Bicycle Friendly University, in recognition of KSU’s commitment to safe and accessible bicycling on campus. This was the…

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