April 2019

Emory Healthcare facility on South Cobb Drive (photo from the City of Smyrna website)

Smyrna April 16, 2019

Smyrna Council Approves Rezoning for Emory Healthcare Expansion on South Cobb Drive

The Smyrna City Council approved rezoning for a greatly expanded Emory Healthcare facility on South Cobb Drive Monday night. By a 6-0 vote, with Andrea Blustein absent, the council approved…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County April 16, 2019

Arrest made in fatal Floyd Road crash

An arrest was made in the fatal crash that killed two people on Floyd Road on April 7. According to Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, the…

Marietta, Marietta Police Department April 14, 2019

Cobb 911 dispatcher detective work leads to arrest

Cobb Communications director Ross Cavitt posted a video of a cool-headed 911 dispatcher who pieced together cryptic hints provided by a fast-thinking Uber driver who was allegedly threatened by a…

2020 Elections April 13, 2019

Flynn Broady announces run for Cobb District Attorney

Flynn Broady has announced he’s running for the Cobb County District Attorney seat in the 2020 election. The position was vacated by Vic Reynolds, who was recently appointed director of…

The Lone Ranger with Vic Reynolds will be playing at the Strand

Marietta April 13, 2019

Vic Reynolds to portray the Lone Ranger at the Strand

According to a news release from the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Vic Reynolds, current Georgia Bureau of Investigation director and former Cobb County District Attorney, will portray the Lone Ranger in…

children and woman pose with person in bunny costume at the Bunny Breakfast

Kennesaw April 13, 2019

Kennesaw to host Bunny Breakfast

The City of Kennesaw will host the annual “all-you-care-to-eat” Bunny Breakfast, April 20, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., at the Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw. According to…

Debbie Fisher delivers SPLOST criticisms at Cobb GOP headquarters (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County April 12, 2019

Group critical of Cobb SPLOST spending holds town hall

A citizens group that has criticized the spending and accounting practices of the county’s Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) held a town hall meeting in the Cobb County Republican…

Mike Boyce -- in article about Cobb FY20 budget

Cobb County April 11, 2019

UPDATED: Boyce releases proposed FY20 budget

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt wrote in a news release that BOC Chairman Mike Boyce has released his proposed FY20 Budget. According to the announcement, the increase in the…

Cobb County April 11, 2019

Updated: Dogs attack people near Windy Hill Road

UPDATE: Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department issued the following update to this story this afternoon (May 14, 2019): “The owners of the dogs in this incident,…

Stallings Howell, Bill Floyd, Wayne Brown and Shep Hammack in American Revolutionary War uniformsfrom the Sons of the American Revolution at the Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting to receive a proclamation for Patriots Day

Cobb County April 11, 2019

Cobb commissioners proclaim Patriots Day

Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell presented a proclamation to members of the Sons of the American Revolution declaring April 19, 2019, as Patriots Day. The proclamation states: PATRIOTS DAY WHEREAS: April…

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