July 2019

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

Austell July 22, 2019

Serious injury auto accident in Austell

According to a news release from the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is assisting the Austell Police Department with the investigation of a serious…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna July 22, 2019

Smyrna makes statement about WebMD/Georgia Health News chemical hazard article

The City of Smyrna posted a brief statement on their website in response to the news about two Smyrna-area census tracts exposed to the airborne carcinogenic chemical ethylene oxide. The…

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

Georgia July 22, 2019

Slight gasoline price decline

There was a slight gasoline price decline statewide in Georgia over the past week. According to a press release from AAA Auto Club Group, “Georgia gas prices decline at the pump…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Acworth July 22, 2019

Former Acworth attorney pleads guilty to defrauding elderly clients

According to a press release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes, a former Acworth attorney entered a plea of guilty to using funds entrusted to him…

Cobb Police Explorers display trophies from their 11th consecutive state championship

Cobb County July 21, 2019

Cobb Police Explorers win 11th consecutive state championship

The Cobb Police Explorers won their 11th consecutive state championship. They accomplished this during the 15th annual Law Enforcement Explorer State Championship held July 13 and 14 at the Georgia…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County July 20, 2019

Final public hearing on Cobb budget next Tuesday

The final public hearing on the upcoming Cobb budget will be next Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting on the second floor of…

Smyrna July 20, 2019

Want to help preserve Smyrna history? Here’s a way

If you are interested in helping preserve and document the history of Smyrna, Georgia, and have documents, photographs, or other objects from Smyrna’s past, there is a way you can…

coal ash, Environment July 19, 2019

Environmental groups warn coal ash is contaminating groundwater in Cobb County

Environmental groups are warning the public that coal ash, the toxic waste left after burning coal for electricity, is not being stored safely in Cobb County and they need the…

Joe Bozeman, Betsy Brown, Mack Turner, MaryHelyn Hagin and Rick Kienel shared what it was like to grow up in Acworth and Kennesaw.

History July 19, 2019

Cars, football and Vietnam: Longtime residents reminisce about Acworth and Kennesaw

From teenage high jinks in the 1950s and ‘60s to the painful era of the Vietnam War, five people with deep roots in their communities shared about growing up in…

Cobb County July 18, 2019

Cobb jury convicts caregiver of elder neglect

Unable to reach a unanimous verdict of murder or felony elder abuse, a Cobb County jury convicted a nursing home caregiver of elder neglect in the death of a 91-year-old…

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