July 2019

Max Bacon upper body shot. Bacon is bearded, with white hair. He is wearing a dark sports jacket and an open-collared dress shirt. The shot is an upper-body shot, and he is smiling face-forward into the camera

2019 Elections July 8, 2019

UPDATED: Feisty as ever, Max Bacon seeks 10th term as Smyrna mayor

UPDATE: Max Bacon announced this morning that he will not seek reelection. We will be posting updated information as it becomes available. Opponents may have a lot to say about…

Operating room at the WellStar Outpatient Surgery Center in Acworth, Georgia.

Acworth July 5, 2019

WellStar opens Outpatient Surgery Center in Acworth

WellStar Health System will open a third Outpatient Surgery Center they describe as state-of-the-art on July 15. The center is located in North Cobb at the Acworth Health Park located…

Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox at press conference about the officer charged with sexual assault

Cobb County July 4, 2019

Chief Cox holds press conference on investigation into officer charged with sexual assault

On Tuesday, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox held a press conference about former police officer Andres Martinez Alcaraz, of Acworth, who has been charged with sexual assault. The alleged…

Mableton Parkway near Factory Shoals Road (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton July 3, 2019

Emergency repairs on Mableton Parkway

The GDOT sent out the following press release this morning: Emergency lane closure on Mableton Parkway for Sewer RepairWhat: Cobb County Water System will close one right lane and shoulder on…

Cobb County July 3, 2019

HOA Network forum on HOA financials

The HOA Network of the Mableton Improvement Coalition is holding a forum on How to Manage Your Association Financially. It will be held Saturday July 13 from 10 a.m. –…

Site of Bob Callan Trail (photo by Haneefa Walton)

Cobb County July 2, 2019

Bob Callan trail ribbon-cutting date set

The Cumberland Community Improvement District board met on Thursday and announced the ribbon-cutting for a trail extension that will connect to other trails within Cobb County. Kim Menefee, Executive Director,…

Cobb County July 1, 2019

Cobb Police officer charged in sexual assault

UPDATE: Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox will hold a press conference at this afternoon about this incident. Also, Sgt. Delk issued the following clarification about the warrant: This is…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care July 1, 2019

Cobb & Douglas Public Health urges Hepatitis A vaccination

According to a news release from the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) Hepatitis A is spreading across Georgia. The release contained the following information. All quotes are taken verbatim…

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