September 2019

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

Kennesaw September 30, 2019

Officer-involved shooting in Kennesaw

According to a press release from Natalie Ammons of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the GBI has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Kennesaw. The request for an…

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

Cobb County September 30, 2019

Riverside Parkway collision results in serious injuries

According to Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a serious injury collision that occurred on Riverside Parkway…

Sarah Shurden in front of the fountain at Austell's Threadmill complex

2019 Elections September 30, 2019

Sarah Shurden: candidate for Austell City Council Post 1

Sarah Shurden is running for Austell City Council At Large Post 1 in the November 5 2019 special election. The post was vacated by then-Mayor Pro Tem Ollie Clemons when…

From l-r: City council member David Blinkhorn, Will Anderson from Congressman Barry Loudermilk’s office, council member James “Doc” Eaton, council member Tracey Viars, Ann Pratt, council member Pat Ferris, Cobb commissioner Keli Gambrill, Phil Barber from the Swift-Cantrell Foundation, parks director Steve Roberts and Mayor Derek Easterling.

Kennesaw September 27, 2019

Kennesaw breaks ground on inclusive playground

The City of Kennesaw broke ground on a new inclusive playground at Swift-Cantrell Park Thursday, a project Parks Director Steve Roberts called “a collaboration between a city and its citizens.”…

Ikaika Anderson at Volstuin in downtown Austell (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2019 Elections September 26, 2019

Ikaika Anderson: candidate for mayor of Austell

The Courier had a conversation with Ikaika Anderson, candidate for mayor of Austell, at Volkstuin, the downtown Austell business he co-owns with Andrew Lundstrom. Anderson is one of four candidates…

Health Care September 26, 2019

Dr. Janet Memark of Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Today’s doctors deal with many social problems — and to adequately address them, it’s often necessary to treat not just the medical symptoms of the problem, but also the source….

Indian Cave at Sweetwater State Park. It is really a rock overhang rather than a true cave.

Recreation September 26, 2019

Sweetwater Creek State Park: property with stories to tell

Well-maintained trails wind among trees, trickling and surging streams, boulders and rock overhangs and the remnants of man-made structures destroyed by men and nature. This a place where history happened,…

Guest speakers at MIC education forum. (Left to Right) Dr. Teresa Hargett, Principal- Floyd Middle School; Dr. Denise Magee, Principal-Lindley Sixth Grade Academy; Dr. Dana Giles, Principal-Pebblebrook High school; Dr. T.J. Perry, Principal- South Cobb Highschool. (Photo by Haneefa J. Walton/September 24, 2019.)

Education September 25, 2019

MIC Holds Education Forum

School principals, parents and community members came together for the Mableton Improvement Coalition’s Education Forum on Tuesday. The focus of the meeting was to develop a partnership with parents and…

Barber Middle School (photo by Haneefa Walton)

Acworth September 23, 2019

Acworth Middle School Investigation Leads to an Arrest

A school staffer has been charged with felony “Theft by Taking” following an Acworth school investigation on Thursday. Lindsey Waggoner, 38, of Kennesaw, Georgia, is accused of stealing medication from…

Mableton implementation map from the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority used in article about Mableton Square

Cobb County September 23, 2019

MIC education forum tomorrow evening

The Mableton Improvement Coalition is holding an education forum tomorrow evening, Tuesday September 24, at 7:00 p.m, at the South Cobb Community center, 620 Lions Club Drive, Mableton. According to…

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