November 2019

Parkview Apartments, brick sign in front of the complex in article about the purchase of three complexes by Lexington Austell

Cobb County November 29, 2019

Lexington Austell is the purchaser of the three Riverside Parkway apartment complexes

Lexington Austell LLC is the purchaser of the three apartment complexes on Riverside Parkway that have been frequently in the news for code violations, according to documents filed in Cobb…

Riverside Parkway road sign in article about homicde suicide at EpiCenter

Cobb County November 28, 2019

Three apartment complexes on Riverside Parkway sold for $36.5

Hunters Grove, Kingsley Village and Parkview Apartments on Riverside Parkway, which have often been in the news for tenant complaints about living conditions, and which were in court with over…

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

Cobb County November 27, 2019

Truck strikes pedestrian near Terrell Mill Road

A truck struck a pedestrian this morning at the entrance of the Sedona Falls apartment complex near Terrell Mill Road in Precinct Four, resulting in serious injuries to the pedestrian….

Cobb County November 26, 2019

Arrest made in August Favor Road crash

An arrest was made in the August collision on Favor Road that left a 62-year-old man hospitalized with disabling and life-threatening injuries. A public information release from Officer Sydney Melton…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

2019 Elections November 26, 2019

Steve Rasin endorses Derek Norton in Smyrna mayoral runoff

According to a press release from the campaign of Derek Norton, his run against Ryan Campbell in the December 3 mayoral runoff has picked up the endorsement of the third-place…

2019 Elections November 25, 2019

Smyrna Ward 2 challenger Austin Wagner outraises incumbent Andrea Blustein

Voters in Smyrna will head back out to the polls Dec. 3 to decide on the city’s first new mayor since 1985. Meanwhile, those in Ward 2 (map available here)…

Disabilities November 25, 2019

Informational open house on options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

If you or someone you know has an intellectual or developmental disability, Choices 2, the Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities program of the Cobb County Community Services Board (CCCSB) will hold an open…

Campaign signs for Ryan Campbell and Derek Norton with the article about Smyrna mayor contributions for the December 3 runoff

2019 Elections November 24, 2019

Contribution total for Smyrna mayor candidates tops $150,000

As Smyrna mayor hopefuls Ryan Campbell and Derek Norton head back out to campaign for voters ahead of the Dec. 3 runoff, they’re also receiving donations to help fund their…

Neighbors of the concrete crushing operation run by Baldwin Paving on land owned by State Senator Lindsey Tippens (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Environment November 20, 2019

Concrete crushing operation on land owned by family of state senator spurs conflict on Cobb BOC

A concrete crushing operation operating illegally, according to Cobb’s Zoning Department, on property owned by Tippins Family Properties, LLC. was the subject of a contentious exchange at the Cobb County…

medical symbol in article about Cobb measles outbreak

Health Care November 18, 2019

More information from DPH on measles outbreak

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued another press release this afternoon stating that the source of the measles outbreak in Cobb County has been discovered. The outbreak is linked…

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