July 2021

Screenshot of District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield speaking at the BOC zoning meeting

Cobb County July 21, 2021

Rezoning decision for property at Concord and Hicks roads held until the August BOC zoning hearing

At the monthly zoning meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday, July 20, the commissioners held a request to rezone a property at the corner of Concord…

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

Cobb County July 21, 2021

Fatal accident this morning on I-75

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal accident that…

Group of kids and adults gathered in front of building

Education July 21, 2021

KIDS CARE and Cobb police partner on a school supply donation drive this Friday

KIDS CARE and the Cobb County Police Department are the sponsors of a school supply donation drive at the Cobb County Civic Center this Friday, July 23 2021, from 8…

Poles decorated in bright colors against a backdrop of trees

Kennesaw July 21, 2021

Kennesaw Art and Culture Commission announces winners of Garden Art Pole competition

The City of Kennesaw issued the following press release about the Spring 2021 Garden Art Poles competition from the Kennesaw Art and Culture Commission (KACC) . Kennesaw, Georgia (July 21,…

Cobb County July 21, 2021

Cobb school system updates policies on health, COVID

In a press release distributed yesterday afternoon the Cobb County School District announced updated policies and protocols regarding public health and COVID. The public health protocol page (which you can…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County July 20, 2021

Cobb police report homicide on Old Concord Road

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred on Old…

Kennesaw July 20, 2021

Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens awarded Georgia Council for the Arts grant

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following news release about a grant to Smith-Gilbert Gardens from the Georgia Council for the Arts. Kennesaw, GA (July 20, 2021) — Smith-Gilbert Gardens…

flyers for the two back-to-school bashes described in the text of the article

Powder Springs July 20, 2021

Two back-to-school events in downtown Powder Springs on July 31

There will be two back-to-school events in downtown Powder Springs on July 31. The first is the Powder Springs Community Taskforce’s 20th-annual “Back2School Bash,” at Powder Springs First United Methodist…

protestors against evictions hold signs in front of apartment complex

Economy July 20, 2021

Marietta residents rally to stay in their homes

By Arielle Robinson Residents at the Legacy at West Cobb apartments in Marietta rallied this past Friday after the apartment complex told them that they must vacate their homes. The…

Health Care July 20, 2021

Back-to-school advice from a Wellstar pediatrician

By Mark Woolsey Sending the kids back to school can be challenging for both parents and kids in the most normal of times. While chances are good the school day…

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July 2021

Rezoning decision for property at Concord and Hicks roads held until the August BOC zoning hearing

Fatal accident this morning on I-75

KIDS CARE and Cobb police partner on a school supply donation drive this Friday

Kennesaw Art and Culture Commission announces winners of Garden Art Pole competition

Cobb school system updates policies on health, COVID

Cobb police report homicide on Old Concord Road

Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens awarded Georgia Council for the Arts grant

Two back-to-school events in downtown Powder Springs on July 31

Marietta residents rally to stay in their homes

Back-to-school advice from a Wellstar pediatrician