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Chattahoochee RiverLands August 4, 2023

Bandits and a Comedian in a cemetery by the Chattahoochee

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…

A group of people, one on a bicycle, stand around a table set up on the Silver Comet Trail

Chattahoochee RiverLands, Connect the Comet April 21, 2023

Connect the Comet continues to push for link from the Silver Comet Trail to the Atlanta Beltline

On Sunday, April 16, Connect the Comet set up a table on the Silver Comet Trail roughly midway between the spur trail that begins at the East West Connector near…

Mike Boyce -- in article about Cobb FY20 budget

From the Editor January 26, 2022

Some personal observations about Chairman Mike Boyce

[This is a From the Editor opinion column by Editor and Publisher Larry Felton Johnson] I’m not an obituary writer, and would probably commit editorial faux pax and mishaps if…

Chattahoochee River at the mouth of Nickajack Creek

Cobb County December 14, 2021

Certificate of Compliance for construction of storage facilities on Chattahoochee River passes the Cobb BOC

After a public hearing, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a Chattahoochee Corridor Certification of Compliance for the construction of additional storage buildings by Randall Brothers at 3151 Elizabeth…

Cobb County, Mableton April 6, 2021

A walk through the upcoming Cobb County park on Henderson Road in Mableton

A few weeks ago a group of people took a walk through the property on Henderson Road that will be developed into a new Cobb County park in Mableton. Follow…

Cobb County Parks June 10, 2018

Compromise drops Confederate general’s name from new Cobb County park

A compromise reached on the controversy surrounding the name of the new park on the Chattahoochee River near Discovery Boulevard will be on the Board of Commissioners agenda for their…

Cemeteries April 1, 2017

Bandits, Pioneers, and a Comedian: a visit to Riverview Memorial Garden

The hilly terrain turns what would otherwise be a nondescript perpetual care cemetery into a beautiful, peaceful memorial park. From the tallest hill, surrounded by headstones and hundreds of the…

River Line Historic Area March 12, 2017

Past, future on display during Phoenix Flies event at Shoupade Park

The distant past, the present and the future collided at Smyrna’s Shoupade Park as curious visitors learned the story of the Civil War’s most impressive fortifications and about a plan…

December 28, 2016

Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery

The Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery began as a family burial ground on the property of Thomas Hooper in the early 19th century. The cemetery is adjacent to the much larger Riverview Memorial…

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Education April 26, 2024

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