Articles by Mark Woolsey

Cobb County July 19, 2021

Jerica Richardson’s town hall features wide variety of topics

By Mark Woolsey District 2 Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson’s second-quarter public town hall Thursday night was wide-ranging, touching on topics ranging from public safety to COVID to zoning to…

map showing location of The Avenue East Cobb the corner of Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road

East Cobb July 17, 2021

The Avenue at East Cobb to get facelift

By Mark Woolsey Longtime retail landmark The Avenue East Cobb, located on Roswell Road at Johnson Ferry Road, will be getting a facelift aimed at helping create a sense of…

District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell talks with constituents after the town hall (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County June 29, 2021

A Q&A with Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Commissioner JoAnn Birrell has been a steady workhorse and a tireless advocate for small business, veterans, public safety employees and others during ten years on…

Smyrna June 26, 2021

VP Patty Fritz talks about UCB headquarter expansion in Smyrna

by Mark Woolsey Global biopharma company UCB is forging ahead on a $47.5 million expansion of its U.S. headquarters In Smyrna. Construction on the 60,000 square foot addition is expected…

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

Kennesaw June 22, 2021

Kennesaw Juneteenth Celebration stressed unity

By Mark Woolsey The day’s theme was unity but some friendly competition was also mixed in. Inside the gym at Kennesaw First Baptist Church, two teams prepared for a vigorous…

Cobb County May 24, 2021

East Cobb Cityhood advocates say support for new city is growing

By Mark Woolsey Advocates for incorporating a portion of East Cobb into a new city say support for their cause is growing. (see the interactive map at the bottom of…

Health Care May 7, 2021

Wellstar first in country to use blood clot-clearing device

by Mark Woolsey The Wellstar Health System is breaking new medical ground, becoming the first in the country to use a recently developed medical device designed to clear blood clots…

Cobb County May 5, 2021

Vincent Truitt’s family continues to push for prosecution of Cobb officer

Family members of a 17-year-old shot and killed by a Cobb County police officer -and their attorneys- say they’re encouraged by recent decisions in two similar cases-hoping that it will…

Cobb County April 15, 2021

Jerica Richardson highlights nine priorities

by Mark Woolsey On the heels of a first-quarter public input tour, District 2 County Commissioner Jerica Richardson has unveiled a list of nine priorities she plans to focus on…

Boundaries of the proposed city of East Cobb (screenshot of draft of interactive map by Larry Johnson ... interactive map will be published soon)

Cobb County April 6, 2021

New push for East Cobb cityhood

The coalition that led the opposition to the failed first-round East Cobb Cityhood drive is weighing in on the renewed effort-and they don’t seem like it one bit better than…

« 1 2 3 4 »

Daily newsletter signup

Please wait...

Thank you for sign up!

Transportation April 25, 2024

Cobb Courier

Your Source for Local News