Community Life

Students, parents and volunteers in front of booths at Mableton back to school bash

Mableton July 28, 2025

Report and photos from Mableton Back to School BBQ

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Mableton Back to School BBQ. Kudos to the Mableton Pastors Collective, Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, and HOPE…

Community Life July 28, 2025

Report with photos from the Pearson Middle School Back To School Book Bag Giveaway and Health Fair

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Pearson Middle School Back To School Book Bag Giveaway and Health Fair: Pearson Middle School hosted the…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta July 27, 2025

Marietta History Center Rummage and Book Sale returns

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website (we’ve copied the announcement verbatim): The Marietta History Center is excited to announce the return of…

Group photo of staff from The CFR & Cobb County Magistrate's Court (all the people in the photo are women)

Nonprofits July 24, 2025

Client Awards Night at The Center for Family Resources Highlights Accomplishments

PHOTO: Staff from The CFR & Cobb County Magistrate’s Court (courtesy of the Center for Family Resources) The Center for Family Resources submitted the following article: In early July, The…

Group shot of four South Cobb Lions at convention

Civic Organizations July 23, 2025

South Cobb Lions take a trip to the 107th Lions Club Convention

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following article, with tons of photos, about the trip by Cobb Lions to the Lions Club Convention: The 107th Annual Lions Club Convention…

Libraries July 18, 2025

Vision to Learn has distributed 300 pairs of glasses and county at Cobb libraries

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following report on the success of its Vision to Learn mobile clinics: Vision To Learn mobile clinics at Cobb County libraries in June…

A wide array of colorful flowers behind and beside a garden bench

Gardens July 17, 2025

Smith-Gilbert Gardens awarded Georgia Council for the Arts grant to support 2026 Art Blooms exhibit

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following press release about a grant received by Smith-Gilbert Gardens: Smith-Gilbert Gardens has been awarded a Project Grant from Georgia Council for the Arts…

A smiling woman sits on the ground alongside a wheelbarrow of plants during a garden workday

Smyrna July 16, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful features document shredding, volunteer opportunities, environmental education

Keep Smyrna Beautiful distributed the following announcement about upcoming and ongoing events: Save the Date! Document Shredding: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Wolfe…

A group of little girls holding up books in front of a tree sculpture

Youth activities July 14, 2025

Girl Scouts and Carter’s announce new immersive reading program

Girl Scouts and Carter’s Level Up the Typical Summer Book Club Reading Equals Adventure with Plot-Inspired Activities and Experiments for 200+ Area Girls: Cobb and Fulton Top Participating Counties The…

Four women in matching "service" t-shirts get ready for Mosaic Church's week of service

Community Life July 11, 2025

Mosaic Church does week of service projects in South Cobb

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the week of service projects conducted by the Mosaic Church, with help from the South Cobb Lions: The…

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