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Community January 5, 2026

How much do you know about the origin of West Cobb Regional Library?

By Kelly Johnson Where some libraries within the Cobb County Public Library System have come into existence through Special Purpose Location Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), state grants, or federal funds,…

Group photo of Boy Scout Troop 22 and South Cobb Lions Club volunteers at Christmas tree recycling event

Community, Giving Back to the Community January 4, 2026

Boy Scout Troop 22 and South Cobb Lions help out with Christmas tree recycling

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Boy Scout Troop #22 and the South Cobb Lions Club lending a hand during Keep Cobb Beautiful’s annual Bring…

Community January 4, 2026

How much do you know about Cobb’s Mountain View Regional Library?

By Kelly Johnson In 1978, the power of 60,000 residents, expressed through the ballot box, approved a seven-million-dollar library bond and conceived Mountain View Regional Library. Their vote resolving the…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Community January 3, 2026

How much do you know about the history of the South Cobb Regional Library?

South Cobb Regional Library (photo by Semmendinger — licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution Share Alike) By Kelly Johnson The hours, the seconds have slipped the world past the first…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Community, Things to Do January 2, 2026

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri January 2 to Sunday Jan 4

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, #, to Sunday, #. Friday, January 2, 2026 A Dream Rooted in the Declaration:…

The first two babies born in Wellstar Health System hospitals

Community January 2, 2026

Wellstar highlights their first new babies of 2026

Wellstar Health System announced the following: It is with great excitement that we announce the arrival of the first babies of 2026 at Wellstar Health System. The families are thrilled…

Group shot of volunteers who did cleanup on Old Alabama and Cardell roads

Community, Giving Back to the Community January 1, 2026

Report with photos about litter cleanup on Old Alabama and Cardell roads

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a litter cleanup on Old Alabama and Cardell roads. View Larger Map The Friends of Socktown along with help…

Graphic of wildfire flames spreading through trees

Community December 31, 2025

LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it

by Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation,…

Hands of different colors reaching toward a heart in the center

Community December 30, 2025

What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year

by Jeremy David Engels, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation….

An icon indicating prohibition of motor vehicles

Community, Parks & Recreation December 30, 2025

National Park Service to shut down access of private motor vehicles to top of Kennesaw Mountain

By Mark Woolsey If you’ve ever had a hankering to drive to the top of Kennesaw Mountain, it would be best to act quickly. Effective January 6, 2026 the National…

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