How The Shams rocked South Cobb in the 60s
If you were a teenager in Cobb County in the 1960s, you wanted to see The Shams. That’s all there was to it. An unmatched cover band at the time,…
Mableton
Citizen design workshop for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway held Thursday
Do you live near Mableton Parkway or Veterans Memorial Highway? Do you consider those roads, in their current condition, a source of community pride: pleasant places to walk, cycle, or…
Public meeting about Mableton Parkway/Veterans Memorial Highway Design Guidelines
This Thursday Jan. 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. a public meeting will be held to get citizen input on design guidelines for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway. It will be…
The 2040 Cobb County comprehensive plan
On Thursday June 9 Cobb County’s planning department held a meeting to get citizen input to guide the development of the 2040 Cobb County comprehensive plan. The plan will apply…
The Bagby brothers – elusive bandits of the Chattahoochee
The man sat in the tree by the banks of the river, waiting patiently. He was thin, with wiry arms, well suited to climbing. He was comfortable in the tree,…
A 1911 automobile adventure and the Sweetwater Park Hotel
I read through historic newspapers regularly, with an emphasis on articles from the River Edges target area of west Atlanta and South Cobb. I stumbled across this mysterious little blurb…
2016 candidate forum for south Cobb — state court judges
A candidate forum was held at the South Cobb Community Center on May 5 to help residents of Mableton and Austell make informed decisions for the May 24 elections. The…
Four Atlanta Muslims
Aya Ben Abdellatif is an American. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, and grew up and attended school in Cobb County. Yet there have been times when people around her,…
The educational meeting about Mableton cityhood
The Mableton Improvement Coalition held a meeting Tuesday evening to present information on the pros and cons of forming an incorporated city. Joel Cope, the president of MIC, presided over…
Meeting to discuss cityhood for Mableton
A meeting will be held on Tuesday Oct 13 at 7 PM at the South Cobb Community Center at 620 Lions Club Drive, to discuss whether to incorporate Mableton as…