By Rebecca Gaunt When Tracey Viars completed her daily power walk Wednesday and opened the door of Honeysuckle Biscuits & Bakery in downtown Kennesaw, more than a dozen friends and…
Madelyn Orochena (in pink), Tracey Viars (in blue) (Photos provided by the candidates) By Rebecca Gaunt In Kennesaw’s own bizarre version of musical chairs, Madelyn Orochena unseated Lynette Burnette for…
by Rebecca Gaunt The special election to fill the Kennesaw City Council post vacated by Robert “Trey” Sinclair’s resignation will be May 21. The qualifying fee for candidates is $360….
By Rebecca Gaunt Madelyn Orochena took the oath of office and her seat Tuesday night as the new Post 1 Kennesaw City Council member, next to Tracey Viars, who was…
by Rebecca Gaunt Croy Engineering and Croft & Associates will handle the next phase of the new Kennesaw public safety facility on Moon Station Road. The City Council approved a…
by Rebecca Gaunt The City of Kennesaw has updated its requirements to obtain a business permit in response to a modern and rapidly changing work landscape. Council member Tracey Viars…
L-R Tracey Viars, Jon Bothers, Monica Wills Brown of the Cobb County Democracy Center, Madelyn Orochena, Anthony Gutierrez, and moderator Rod Green (Photo by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt “If…
By Rebecca Gaunt Tracey Viars is up for reelection in November for the Kennesaw City Council Post 2 seat, but communications coordinator Anthony Gutierrez is aiming to take her place….
By Rebecca Gaunt Seven candidates qualified for Kennesaw’s November mayoral and city council election. Mayor Derek Easterling, who was first elected in 2015, is running for reelection unopposed. Mayor Derek…
By Rebecca Gaunt Madelyn Orochena hasn’t given up on her hopes for Kennesaw City Council, despite the unexpected twist that occurred in the previous election. Orochena was preparing to be…