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 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 Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Design, the Kencrest neighborhood off Knightsbridge Road in Kennesaw will receive improvements to the infrastructure….
By Rebecca Gaunt The City of Kennesaw announced its intention to increase taxes earlier this week in a press release. Property taxes will go up by 12.68% for M&O and…
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…
By Rebecca Gaunt Bill McNair is officially the new parks and recreation director for Kennesaw after the City Council unanimously approved his appointment Monday. “My directions were, hey, we’re going…
By Rebecca Gaunt The effort to create a walkable city may mean lower speed limits on roads with a disproportionate amount of traffic citations if further analysis supports the police…
By Rebecca Gaunt A new mural and a bell tower will soon be visible along Main Street after Kennesaw City Council approved the proposals at Monday’s meeting. The temporary mural,…
By Rebecca Gaunt Two murals and two sculptures will join the city of Kennesaw’s growing art collection if approved at next week’s City Council meeting. The first mural, a collection…
By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Hall and seven city thoroughfares will get a freshening up if the City Council approves the construction contracts at next Monday’s regular council meeting. Public…