Here are upcoming government meetings this week in Cobb County: Monday August 2 Acworth Lake Authority The Acworth Lake Authority will meet. The details posted on the city calendar area…
By Arielle Robinson Ahead of Saturday’s expiration of the national eviction moratorium, housing advocates approached the Cobb Board of Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting, where they asked the board to…
By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Commissioner JoAnn Birrell has been a steady workhorse and a tireless advocate for small business, veterans, public safety employees and others during ten years on…
By Arielle Robinson Acworth’s city council passed its first proclamation honoring Juneteenth Thursday evening, as well as approving the city budget for fiscal year 2022. Mayor Tommy Allegood presented the…
By Arielle Robinson Acworth’s city council held a public hearing Thursday evening where City Manager Brian Bulthuis provided a very brief overview of Acworth’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget. Bulthuis…
By Mark Woolsey Advocates for incorporating a portion of East Cobb into a new city say support for their cause is growing. (see the interactive map at the bottom of…
The year 2020 has not been kind to special events, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic causing countless cancellations, but the City of Kennesaw is hoping the Big Shanty Festival will…
Luke Howe will take over as economic development director for the City of Kennesaw when longtime director Robert Fox retires at the end of September. Howe has been Doraville’s director…
After years of community complaints, the Sprayberry Crossing shopping center might be getting a makeover with the help of a previously unused Cobb County zoning ordinance called a redevelopment overlay…
Two highly-deliberated zoning issues are up for more discussion at the next Kennesaw City Council meeting. One of the final hearings is regarding the rezoning of 1630 Stanley Rd. from…