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Amy Woodell, Evidence-Based Coordinator for Cobb Senior Services demonstrates security features on an iPad at the Assistive Technology Lab located at Senior Wellness Center at 1150 Powder Springs Street in Marietta. Visitors are invited to schedule tours of the AT Lab to learn about products that improve the quality of life for seniors and people of any age that may need. (photo by Margaret Waage

Cobb County August 18, 2019

Living your best senior life

Cobb County Senior Services has so much to offer seniors who are looking for ways to improve their day-to-day routines. For starters, Cobb Senior Services statement “It’s not about Age;…

Ducere CEO Markesia Akinbami, and Chairman Korey Akinbami. flanked by Austell Mayor Pro Tem Valerie Anderson and Mayor Ollie Clemons, cut the ribbon for the opening of the headquarters of Ducere

Austell August 15, 2019

Ribbon-cutting at a historic Austell house

On August 2 the ribbon-cutting took place in Austell for the new headquarters of Ducere Construction Services and Ducere Investment Group. Ducere renovated a historic Austell house on Mulberry Street…

Mableton August 14, 2019

Three arrested in Mableton Murder

According to Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, three men, two from Mableton and one from Smyrna, were arrested and charged in connection with a murder on…

Cobb County August 14, 2019

Cobb develops stop-gap policy on marijuana arrests

In light of the confusion generated by the difficulty in telling the difference between hemp, which is legal under the recently enacted Georgia Hemp Farming Act, and marijuana, Cobb has…

Cobb BOC Chairman Mike Boyce criticized EPD and EPA at BOC meeting

Environment August 13, 2019

Boyce: EPA and EPD have a lot to answer for

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to fund an expert “to consult and evaluate any potential health issues for testing and modeling related to potential Ethylene Oxide emissions.”…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Austell August 12, 2019

GPS tracker placed on vehicle by Feds leads to arrest, conviction for Austell robbery

The office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes reports that an Atlanta man involved in a multi-state crime spree has been convicted for the robbery of an Austell CVS….

Cobb County August 9, 2019

Life sentence in Windy Hill Road killing

A Riverdale man was sentenced to life in prison for a murder at a Windy Hill Road apartment in October of 2016. Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that…

Stephen Stetson of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign referred to Georgia Power’s plan as “cap and run.” (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

coal ash, Environment August 8, 2019

Environmentalists push EPA for change in Georgia’s “flawed” coal ash program

The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Austell August 8, 2019

Motorcyclist killed on Maxham Road

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, a motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Maxham Road in Austell Wednesday morning….

Cobb County August 7, 2019

Mike Register, Vic Reynolds to square off in boxing match

Cobb Public Safety Director Mike Register and GBI chief Vic Reynolds are going to square off in an exhibition boxing match as part of a charity boxing event to benefit…

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