by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 What’s the difference between diversity and difference? Would you rather your…
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-75 between the 17th Street Bridge in midtown Atlanta to the Chattahoochee River bridge on the Cobb County line. The…
The new City of Mableton’s mayor and city council will be sworn in Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 10 a.m., in a ceremony at South Cobb High School Auditorium, 1920 Clay…
Eric Francis, 44, entered a plea of guilty to trafficking methamphetamine last Wednesday and received a sentence of 15 years in prison followed by 10 years on probation in a…
Jamari Christmas, 21, of Kennesaw, entered a plea of guilty last week to voluntary manslaughter in the killing of a former friend and was sentenced to 18 years in prison…
A grand total of 2,741 voters cast ballots in early in-person voting for the April 18 runoff elections for Mableton‘s first mayor and city council. 83 absentee ballots were accepted…
At its regular meeting yesterday, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution authorizing the county to accept a settlement in its opioid litigation cases against three pharmacy chains,…
by Michael Malone Two candidates for the Mableton City Council said they will try to avoid new taxes for residents of the newly-formed city. District 3 candidates Yashica Marshall and…
The Town Center Community distributed the following press release announcing the winners of the Noonday Shanty 5K/10K. March 27, 2023 — Kennesaw, Ga. — The second annual Noonday Shanty 5K/10K weathered through the…
Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced that Ahday Nelson, 23, and Leonunte Ramon Carson, 20, pled guilty to a 2021 armed robbery in Mableton. Cobb County Superior…