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Mableton Parkway, Veterans Memorial Highway February 9, 2017

Final public input meeting held for Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines

The final public input meeting for the Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines was held on Tuesday at the SAE School on Mableton Parkway. Cobb County’s planning division and the…

Silver Comet Trail January 24, 2017

State urged to buy route to extend Silver Comet Trail via “horse trading”

If all goes as hoped, the state of Georgia could potentially own land necessary to complete the Silver Comet Trail as soon as March. Connect the Comet, a group aiming…

Suntrust Park January 18, 2017

Smyrna warming up for Braves stadium first pitch

The much-discussed new Atlanta Braves stadium near the intersection of I-75 and I-285 will be open for business in two shorts months, culminating a controversial process that began more than…

Mableton, Mableton Parkway, Planning, Veterans Memorial Highway January 13, 2017

Citizen design workshop for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway held Thursday

Do you live near Mableton Parkway or Veterans Memorial Highway? Do you consider those roads, in their current condition, a source of community pride: pleasant places to walk, cycle, or…

Entrance to Hooper-McWilliams cemetery, probably erected by boy scouts in the late 1990s

Atlanta History, Cobb County History, History Puzzlers, River Line Historic Area January 7, 2017

Hooper Family Civil War Mystery — Part 2

In a January 1st article I presented the mystery of a discrepancy between the middle initials of two young Civil War era men who were involved in a controversy over their…

Atlanta Beltline, Cobb County, River Line Historic Area, Silver Comet Trail January 3, 2017

How the Silver Comet Trail could connect with the Atlanta Beltline

The Silver Comet Trail is one of the most popular multi-use paths in the state of Georgia. Converted from old railroad tracks once utilized by the Silver Comet train, the…

Austell, Six Flags, south Cobb January 3, 2017

Rollercoasters, Flag counts, and moonshine stills — the opening of Six Flags Over Georgia

Before Six Flags Over Georgia opened, the surrounding area of south Cobb County was rural. One of the industries common in rural life in the northern half of Georgia, even…

Atlanta Diversity, Atlanta History, Opinion December 25, 2016

Atlanta history, race relations, and tolerance — A Christmas Editorial Comment

Leave it to me to be the Grinch. This morning I rolled out of bed and decided to publish a quick feel-good Christmas message. Since Atlanta history is a life-long…

Cobb County, economic development, Shopping, Smyrna December 15, 2016

‘Finally!’ New Publix supermarket opens in downtown Smyrna

A grand opening ceremony early Thursday morning marked the end of a nearly decade-long process for Publix Super Markets and the City of Smyrna. With thermometers reading 31 degrees outside,…

2016 Elections, Cobb County, Courts June 13, 2016

Primary runoff election: July 26, 2016

Cobb County will hold its primary runoff election on Tuesday, July 26. Two countywide runoffs are on the ballot. Primary runoff elections tend to have low turnout, so each vote…

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