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Children watching electric trains from a previous Trains! Trains! Trains! event

Kennesaw January 18, 2020

The Southern Museum in Kennesaw Southern Museum hosts ‘Trains! Trains! Trains!’

Rebecca Graham, the Communication and Engagement Manager for the City of Kennesaw submitted the following announcement of the annual “Trains! Trains! Trains!” event at the Southern Museum, this year featuring…

The Railroad Disaster to the West India Mail Near Blackshear, Georgia, an engraving from a photograph published in Harper's Weekly, March 1888 in article about emergency response training

Cobb County January 18, 2020

CERT training available in February

Do you know what to do if a crisis happens in your area? Would you like to be able to protect yourself, your family, and help neighbors when such an…

Smyrna Georgia community center in article about Smyrna Black Heritage Celebration

Smyrna December 31, 2019

Smyrna to host Black heritage celebration in February

Incoming Smyrna mayor Derek Norton and Ward 7 city council member Lewis Wheaton have announced that a Black Heritage Celebration will be held Feb. 15 at the city’s community center….

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

Austell December 23, 2019

Two consecutive life sentences for man convicted of rape of child in Austell

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes announced in a public information release that an Atlanta man convicted of raping a child in Austell has been given a sentence of…

Dr. Micheal Owens, candidate for Georgian's 13th Congressional District

2020 Elections December 16, 2019

Michael Owens: Candidate for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District

Dr. Michael Owens, Business Information Security Officer with Equifax, Political Partner with the Washington, D.C.-based Truman National Security Center and former chair of the Cobb County Democrats, is challenging incumbent…

Plant McDonough employees serving chili at a benefit for an LGBTQ youth homelessness project

Smyrna December 11, 2019

GA Power Plant McDonough employees raise money for LGBTQ youth homelessness project

Employees at Georgia Power Company‘s Smyrna-area Plant McDonough-Atkinson organized an office-wide chili cook-off to raise funds for Lost-n-Found Youth, an organization whose mission is to end homelessness among Lesbian, Gay,…

Monica DeLancy and Christopher Reilly at the tenants meeting held by Lexington Austell

Cobb County December 6, 2019

Lexington Austell holds tenant meetings for 3 Riverside Parkway apartment complexes

Lexington Austell, the new owner of three Riverside Parkway apartment complexes, held tenant meetings Thursday, one in the morning, and one in the evening. The three complexes: Hunter’s Grove, Kingsley…

Concord Covered Bridge in article about archeological investigation at Concord Covered Bridge

History December 4, 2019

Archaeological investigation at the Concord Covered Bridge

Cobb County announced on its website yesterday that Cobb will participate in an archaeological investigation around the Concord Covered Bridge to uncover the remains of the Battle of Ruff’s Mill….

Neigbors holding signs at BOC meeting about Chastain Road development

Cobb County December 2, 2019

Cobb BOC rejects controversial mixed-use development on Chastain Road

At the November 19 zoning hearing of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the BOC denied an application for a mixed-use development on Chastain Road that was heavily opposed by…

medical symbol in article about Cobb measles outbreak

Cobb County, Health Care November 15, 2019

Three additional measles cases found in Cobb County

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed three additional cases of measles in Cobb County today. Last week a case was diagnosed in a student at Mabry Middle School. This…

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