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Special Elections May 4, 2021

Kennesaw Councilman David Blinkhorn to run as Republican in House district 34 special election

By Rebecca Gaunt Following state Rep. Bert Reeves’ (R-Marietta) resignation from the Georgia legislature, Kennesaw Councilman David Blinkhorn declared his candidacy for the vacated House seat in district 34. “I…

Screenshot of zoom session of Kennesaw city council work session.

Kennesaw April 17, 2021

Kennesaw exploring possible sister city relationship

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw officials are considering a partnership with a foreign “sister city” to promote cultural, business and educational exchanges. City Manager Jeff Drobney suggested a sister city relationship…

Pamela Whitten in black jacket with arms crossed

Education April 17, 2021

Whitten to leave KSU for presidency of Indiana University

Kennesaw State University announced in a news release that university President Pamela Whitten is stepping down at KSU, and accepting the position of president at Indiana University, effective July 1….

Due to social distancing protocols, overflow audience members attended the public hearing for the Lockhart Drive rezoning via Zoom from the Ben Robertson Community Center. (Asst. City Manager Marty Hughes at the microphone).

Kennesaw December 22, 2020

Kennesaw City Council rejects controversial student housing project

The rezoning and variance requests for the proposed student housing project at 1320 Lockhart Dr. were denied by the Kennesaw City Council Monday. This was the first test of Kennesaw’s…

Labor movement December 17, 2020

KSU union raises over $2,000 to help workers fired from university

Kennesaw State University’s chapter of the United Campus Workers of Georgia has raised money to help workers pay for everyday expenses after the KSU fired them. The union chapter’s GoFundMe…

Mayor Derek Easterling and Judi Burrell in front of newly named Dale Burell Complex

Kennesaw October 8, 2020

Kennesaw public works complex reveals new name

The Dale Burrell Complex in Kennesaw unveiled its new name and signage during a dedication ceremony Wednesday. Burrell, an Army veteran, started the industrial firm Burrellco in 1966 and was…

Kennesaw September 24, 2020

Big Shanty Festival in Kennesaw moves forward

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…

Kennesaw September 2, 2020

Kennesaw considering changes to alcohol ordinance

A possible change to Kennesaw’s alcohol ordinance could make the entertainment district a whole lot more entertaining. The proposed change would allow businesses that don’t currently qualify for an alcohol…

Screenshot of rendering of townhome development to be built at 1630 Stanley Rd.

Kennesaw August 18, 2020

Kennesaw adopts millage rate; council members disagree on rollback

Kennesaw adopted a maintenance and operations (M&O) millage rate of 8.0 mills and a bond millage rate of 1.5 mills at Monday’s city council meeting. The rates are the same…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care August 17, 2020

Kennesaw State added to Cobb & Douglas Public Health pop-up COVID-19 test locations

Kennesaw State University has been added to the locations for the Cobb & Douglas Public Health COVID-19 pop-up test locations for this week. Here is the schedule distributed by CDPH…

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