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Kennesaw July 7, 2020

Kennesaw posts draft 2020-2021 budget on website

The City of Kennesaw has posted their draft budget for 2020-2021 on the city’s website. The budget increase is about one percent, and no millage rate increase is proposed. The…

Butterfly on flowers in article about pollinator exhibit at Smith-Gilbert Gardens

Kennesaw July 5, 2020

Popular pollinator exhibit returns to Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens

On July 1 a popular pollinator exhibit featuring a kid-friendly pollinator garden and 2,000 square foot butterfly house returned to Kennesaw‘s Smith-Gilbert Gardens, and will continue through August 1, 2020….

new Kennesaw recreation center rendering

Kennesaw June 30, 2020

Kennesaw preparing to move ahead with new recreation center

The Kennesaw City Council is set to approve a construction contract Monday for phase 1 of the new recreation center. According to Parks Director Steve Roberts, the city received thirteen…

Kennesaw June 26, 2020

Lane closures on I-75 at the Barrett Parkway bridge in Kennesaw area

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced there will be overnight lane closures on I-75 near the Barrett Parkway bridge over this weekend for bridge rehab work. The press release reads…

Exterior of an ALDI in article about Kennesaw and Smyrna curbside pickup

Business June 24, 2020

ALDI will offer curbside pickup in Kennesaw and Smyrna stores

According to a company press release ALDI will soon offer curbside pickup at its locations in Kennesaw and Smyrna. The Kennesaw store scheduled to offer the service is located at…

Kennesaw June 19, 2020

Kennesaw to host six-week summer day camp

Kennesaw will host a six-week summer day camp, from June 22 to July 31. [Editor’s note: While Kennesaw’s guidelines encourage the use of face coverings by campers and staff, they…

Former City Councilman Jimmy Dickens told the Council it was time for the Confederate flag to go.

Kennesaw June 16, 2020

Confederate flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw park

More than two hours of often heated and emotional public comment preceded Monday’s announcement that the Confederate battle flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw’s Memorial Park on Main…

Kennesaw June 9, 2020

Kennesaw revisiting removal of Confederate flag

In light of recent protests across the country, city officials are considering the removal of the Confederate flag that flies in downtown Kennesaw’s Memorial Park. This is not the first…

protestors with signs across from Wildmans in Kennesaw

Kennesaw June 6, 2020

Protesters Want Wildman’s Confederate Memorabilia Out of Kennesaw

Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Kennesaw on Friday afternoon to express disfavor with the Wildman’s civil war surplus store. The nearly 50-year-old store has sparked much controversy over its…

Kennesaw May 29, 2020

Kennesaw announces park opening schedule

The City of Kennesaw announced its schedule for reopening its parks and other recreation facilities in a press release this afternoon. The press release states: Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020,…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…