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sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment August 3, 2019

Residents protest near Sterigenics facility

A group of Smyrna-area residents held a protest of the Sterigenics plant Friday morning. Organized by Stop Sterigenics – Georgia, the group took spots along Plant Atkinson Road and South…

Environment July 23, 2019

2019 Annual Household Hazardous Waste Event

Keep Cobb Beautiful’s annual FREE household hazardous waste event will be held next Saturday, July 27, at Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, SW, Marietta, from 9 a.m to Noon,…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County July 20, 2019

Final public hearing on Cobb budget next Tuesday

The final public hearing on the upcoming Cobb budget will be next Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting on the second floor of…

coal ash, Environment July 19, 2019

Environmental groups warn coal ash is contaminating groundwater in Cobb County

Environmental groups are warning the public that coal ash, the toxic waste left after burning coal for electricity, is not being stored safely in Cobb County and they need the…

Joe Bozeman, Betsy Brown, Mack Turner, MaryHelyn Hagin and Rick Kienel shared what it was like to grow up in Acworth and Kennesaw.

History July 19, 2019

Cars, football and Vietnam: Longtime residents reminisce about Acworth and Kennesaw

From teenage high jinks in the 1950s and ‘60s to the painful era of the Vietnam War, five people with deep roots in their communities shared about growing up in…

Cobb County July 15, 2019

National Night Out in Cobb set for August 6

Cobb County’s National Night Out, a yearly event put on by law enforcement agencies nationwide, will be held in Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road SW, Marietta, GA 30008, on…

Cobb County July 12, 2019

Learn about how the Cobb County Budget works, in Budget 101

The Cobb County budget process can be confusing, so residents have a chance to take part in a workshop called Budget 101. To help Cobb residents understand the process by…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

coal ash, Environment July 9, 2019

Environmentalists To Hold Meeting on Coal Ash Contamination in Cobb

Environmental groups have organized a public informational meeting about coal ash waste in Cobb County and its effect on the environment. Coal ash is created by burning coal in coal-powered…

Operating room at the WellStar Outpatient Surgery Center in Acworth, Georgia.

Acworth July 5, 2019

WellStar opens Outpatient Surgery Center in Acworth

WellStar Health System will open a third Outpatient Surgery Center they describe as state-of-the-art on July 15. The center is located in North Cobb at the Acworth Health Park located…

Site of Bob Callan Trail (photo by Haneefa Walton)

Cobb County July 2, 2019

Bob Callan trail ribbon-cutting date set

The Cumberland Community Improvement District board met on Thursday and announced the ribbon-cutting for a trail extension that will connect to other trails within Cobb County. Kim Menefee, Executive Director,…

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