Acworth’s City Council and Board of Aldermen approved an increase in property taxes in a special called meeting Thursday evening. The decision to increase the city’s millage rate to 8.95…
Acworth‘s City Council and Board of Aldermen approved two Alcohol Privilege Licenses and announced city plans for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday Thursday evening. Michael Schroeder and Tamareka Cook…
Families Against Racism along with Cobb County School Board member Charisse Davis hosted another discussion on race in Taylor Brawner Park in Smyrna Sunday afternoon. About 50 to 75 people…
Cobb County School Board members decided to table a resolution condemning racism during a tense meeting Thursday morning. >> watch the video of the meeting by following this link Board…
A KSU professor and an activist group are calling for the name of a bridge and highway dedicated to a staunch segregationist and racist Georgia governor, Lester Maddox, to be…
The City of Kennesaw has postponed its annual Salute to America event until Sept. 12. The city emailed the following announcement: Out of an abundance of caution for the health…
Members of Acworth’s Downtown Development Authority discussed reopening the city’s parks and community centers this Friday at a virtual meeting Tuesday evening. City events that were canceled because of COVID-19…
The Marietta-based Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) will, for the first time, hold its auditions virtually. The online auditions are a safeguard against the spread of COVID-19. Registration is open…
Kyle Rinaudo is running for Georgia State House of Representatives for House District 35. The 24-year-old Acworth native ran for the position in 2018 but lost in the primary to…
For the second time, McEachern High School sophomore Khalil Payne will display his talents on the cello at Carnegie Hall. The sixteen-year-old has been selected to perform in this year’s…