Chattahoochee River

Cobb County September 23, 2019

Chattahoochee River drowning death under investigation

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a Chattahoochee River drowning death that occurred…

Stephen Stetson of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign referred to Georgia Power’s plan as “cap and run.” (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

coal ash, Environment August 8, 2019

Environmentalists push EPA for change in Georgia’s “flawed” coal ash program

The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

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…

Cobb County April 8, 2019

Body found in Chattahoochee identified

According to a press release from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Division is investigating the death of a woman found in the…

Ray Thomas of Mableton Improvement Coalition proposes park name Discovery Riverline Park at a lecturn before the Board of Commissioners

Cobb County March 13, 2019

Discovery Riverline Park proposed by MIC as new park name

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners removed the decision on the name of the future park on the Chattahoochee near Discovery Boulevard from their agenda Tuesday morning, after the Mableton…

Riverview Landing Phase 2 townhouse renderings (from City of Smyrna website)

Riverview Landing September 18, 2018

Second phase of Riverview Landing development in Smyrna tabled

The Riverview Landing development on the Chattahoochee River in Smyrna is under construction, but details regarding its second phase won’t be finalized in the immediate future. During its Monday night…

Riverview Landing construction crew at work, crouched over a concrete slab with pipes and conduit

Riverview Landing, Smyrna August 8, 2018

Riverview Landing construction part 4

There are a number of things that have moved forward since our last slideshow of the Riverview Landing construction progress. The site work started up in a serious way by…

Chattahoochee River looking south from Highway 78 toward the site of the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility repair

Cobb County Parks June 22, 2018

Cupid seeks input on Chattahoochee park name

Request for community input on the Chattahoochee park name Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid sent a message in her email newsletter, requesting input from the community on the…

Cobb County Parks June 12, 2018

Naming of Cobb park on the Chattahoochee River postponed to get more community input

Park on Chattahoochee is still without a name At Tuesday morning’s Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting, the controversial naming of a new park on the Chattahoochee River in South Cobb…

Cemeteries June 6, 2018

Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery (Slideshow)

The Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery began on the property of Cobb County pioneer settler Thomas Hooper in the early 19th century. It’s now adjacent to the larger Riverview Memorial Park but is…

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Opinion September 23, 2023