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Community Life October 10, 2026

Upcoming Keep Smyrna Beautiful events

Keep Smyrna Beautiful distributed the following information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Bulky Trash Amnesty Day: Oct. 17 Smyrna residents can drop off their bulky trash items at Smyrna…

Drawings of a chalk art rocket, chalk and an elaborated beer stein with a hinged lid and image of a small town

Community Life October 5, 2026

Chalktoberfest Returns to Marietta Square Oct. 10-11

By Mark Woolsey The annual celebration of visual art of a fleeting nature is set for Oct.10-11 in downtown Marietta, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to…

Sinister looking jack-o-lantern with books

Community Life, Libraries September 30, 2026

West Cobb Regional Library Plans October Parties and Events

By Kelly Johnson PARTIES BOOKEND OCTOBER AT WEST COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY It is uncertain how many notice the shift after the Autumn Equinox, when cooling temps in late September drop…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Community Life, Libraries September 30, 2026

Switzer Library’s October Schedule is a Candy Bag of Events

By Kelly Johnson SWITZER’S OCTOBER SCHEDULE IS A CANDY BAG OF EVENTS Trick-or-treat, Charles D. Switzer Library has plenty to consume this October, but it’s not all candy. With handfuls…

Photo of rides at North Georgia State Fair

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community September 25, 2026

North Georgia State Fair-Fried Everything and Being a Kid Again

Photo credit: Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] There are two kinds of people at…

Dancers at the Cobb County Internation Festival

Community Life August 25, 2026

Report with photos from the Cobb County International Festival

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Cobb County International Festival: Thank you very much to Commissioner Chairwoman Cupid and Cobb County PARKS Dept for…

Community Life August 22, 2026

Kennesaw opens registration for 2026 Scarecrows on Main display

The City of Kennesaw announced on its website it is inviting residents, businesses and community organizations to get creative for the city’s seventh annual Scarecrows on Main, with registration open…

Community, Giving Back to the Community August 15, 2026

Smyrna Environmental Events Planned for August Through October

Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following calendar of its upcoming events and programs: Great Southeast Pollinator Census: August 22-23 The annual Great Southeast Pollinator Census helps scientists gather data about pollinators so we can better protect…

Community Life, Libraries August 15, 2026

Celebration of life planned for Smyrna historian Bill Marchione

Friends of Smyrna Library distributed the following announcement: The Smyrna Public Library and the Friends of Smyrna Library will host a celebration of life for William “Bill” P. Marchione Jr.,…

Two American flags at angles to each other

Community Life August 11, 2026

Kiwanis Club of Marietta to Bring Back 9/11 Field of Flags

By Mark Woolsey The Kiwanis Club of Marietta will bring back its 9/11 Field of Flags Memorial this year to mark the 25th anniversary of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks. Each…

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Opinion October 14, 2026