Kennesaw Mountain

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community March 27, 2025

Do More Things That Make You Forget Your Phone

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park — photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] It’s that time of year in Georgia…

Silhouette of a cannon on wheels beside a pyramid of cannon balls

History December 15, 2024

June 11 1864: Dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain

The Georgia Historic Newspapers database contains many interesting articles on the history of Cobb County, the metro Atlanta region, and Georgia. The article reprinted below, a dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain,…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County June 26, 2023

Pedestrian fatally struck on Powder Springs Road near Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating the death of a…

A section of the Mountain to River Trail with trees lining the path and a bicycle in the foreground

Second Helpings February 25, 2022

Exercising and Eating along Cobb County’s trails

By Brian Benefield I think everyone is getting a touch of spring fever lately with the abundance of rain and the sun warming things up to make the daffodils break…

Kennesaw April 19, 2025

Kennesaw City Council to vote on making changes to public comment policy

By Rebecca Gaunt The Kennesaw City Council will vote on changes to its public comment policy at the April 21 meeting. The original resolution, presented by Kennesaw city clerk Lea…

Business April 19, 2025

Check out the 51 new businesses issued license by Cobb County over the past week

Here are the 51 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, April 18, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

Opinion April 19, 2025

Unless We Regulate Guns, We Must Build More Trauma Centers in the Southeast

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As a Florida State University alum, the shooting on our campus on Holy Thursday was particularly jarring. Though we were…

Kennesaw April 19, 2025

Donations to Kennesaw State’s Giving Day double to more than $284,000

This article by Paul Floeckher, with photo by Matt Yung, first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission In just its second year, Kennesaw State University’s Giving…

Weather April 19, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, April 19, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, April 19, 2025, with a high near 87 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

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Kennesaw Mountain

Do More Things That Make You Forget Your Phone

June 11 1864: Dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain

Pedestrian fatally struck on Powder Springs Road near Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Exercising and Eating along Cobb County’s trails