Nickajack Creek

Trash washed up by the bridge at Nickajack Park

From the Editor October 3, 2024

Post-Helene trash pile washes down Nickajack Creek (with video)

By Larry Felton Johnson [Editor’s note: be sure to watch the video at the bottom of the article] As I mentioned in a previous From the Editor column, I’ve returned…

Three people collected litter from Nickajack Creek

Mableton September 9, 2024

Georgia Native Plants Society holds cleanup on Nickajack Creek in Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos from a Saturday cleanup event on Nickajack Creek: The Georgia Native Plant Society, Mableton City Council Member Patty Auch…

Climate and Weather August 30, 2023

Flood warning in effect for the Nickajack Creek area of Mableton near Veterans Memorial Highway

A flood warning is in effect for the Nickajack Creek area of Mableton in Cobb County near Veterans Memorial Highway/278. The warning was issued at 1 a.m. on Wednesday August…

Climate and Weather December 30, 2021

Cobb County reports flooding around Nickajack Creek

We have been under a flood watch since this morning, according to the National Weather Service, and now Cobb County has announced on social media that flooding has already begun…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna May 9, 2018

Cobb BOC offers no objection to Smyrna’s annexation and rezoning of 18.7 acres on Buckner Road

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) offered no objection to the annexation by Smyrna of 18.7-acres of land on Buckner Road adjacent to the Whitefield Academy, or of Smyrna’s…

Cobb County Police Department June 5, 2017

Body found on Nickajack Creek identified

According to Sergeant Dana Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department, the body found in Nickajack Creek below the Silver Comet Trail bridge has been identified by a family member. The…

Silver Comet Trail June 4, 2017

Cobb Police Department requests the public’s help in identifying body found in Nickajack Creek

Sergeant Dana Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department said the department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the body found Friday, June 2 in Nickajack Creek below the…

Cobb County Police Department June 2, 2017

Body found in Nickajack Creek below Silver Comet Trail bridge

The body of a male was discovered this morning in Nickajack Creek below the bridge on the Silver Comet Trail. Sgt. Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department told River Edges…

Heritage Park, Mableton, Native Plants September 13, 2015

Native plant workday at Heritage Park

Saturday morning was the monthly workday session at Heritage Park, organized by the Georgia Native Plant Society. This month’s project was to dig up a small triangular patch of land…

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