Powder Springs

the sign in front of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners building

Cobb County September 20, 2023

Residential Senior Living development approved by Cobb BOC near Powder Springs

by Caleb Groves The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning application that will allow a 55 and older residential subdivision at the zoning hearing on Tuesday. Grace of…

A group of people, one on a bicycle, stand around a table set up on the Silver Comet Trail

Chattahoochee RiverLands, Connect the Comet April 21, 2023

Connect the Comet continues to push for link from the Silver Comet Trail to the Atlanta Beltline

On Sunday, April 16, Connect the Comet set up a table on the Silver Comet Trail roughly midway between the spur trail that begins at the East West Connector near…

A bunch of colorful eggs surrounded by a spiral swirl of lavender stems and flowers

Second Helpings November 21, 2022

Pine Grove Farm Delivers Eggs and More

by Brian Benefield [This article is part of the Second Helpings series of articles about food and eating in Cobb County] I love eggs. No, I mean, I really, really…

A holiday crowd in Downtown Powder Springs

Holiday events November 18, 2022

Powders Springs annual Christmas Parade to return Friday December 2

The City of Powder Springs issue the following press release about its annual Christmas Parade: “Powder Springs to ring in the holidays Friday, Dec. 2, with parade, tree lighting “Santa…

map of southwest Cobb County and southeast Paulding

Health Care August 14, 2022

Fentanyl overdoses spike in west Cobb, southeast Paulding counties

Cobb County announced in a news release that overdoses from the powerful and potentially deadly synthetic opiate fentanyl have spiked in Cobb County, particularly in zip code 30127, which includes…

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Greenways and Trails August 10, 2022

Public meeting on proposed trail to connect Powder Springs with Austell, with link to the Silver Comet Trail

There will be a public meeting for the Austell-Powder Springs Trail Scoping Study on Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Threadmill Complex – City of Austell Council Chambers…

Pictured from left are, from Powder Springs, Mayor Pro Tem Henry Lust, City Manager Pam Conner, and Mayor Al Thurman; and from Selig, Greg Lewis, SVP Development; Steve Selig, president and CEO; and Steve Baile, Chief Development Officer

Land Use and Zoning June 8, 2022

First recent apartment development in Powder Springs not specifically for seniors holds groundbreaking

A groundbreaking was held for Heartwood Powder Springs, an apartment development described by the City of Powder Springs as “the first apartment development in the city not specifically marketed to seniors.”…

Powder Springs police car taken toward passenger sideview

Crime March 16, 2022

AK-style rifle used in the shooting in Powder Springs

A spokeperson for the City of Powder Springs provided an update on the shooting in a Powder Springs convenience store/service station on Richard D. Sailors Parkway yesterday that left two…

Crime March 15, 2022

Shooting on Richard Sailors Parkway in Powder Springs; two in critical condition

A spokesperson for Powder Springs distributed the following public information release about a shooting incident in Powder Springs: Responding to some media inquiries that have been made to Powder Springs…

Standing left to right dressed in business attire: 2022 Cobb Chamber Chairwoman Britt Fleck, Cobb Chamber CEO Sharon Mason, Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman, 2021 Powder Springs Citizen of the Year Kelly Fisk, South Cobb Area Council Director Delphine LaGroon, and South Cobb Area Council Director Smith Peck.

Business February 17, 2022

Kelly Fisk name Powder Springs Citizen of the Year by Cobb Chamber

The Cobb Chamber announced that its South Cobb Area Council has named Kelly Fisk as the 2021 Powder Springs Citizen of the Year. The award was presented at a luncheon…

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Justice October 4, 2023

Graduation ceremony held for Cobb Drug Treatment Court participants

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County government] On Monday, October 2, the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of a group of participants in the program attended by judges,…

Science and Technology October 4, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin…

Cumberland October 4, 2023

Football, movies, music and more: the Battery Atlanta releases its October schedule

The Battery (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Battery Atlanta released its schedule for the beginning of the fall season. Events include Friday movie nights, an escape room, College…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

Politics October 4, 2023

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump-style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

by Karyn Amira, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13,…