Silver Comet Trail

A sleek mid-20th Century passenger train

Chattahoochee RiverLands August 6, 2023

The Silver Comet: the train that predated the trail

[Editor’s note: We’ve been resurrecting and reworking some of the articles we published in the early days of the Courier as our readership increases. The first time we ran an…

Chattahoochee RiverLands May 19, 2023

The Other Side of the River: Chattahoochee RiverLands to the east of Cobb County

[Corrections: one error and one clarification were pointed out to us for the article below: One is that it was the Conservation Fund that acquired the Chattahoochee Brickworks on behalf…

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

Chattahoochee RiverLands May 9, 2023

C.W. Matthews awarded $7.8 million contract to advance the Silver Comet Trail extension toward the Atlanta BeltLine

At today’s regular meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $7,799,277.90 contract with Marietta-based C. W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. for improvements near the Plant Atkinson Road…

A wide cycling and pedestrian sidepath along a state highway.

Chattahoochee RiverLands May 3, 2023

What’s the status of the Mableton Parkway trail?

The Mableton Parkway Trail is an important component of Cobb County’s Greenways and Trails Master Plan for a couple of reasons. First, it will serve as one of the connectors…

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 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…

History October 2, 2021

What was the Silver Comet, anyhow?

Over the past few weekends we’ve been reviving articles that were published in our early days, when 200 visitors to our site in a day was a cause for celebration….

Screenshot of District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield speaking at the BOC zoning meeting

Cobb County July 21, 2021

Rezoning decision for property at Concord and Hicks roads held until the August BOC zoning hearing

At the monthly zoning meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday, July 20, the commissioners held a request to rezone a property at the corner of Concord…

Cobb County December 15, 2020

Drone Video Shows Progress on Silver Comet Trail Extension

A decades-long dream is becoming reality in southeastern Cobb County as the Silver Comet Trail begins a long-awaited extension. The drone video footage from the PATH Foundation embedded at the…

Cobb County April 23, 2020

Reactions to reopening Silver Comet Trail mixed but mostly favorable among cyclists, runners

Cobb’s county’s decision to reopen The Silver Comet Trail plus other trails and passive parks this weekend is drawing largely favorable reviews from such trail users as bicyclists and joggers…

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Silver Comet Trail

The Silver Comet: the train that predated the trail

The Other Side of the River: Chattahoochee RiverLands to the east of Cobb County

C.W. Matthews awarded $7.8 million contract to advance the Silver Comet Trail extension toward the Atlanta BeltLine

What’s the status of the Mableton Parkway trail?

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

Exercising and Eating along Cobb County’s trails

What was the Silver Comet, anyhow?

Rezoning decision for property at Concord and Hicks roads held until the August BOC zoning hearing

Drone Video Shows Progress on Silver Comet Trail Extension

Reactions to reopening Silver Comet Trail mixed but mostly favorable among cyclists, runners