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…
Silver Comet Trail
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….
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…
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…
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…
Silver Comet Trail, Cobb passive parks to reopen Saturday April 25
Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt announced that the Silver Comet Trail, other trails in Cobb County, and Cobb’s passive parks will reopen this Saturday, April 25. Cavitt sent the…
Baldwin Paving and neighbors meet about conflict over concrete crushing
A meeting took place Wednesday evening between Ryan Teague, who is the owner of Baldwin Paving , and a group of residential neighbors of Baldwin’s facility on Sanders Road. The…
Cobb BOC approves engineering agreement for extending Silver Comet Trail
It’ll be a while longer before construction begins in earnest, but the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) this week approved an important step toward extending the Silver Comet Trail….
Cobb County Trails Plan approved
The Cobb Board of Commissioners put the seal of approval on the Cobb County Greenways and Trails Master Plan. At the regular BOC meeting Tuesday evening, with two members absent,…
Groundbreaking held for Silver Comet Village seniors housing in Powder Springs
A 154-unit, $37 million seniors housing community is officially under construction in Powder Springs. Local elected officials, business executives and media members gathered Thursday morning for the groundbreaking of Silver…