County development officials are trying to find 50 acres for a company that wants to locate here from the Northeast and create potentially 350 manufacturing jobs. “This is a company that is looking...
Cobb Zoning: Family gets exception for backyard chickens On Tuesday, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners granted the first exception for backyard chickens to be raised on a small residential lot by an Austell family. Jeremy Rzentkowski told the board ...
Active military not required to pay Kennesaw to pick up trash City Manager Steve Kennedy said the ordinance has been vetted by the city’s legal team and is aimed at recognizing those who provide service to the country. Residents pay $24 per month for sanitati...
Cobb Police seeking help to find armed robbery suspect ATLANTA — Cobb Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who is accused of robbing multiple gas stations at gunpoint over the last few days in Cobb and Rockdale counties and Chamblee...
Quick Trip cashier robbed at gunpoint The Cobb County Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred this morning at a QuikTrip gas station on Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta
Isakson, Corker to headline forum A symposium targeting the redevelopment of south Cobb near Six Flags Drive and Franklin Road in Marietta is scheduled for September with U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) s...
Cobb Zoning: Psychic reading office approved in Smyrna Tuesday, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved rezoning a small property in Smyrna that will be used for psychic readings and palmistry. Located on the eastern side of Atlanta Road, south of Pac...
Authority OKs bond deal for $12M senior living facility The developer of a proposed $12 million, 78-unit senior living facility on Hanson Drive between the East-West Connector and South Cobb Drive hopes to break ground in the next three to five months. ...
Civil War researcher coming to Cobb Civil War researcher and historian Brad Quinlin will be giving a lecture Friday, June 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Marietta Museum of History.
Dallas Highway gets safety upgrade The number of accidents involving vehicles turning left into The Avenue have averaged about nine per year since 2009, and that triggered the county’s effort. Transportation standards call for furth...
Public invited to give input on land use along Austell Road The public is invited to an open house tonight to learn what recommendations the county is making on how land may be used along Austell Road. Cobb County government is hosting the session between 6...