Category Archives: Cobb County

Early Voting in Cobb County 2010

October 27, 2010 – 10:33 am

Advance Voting Satellites October 25 – 29 Wait Times * Any voter in Cobb County can vote at any of the following locations * All locations are open Monday – Friday, Oct 25-29 o East Cobb Government Service Center 4400 Lower Roswell Rd., Marietta, 30068-4233 Hours 8:30am to 6:30pm directions o South Cobb Community Center [...]

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2010 Navy Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds heading to Wings Over Atlanta Air Show at Dobbins

October 13, 2010 – 3:08 pm

10/8/2010 – DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. — Join thousands of people from across the Atlanta region on October 16 and 17 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base bi-annual “Wings Over Atlanta 2010″ Open House/Air Show. The free air show will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. both days. This year’s premier flying [...]

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Public invited to dedication of statue honoring first responders, military and families

June 28, 2010 – 9:22 am

The city of Marietta and representatives from the Kiwanis Club of Marietta will host a dedication ceremony July 2 at 2 p.m. for a statue honoring first responders, military and their families in the first phase of a new park downtown. The park, at the corner of Anderson and Roswell streets, honors former Marietta mayor [...]

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Building just West of the Marietta Main Post Office

June 21, 2010 – 9:38 am

I snapped this shot early today just off the Marietta Square – Progress! Wanted to share…

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Major Tree Falls on Whitlock Avenue

May 3, 2010 – 10:36 am

Photo Courtesy of Jason Pendley | View full album The North Marietta Parkway is currently closed from Powder Springs Street to Polk Street and Whitlock Avenue is closed from the Marietta Square to McDonald Street. This closure is due to falling trees knocking down several power poles in the area. This has caused a power [...]

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Keep Marietta Beautiful – how you can help

April 8, 2010 – 10:24 am

Keep Marietta Beautiful invites the public to help clean the city’s streets and keep Marietta beautiful April 10 from 9 a.m.-noon during the Great American Cleanup. Volunteers will meet at the Public Works Complex, 750 North Marietta Parkway, and receive trash bags, vests and a cleanup location, Keep Marietta Beautiful director Joan Ellars said. “Vests [...]

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City of Marietta helps residents swat mosquitoes

April 5, 2010 – 12:55 pm

Spring is in full bloom and that usually means mosquitoes would soon be flying around Marietta, but the city is taking steps to prevent mosquitoes from growing and causing problems for residents. Marietta’s Public Works Department is beginning a program that offers to send an employee to homes to kill mosquito larvae and prevent adult [...]

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Marietta Square Traffic Updates: Atlanta Street at Roswell Street closed April

April 2, 2010 – 7:04 am

The intersection of Roswell and Atlanta streets will be closed April 12-23 to connect services to a new water main and install brick crosswalks. Motorists will only be able to travel eastbound on South Park Square during the closure. A counterclockwise circulation of traffic around the Square will be maintained for access to parking and [...]

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New Cobb County Courthouse Update

March 30, 2010 – 8:50 am

The new courthouse for Cobb County is coming along very nice, take a look at the progress!

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Marietta City Council reappointed Ray Buday, Mark Gibbs, Ron Francis, Terry Lee and John Schupp to the Marietta Redevelopment Corporation

March 18, 2010 – 8:30 am

Marietta City Council reappointed Ray Buday, Mark Gibbs, Ron Francis, Terry Lee and John Schupp to the Marietta Redevelopment Corporation (MRC) board for two-year terms expiring April 10, 2012. The purposes of the MRC are to strengthen the economic and residential base of the city of Marietta by revitalizing neighborhoods, commercial areas and other distressed [...]

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