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NAMI Cobb offers free family mental health class starting Oct. 28
NAMI Cobb opens registration for a free, eight-session Family-to-Family class starting Oct. 28, offering education and support for families of adults with mental health conditions.
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Lassiter's 'Haunted Hoco' parade hits Shallowford Road Oct. 20
Lassiter High School's homecoming parade rolls down Shallowford Road on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. with a "Haunted Hoco" theme, free admission and candy for spectators.
Marietta, GA
11:00 pm, October 12, 2026
66°F
Clear
Feels like 64° · 0% rain
Community
NAMI Cobb offers free family mental health class starting Oct. 28
NAMI Cobb opens registration for a free, eight-session Family-to-Family class starting Oct. 28, offering education and support for families of adults with mental health conditions.
Community
Lassiter's 'Haunted Hoco' parade hits Shallowford Road Oct. 20
Lassiter High School's homecoming parade rolls down Shallowford Road on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. with a "Haunted Hoco" theme, free admission and candy for spectators.
Marietta, GA
11:00 pm, October 12, 2026
66°F
Clear
Feels like 64° · 0% rain
Community
NAMI Cobb offers free family mental health class starting Oct. 28
NAMI Cobb opens registration for a free, eight-session Family-to-Family class starting Oct. 28, offering education and support for families of adults with mental health conditions.
Community
Lassiter's 'Haunted Hoco' parade hits Shallowford Road Oct. 20
Lassiter High School's homecoming parade rolls down Shallowford Road on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. with a "Haunted Hoco" theme, free admission and candy for spectators.
Marietta, GA
11:00 pm, October 12, 2026
66°F
Clear
Feels like 64° · 0% rain
Community
East Cobb immigrants face Medicaid loss under federal law
At least 2,213 lawfully present immigrants in Georgia, including East Cobb residents, face losing Medicaid and PeachCare coverage in October under H.R. 1, with the state Department of Community Health already sending notices to affected enrollees.
Community
East Cobb Park, library offer free Halloween events for kids
East Cobb Park hosts a Halloween Hike on Oct. 25 and the East Cobb Library offers face painting on Oct. 31, headlining Cobb County's free fall events for local families.
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Cobb burn ban lifts Oct. 1 as Georgia wildfire acres double
The Georgia Forestry Commission lifts the five-month summer outdoor burning ban for Cobb County and 53 other north Georgia counties on Oct. 1, but residents must follow safety rules and some burn types remain restricted year-round in Cobb.
Community
Cobb Deputies join metro Atlanta Agencies for Food Bank Volunteer Day
Six metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies, including the Cobb County Sheriff's Office and Cobb County Police Department, processed 32,525 pounds of food at the Atlanta Community Food Bank on Sept. 1, producing 27,104 meals for families in need.
Community
Johnson Ferry Baptist to break ground on $55M worship center
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church announced an Oct. 7 groundbreaking for a $55 million, 2,500-seat worship center at its East Cobb campus, the centerpiece of the congregation's $84 million Forward Vision project.
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Marietta breaks ground on $17M Rottenwood Creek Trail
Marietta breaks ground Friday, Sept. 18, on the $17 million first phase of the Rottenwood Creek Trail, a three-mile multiuse path designed to link two existing trail networks and help connect Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River.
Community
Cobb foundation picks record 31 nonprofits for Match Magic
Cobb Community Foundation selected a record 31 nonprofits for its 2026 Match Magic holiday giveathon, which runs Nov. 10 through Dec. 1 with a $250,000 match pool already 64% funded by the Atlanta Braves, Walton Communities and other corporate donors.
Community
Hundreds line up at East Cobb Kroger to meet WWE's Cody Rhodes
Hundreds of wrestling fans lined up at the Kroger on Powers Ferry Road on Labor Day for a free meet-and-greet with WWE star and Lassiter High School graduate Cody Rhodes, with some families waiting overnight.
Community
Cobb Diaper Day aims to collect 140,000 diapers Oct. 15
The 18th Annual Cobb Diaper Day collection event takes place Oct. 15 at Cobb EMC's Solar Flower Garden in Marietta, with a goal of 150,000 diapers and baby wipes for eight local nonprofits serving low-income families.
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East Cobb nonprofits can apply for 2027 Cobb EMC Foundation grants through Oct. 1
The Cobb EMC Foundation is accepting 2027 grant applications from nonprofits in its five-county service area through Oct. 1, funded by members who round up their electric bills through Operation Round Up.
Community
Marietta National Cemetery seeks volunteers for Sept. 12 cleanup
Carry The Load is organizing a free headstone-cleaning and grounds-beautification event at Marietta National Cemetery on Sept. 12 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with registration open now.
Community
Cobb Family Treatment Court earns statewide model designation
The Council of Accountability Court Judges of Georgia designated Cobb County's Family Treatment Court as a statewide model for peer learning, prompting a two-day visit from another Metro Atlanta court in August.
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