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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.
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
1:09 am, October 13, 2026
63°F
Clear
Feels like 63° · 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
1:09 am, October 13, 2026
63°F
Clear
Feels like 63° · 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
1:09 am, October 13, 2026
63°F
Clear
Feels like 63° · 0% rain
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.
Community
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.
Community
Free blood pressure stations now open at East Cobb church, senior centers
Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Wellstar and the American Heart Association have installed free blood pressure monitoring stations at Christ Anglican Church and several Cobb County senior centers, funded by ARPA dollars and a CHIP Partnership grant.
Community
Kiwanis Club to plant 2,977 flags at Kennesaw Mountain for 9/11's 25th anniversary
The Kiwanis Club of Marietta will plant 2,977 American flags at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with a public flag parade on Aug. 29 and a memorial service on Sept. 11.
Community
East Cobber Parade & Festival returns for 28th year Oct. 3
The 28th Annual East Cobber Parade & Festival returns Saturday, Oct. 3 on Johnson Ferry Road, with the parade stepping off at 10 a.m. and the festival running 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.
Community
Cobb DA comfort dog Rose celebrates five years at free Sept. 19 event
The Cobb DA's Office hosts a free "Paws for Justice" event Sept. 19 at the RedBud Blossom Family Justice Center in Marietta, celebrating comfort dog Rose's five years of service and introducing two new therapy dogs, with free pet adoptions and family activities.
Community
Free workshops let Cobb residents paint hearts for suicide awareness trail
Cobb County PARKS is hosting free heart-painting workshops across the county for its second annual "You Are Loved" suicide awareness art project, with the nearest East Cobb session on Aug. 15 at The Art Place on Sandy Plains Road and a culminating trail walk Sept. 3 in Kennesaw.
Community
Peachtree Art Center marks first year with free open house
Peachtree Art Center on Sandy Plains Road celebrates its first anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 23, with a free open house featuring local artwork, mini-classes, food, and prizes.
Community
Dog Days 5K returns to East Cobb for its 21st year
The Rotary Club of East Cobb hosts its 21st Annual Dog Days 5K on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA, continuing a tradition that has raised more than $900,000 for local and international service projects.
Community
KSU student builds AI camera system to track creek trash to the Chattahoochee
Kennesaw State mechatronics student Saam Grami has installed AI-powered cameras along Cobb County's Rottenwood Creek that identify and track floating litter in real time, with the goal of guiding future autonomous cleanup robots to intercept trash before it reaches the Chattahoochee River.
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