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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.
Marietta, GA
6:54 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% rain
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.
Marietta, GA
6:54 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% rain
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.
Marietta, GA
6:54 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% rain
Community
Volunteers build nearly 3,000 flags for 9/11 memorial at Kennesaw Mountain
Dozens of volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of Marietta and partner organizations gathered Saturday, July 19, to hand-assemble flags for the Field of Flags 9/11 memorial, which opens at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Aug. 29.
Community
Sheriff Owens draws 400 to annual shrimp boil, announces 3,000-backpack giveaway
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens hosted more than 400 people at the 35th annual community boil at Jim Miller Park on Friday, July 24, announcing deputy autism training, jail education programs, and a back-to-school giveaway of 3,000 backpacks and a $1,000 scholarship.
Community
Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins to get first major preservation work in decades
The Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy launched a two-phase campaign to preserve the Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins off Paper Mill Road, with Phase 1 clearing invasive vegetation and Phase 2 bringing in masonry specialists in 2027.
Community
Cobb EMC employees pack 1,000 meal kits for MUST Ministries' summer program
More than 50 Cobb EMC employees and board members packed 1,000 meal kits on July 24 for MUST Ministries' Summer Lunch Program, which feeds nearly 7,000 children a week across metro Atlanta and runs through July 31.
Community
Free eye clinic program provides glasses to 244 Cobb students this summer
A Vision To Learn mobile clinic has given free eye exams to 306 Cobb County students this summer, prescribing glasses to 80 percent of them at no cost, with the last clinic dates on July 29 and July 31 before school starts August 3.
Community
Cobb County 4-year-old finds comfort in Toy Story while awaiting heart transplant
Four-year-old Jace Connor of west Cobb County, diagnosed with a rare heart condition at birth, is waiting for a transplant while finding comfort in the Toy Story franchise and the Buzz Lightyear backpack that carries his life-sustaining medication.
Community
Cobb Safety Village debuts inclusive playground Friday
A $175,000 inclusive playground at Cobb County Safety Village wraps up Friday, July 25, after crews installed rainbow-colored artificial turf funded by the Safety Village Foundation.
Community
Cobb Community Foundation kept 73% of $6.5M in grants local in 2025
A Cobb In Focus magazine profile highlights how Cobb Community Foundation distributed $6.5 million in 2025 grants, with 73 percent staying in Cobb County, and details the foundation's growing role serving East Cobb and surrounding communities.
Community
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra names four conductors for 2026-2027 season ; GYSO names new conductors as founder shifts to artistic director role
The Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra announced an expanded leadership team for 2026-2027, with Dr. Nathaniel F. Parker moving to a dedicated executive role and three new conductors joining the Marietta-based program that draws students from across metro Atlanta, including East Cobb.
Community
Cobb Community Foundation previews Vital Signs data on housing, food access ahead of fall report
Cobb Community Foundation's Director of Programs Lisa-Ruth Karnes is sharing early findings from the Vital Signs countywide data initiative through recent podcast episodes, with the full public report on housing, transportation, and food access expected in fall 2026.
Community
East Cobb author Evan S. Porter releases second novel, signs books Saturday
East Cobb author Evan S. Porter's second novel, "A Last Time for Everything," went on sale July 21 through Dutton, following a young couple racing through a bucket list before their first baby arrives. Porter's 2024 debut "Dad Camp" is being adapted into a Netflix film.
Community
Five Cobb nonprofit leaders graduate with $5,000 grants each
Five Cobb County nonprofit leaders graduated from the Certified Nonprofit Professional program on Monday, July 20, each receiving a $5,000 unrestricted grant from Cobb Community Foundation to implement strategic projects at their organizations.
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