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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
7:56 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 88° · 33% 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
7:56 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 88° · 33% 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
7:56 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 88° · 33% rain
Community
Cobb nonprofit wins $1.5M federal grant for youth construction training
CobbWorks Inc. received a $1.5 million federal YouthBuild grant to provide construction training and GED preparation for Cobb County young adults ages 16-24, Rep. Lucy McBath announced Wednesday, July 22.
Community
Keep Cobb Beautiful sets Nov. 14 date for fall recycling event
Keep Cobb Beautiful will host its free Fall 2026 Community Recycling Event on Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, accepting electronics, metals, textiles, and documents for shredding, with registration opening in early October.
Community
$20 pet adoptions continue at Cobb County Animal Services through July
Cobb County Animal Services is running a July adoption special at $20 per pet, or free with a food donation, and is spotlighting Noir, a 4-month-old black kitten, as its featured adoptable animal.
Community
Cobb County International Festival returns to Jim R. Miller Park Aug. 22
The Cobb County International Festival returns Saturday, Aug. 22, at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta with free admission, international food, live cultural performances, and children's activities organized by Cobb County Parks.
Community
Kiwanis Club celebrates Paula Fidler's 100th birthday on America's 250th ; Marietta Kiwanis Club celebrates member Paula Fidler's 100th birthday
Paula Fidler, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K, turned 100 on July 11, the same day the nation celebrated its 250th birthday, and the club threw her a party at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Sandy Plains Road.
Community
NAMI Cobb opens new peer support center, hosts guided writing session July 29
NAMI Cobb's month-old Mental Health Drop-In Center at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta will host a guided writing session on Wednesday, July 29, giving Cobb County residents a low-barrier way to connect with peer support.
Community
6,000 Metro Atlanta kids need backpacks — East Cobb can help this week
The Children's Restoration Network is collecting new backpacks and school supplies for homeless and underserved children at its Roswell office on Thursday, July 23, and Friday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Community
Teen's nonprofit fills 500 backpacks for Cobb students at annual drive
Sixteen-year-old Jaida Burke and 100 volunteers packed up to 1,000 backpacks at the Cobb County Civic Center on Saturday, July 18, for Kids Care's sixth annual school supply drive; families can pick up free supplies at National Night Out on Thursday, July 30.
Community
Marietta honors WWII pilot Charles Dobbins on 83rd Anniversary of his death
Mayor Steve "Thunder" Tumlin signed a proclamation on Saturday, July 11, declaring Capt. Charles Dobbins Day on the 83rd anniversary of the Marietta native's death during Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily that claimed the C-47 co-pilot on his 88th combat mission.
Community
Retired East Cobb rabbi Shalom Lewis releases book, returns for launch event
Rabbi Shalom J. Lewis, who led Congregation Etz Chaim for 40 years before retiring in 2019, will hold a free community book launch for "Faith Without the Leap" at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 9, at the synagogue on Indian Hills Parkway.
Community
Big Chicken Chorus marks 40 years of barbershop harmony in East Cobb
The Big Chicken Chorus has reached its 40th year of barbershop harmony in East Cobb, marking the milestone with a summer show at Lassiter Concert Hall on Sunday, July 12.
Community
From drop-off bins to Cobb Bash: free back-to-school help fills East Cobb calendar
Multiple free back-to-school events give East Cobb families chances to donate or collect school supplies, backpacks and health screenings between Saturday, July 18, and Saturday, July 25, including a Tax Commissioner drop-off at the East Cobb Government Center and the Sheriff's Office Cobb Bash at Jim R. Miller Park.
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