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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
6:53 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
6:53 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
6:53 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% rain
Community
Cobb County arts nonprofit Strange Fruit marks five years with free celebration July 25 ; Strange Fruit Arts Center marks five years with "Rooted & Rising" celebration
Monek Harris's Strange Fruit Arts Center, a Cobb County nonprofit supporting Black artists, celebrates its fifth anniversary with a free Artist Meet & Greet on Saturday, July 25, at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum & Conference Center in Atlanta.
Community
Home Depot Foundation grants $235K to fund veteran home repairs in Cobb, Douglas, Paulding
The Home Depot Foundation awarded Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta a new $235,000 grant to continue no-cost home repairs for veterans in Cobb, Douglas, and Paulding counties, building on 2025 work that helped 13 veteran households including a Mableton couple who spent decades serving their community.
Community
"The Fabulous Flocks" brings NASCAR's moonshine roots to Marietta film festival
A community-funded short film tracing one Alabama family's ties to moonshine running and early NASCAR screens at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Cobb International Film Festival at the Strand Theatre on Marietta Square.
Community
East Cobb watercolor artist's work voted into Cobb Library Shop collection
East Cobb watercolor artist Lynn Müster, who studied at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center for four years, had her painting "Summer in Georgia" voted into the Cobb Library Shop's Summer '26 People's Collection alongside two other local artists after a three-way tie in a community contest that drew 233 votes.
Community
Free America 250th celebration comes to historic Fair Oaks on July 26
The Marietta Educational Garden Center hosts a free Semiquincentennial celebration on Sunday, July 26, at the historic Fair Oaks property, featuring colonial games, a garden tour, and a book signing by former Georgia Trend publisher Neely Young.
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