Category: Cobb County

Lewis Grizzard Live Onstage… Again

Actor Bill Oberst, Jr. has stepped into the late Lewis Grizzard’s shoes over 1,000 times in the last decade. Oberst’s portrayal of the Southern writer and humorist is a one-man show authorized by Grizzard’s family, which says it is the…

North Georgia State Fair Concert Line-up

The 81st Annual Superior Plumbing North Georgia State Fair starts this Thursday, September 19, through Sunday, September 29, at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta. Attracting nearly 300,000 people from throughout metro Atlanta, North Georgia and surrounding states, the Superior…

Roy Barnes Receives Winston Strickland Servant Leadership Award

The Cobb Chamber of Commerce, along with Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, presented the first Winston Strickland Servant Leadership Award to former Governor Roy Barnes at the Chamber’s September 9 First Monday Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The…

Marietta’s Great Scarecrow Contest

The public, city and county schools and organizations are invited to register by Sept. 25 to show your group, business or school’s creativity and personality by making a scarecrow as part of the eighth annual Scarecrows on the Square contest.…

The Compassion Experience is coming to North Georgia State Fair

Compassion International, a leading authority on child sponsorship which releases children from poverty globally, will be bringing its Change the Story: The Compassion Experience tour to the Atlanta area Sept. 20-24. The tour will educate local residents about the realities…

In Labor or A Laborer ~ Rev. Sam Storey, Columnist

A woman goes to her doctor and he verifies she’s pregnant, her first pregnancy. The doctor asks if she has any questions. She replies, “Well, I’m a little worried about the pain. How much will childbirth hurt during labor?” The doctor…

Friday is National College Colors Day ~ Aug 30

On Wednesday Mayor Mark Mathews and Mayor Tommy Allegood signed a proclamation naming Friday College Colors Day and would like to see the Kennesaw and Acworth Communities show THEIR support for Kennesaw State University. Friday is National College Colors Day,…