Cobb County will distribute 60,000 COVID-19 self tests

Cobb County voters in areas with cityhood initiatives rejected plans to become new cities across the board Tuesday. Voters in the East Cobb, Vinings, and Lost Mountain areas were presented with yes or no questions asking if the areas they lived in should incorporate and become their own cities. In...

ROSWELL — The City of Roswell has hired Darryl Connelly as the city’s new Economic Development Director. “We are very excited to have him join us,” said Roswell Councilmember Peter Vanstrom, who also serves as the City’s Economic Development Liaison. “He understands the dynamics of the city, he understands that the residents come first, and he appreciates all the history and all the culture and all the beauty that is in this city. That makes him a wonderful choice as our Economic Development Director.”

Two of Georgia’s largest school systems are responding to the tragic school shooting in Texas by beefing up security. In Gwinnett County, the police department announced Tuesday night that the department would be working with Gwinnett County Public Schools to conduct extra patrols and provide a high visibility presence to all schools in the county.

Cobb County has announced polling precinct changes for voters in Tuesday’s election. All polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on primary election day Tuesday, May 24. The county’s Board of Elections and Registration has made several precinct changes for this election. These changes were...

Cherokee County property owners have begun receiving their annual assessment notices and may see inflationary increases in their assessment values due to trends in real estate and inflation. The average assessment increase is about 23 percent. According to the Tax Assessor’s Office, 100,575 parcels in Cherokee County have increased in...

CANTON — The City of Canton and the Canton Cultural Arts Commission is seeking a Latinx artist or artist team to submit renderings for a new public art mural project to be installed on a wall in Canton’s Historic Sunnyside neighborhood. The mural will be installed on a...

FAYETTEVILLE — The City of Fayetteville Water Department has issued a boil-water advisory for Habersham Place and Churchill Court until at least 2:30 p.m. on May 25. The advisory is being issued due to a break in a water line that the city is working to repair. Residents should...

Thomas Jonah has no complaints about Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, who has represented Georgia’s 7th congressional district since she flipped it in 2020. But the Lawrenceville resident says he also admires Congresswoman Lucy McBath, who currently represents Georgia’s 6th district but jumped into the Gwinnett County-based district after Republicans redrew her territory to favor a GOP candidate.

Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Samir Patel, as District Attorney Pro Tempore for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, announced today that his office has completed a thorough and independent review of the facts in the matter of State of Georgia v. Ivory Streeter, Lonnie Hood, Mark Gardner, Ronald Claud, Willie Sauls, and Armond Jones.

BROOKHAVEN — A police drone is being credited with assisting in the capture of a felon who was attempting to flee police Wednesday in Brookhaven. Brookhaven Police arrested 27-year-old Alton Johnson and 30-year-old Shyquan Collins who were wanted in a violent armed robbery that occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina earlier in the day.

Cherokee County School District’s Class of 2022 will walk across the stage for graduation ceremonies next week. The ceremonies for Cherokee County’s 2,936 graduating seniors will once again be held at First Baptist Church of Woodstock at 11905 Highway 92 in Woodstock. The ceremonies will be streamed on www.fbcw.org so family and friends who are unable to attend still can participate.

STONE MOUNTAIN – A company run by a veteran executive at Stone Mountain Park will take over as private manager of the park this summer. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association’s board voted unanimously Monday to select Thrive Attractions Management to run the park starting in August. Thrive, owned...

BROOKHAVEN — Brookhaven residents can keep cool this summer at one of the City of Brookhaven’s city pools or splash pad. The pools are located at: Murphey Candler Park at 1551 W Nancy Creek Drive and Briarwood Park at 2235 Briarwood Way NE. The splash pad is at...

ATLANTA — Residents of a neglected Atlanta apartment complex will be relocated after Mayor Andre Dickens signed legislation today to allocate the first $1.5 million of a planned $9.1 million investment to support the relocation of Forest Cove residents. Councilmember Jason Winston, whose District includes the Forest Cove Apartments,...

A State Transportation Board committee voted Wednesday to approve an agreement with a roadbuilding consortium to redesign the interchange of I-285 and I-20 east of Atlanta. The $685.5 million project is aimed at smoothing traffic flow through an interchange rated as the nation’s 25th worst bottleneck last year. The...

Two weeks after the tragic death of Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Tiffany Porter, the county tax office has begun the process of picking up the pieces after her loss. Upon Porter’s Death, Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Denise Mitchell was appointed Tax Commissioner. Today, Mitchell named a successor to the deputy position.

A federal jury found Maurice Antonio Kent guilty of RICO Conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, discharging a firearm during the commission of those violent crimes, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. “The 135 Pirus gang is a violent criminal organization whose members committed a multitude...

U.S. home sales skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a 15-year high of 6.1 million in 2021. The spike in demand, coupled with declining inventory, have put upward pressure on housing prices. Renters have not been spared, as housing has become one of the key drivers of surging U.S. inflation.

DUNWOODY — The City of Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 30 at the Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial at 4770 N. Peachtree Road. The ceremony is open to the public and co-hosted by Dunwoody’s Veteran Events Planning...

ALPHARETTA — Vino-lovers rejoice as Alpharetta hosts the inaugural Alpharetta Wine Festival on Sunday, June 12, on the Town Green in downtown Alpharetta from 2 to 5 p.m. Sip and savor wines from all over the world as local restaurants serve up wine tastings to festival goers throughout downtown. Attendees will mingle amongst the crowd while listening to live music and perusing the pop-up shops with fabulous goods available for purchase.