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Cobb Approves Acworth Senior Living Development
MARIETTA — This week, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request 4-0, with Chairwoman Lisa Cupid absent, for an Acworth residential senior-living community. Creator’s Group Investments proposed a site plan for a senior residential living community of 39 homes on 11.8 acres at 2856 Wade Green Road, near the Shiloh Road Home Depot. The site plan also includes walking trails, a pavilion and sport courts. Earlier this month,...
F.K. Jones Funeral Home expands to Rockmart
Providing service for families beyond the Rome area is the mission of Cedartown native Frank Jones, who has expanded into Polk County after taking over a longtime funeral home location in Rockmart. Near the end of June, licensing was finalized and F.K. Jones Funeral Home opened its doors to provide funeral services for many families […] The post F.K. Jones Funeral Home expands to Rockmart appeared first on Polk Today.
Cobb Delays Decision on Student Housing, Mableton Development
MARIETTA — The Cobb Board of Commissioners opted not to take action on two proposed housing developments this week — a five-story student housing building near Kennesaw State University and a Mableton townhome community. Athens-based developer Landmark Properties is proposing a 55-foot building with 191 units and 762 bedrooms at 112 Townpark Drive, adjacent to the exit ramp at Interstate 575 and Chastain Road. The gated building would include a...
Rockmart seeking public comment for Specialty Shop ordinance
The Rockmart City Council will be holding a public hearing during their mid-August regular session to get comments about whether they should allow for a new ordinance to pass that would govern certain kinds of businesses seeking to serve alcohol. Commonly referred to as a “cigar bar ordinance,” the idea is to allow for owners […] The post Rockmart seeking public comment for Specialty Shop ordinance appeared first on Polk Today.
Cherokee County Resident Celebrates 106th Birthday
CHEROKEE COUNTY — A Cherokee County woman turned 106 July 19, and celebrated the milestone with family and friends. Mary Haskell, a resident of Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care in the BridgeMill community, celebrated her 106th birthday. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1918. She had two siblings, Elizabeth Harrison and George Bearce Jr. ...
Kennesaw Property Taxes Poised to Increase as Public Hearings are Set for Community Input
Residents of Kennesaw, your property taxes may be on the rise. The city has announced plans to hike property taxes in 2024, with an 8.83 percent increase for maintenance and operations (M&O) and a 7.45 percent increase for bond-related expenses over the previous year's rollback millage rate. According to a recent notice on the City of Kennesaw’s official website, this decision comes as part of an annual review by the board of tax assessors, which saw an uptick in the fair market value of properties across the county.
Highway 140 Project Gets $7.5M in State Funding
A project to widen Highway 140 in Cherokee and Fulton counties is getting an infusion of state funding, and preliminary engineering is expected to start next year. The state has allocated $7.5 million for “SR 140 operational and capacity improvements in north Fulton/’Cherokee” for fiscal year 2025, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The work is primarily widening. The project is part of a $1.5 billion transportation infrastructure package...
Cherokee County Firefighter Awarded Medal of Valor
A Cherokee County firefighter has earned a Medal of Valor from the fire department, the first award of its kind. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services awarded Lt. Corey Deal with the organization’s first Medal of Valor during a special ceremony at the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners July 16 meeting. This award recognizes Deal for “bravery and selfless actions under extreme circumstances” during a response to a medical emergency...
UPDATE: Crowdstrike outage impacting County systems, Wellstar Paulding
City of Hiram reports minor issues with GCIC connection. Wellstar Paulding and the State of Georgia are among those being impacted by the Crowdstrike outage today, according to Associated Press reports and anecdotal information. The AP reported that the Department of Driver Services at 60 local offices statewide are experiencing...
Cherokee County Services Affected by Global IT Issue
Some of Cherokee County's services have been disrupted by the global CrowdStrike outage Friday, the county announced. E-911 computer systems were briefly affected, the county reported, but phone lines were not affected and staff implemented a backup plan and received and dispatched all 911 calls. "Our IT Team has employees on call 24/7 and began working immediately when the problem was reported just after 4 a.m.," a news release from...
Cobb County and Cities End Mediation
MARIETTA — After two long days of talking through lawyers, Cobb County and six of its cities ended their mediation process over Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) agreements. Local leaders emerged from their private mediation rooms at the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday. “Cobb County and its six cities concluded a two-day mediation session working to form Service Delivery Strategy as mandated by the state,”...
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