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Gracepoint School Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for New Building
MARIETTA — Gracepoint School, a private Christian school, held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday to celebrate moving into their new school building. Gracepoint is a first through eighth grade school dedicated to remediating dyslexia and providing students a safe space to learn. Head of School Liz Powell said the goal is to provide students with the tools they need to overcome dyslexia and enroll in public or private schools in the community....
Community Invited to GHC for 4th Annual Charge Into Leadership Conference
The Georgia Highlands College Charge Into Leadership conference will celebrate its fourth anniversary this year and wants the local community to take part. This year’s free event will be held Oct. 18 at the Cartersville site (5441 GA-20 in Cartersville) and helps local high school and college students grow their leadership skills and apply them now and in the future. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker and President and...
Identify the Health of Your Stream
Cobb County streams, ponds and rivers are home to numerous critters, including macroinvertebrates. Macroinvertebrates are small animals without backbones, large enough to be seen without a microscope, including aquatic insects, crustaceans, worms and mollusks. They play a vital role in the health and quality of streams. Macroinvertebrates are classified based on how sensitive they are to pollution. Pollution reduces how much oxygen is available in water. They are also exposed...
Northwest Georgia Elections Supervisors To Address Voting Security
A group of area election supervisors is meeting Wednesday morning to discuss election security and the newly approved rules from the State Elections Board. The purpose of the meeting, which will take place at the Floyd County Election Center at 9:30 a.m., is to speak with 14th District U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene regarding election security, and County Attorney Virginia Harman concerning the latest rule changes to election procedures. “We...
Community Foundation for Greater Rome Appoints New Interim Executive Director
The Community Foundation for Greater Rome announced Jennifer Scott as its newly appointed interim executive director. The current executive director, Ashley Garner, will continue to advise the Foundation while pursuing a statewide initiative for students with disabilities. “We are grateful to Ashley for 11 years of service, building the organization to the current endowment of over $5 million and overseeing grants to our community totaling over $2 million,” said Scott...
Animal Hospital Coming to Hickory Flat Area in Cherokee
A new veterinary animal hospital is coming to the Hickory Flat community in Cherokee County. On Oct. 1, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a request from Holly and Doug Marrinson to rezone 1.1 acres from office institutional to neighborhood commercial to build a veterinarian animal hospital. The animal hospital will be about 3,500 square feet and provide about 18 parking spaces, according to county documents. ...
Korean-Style BBQ and Sushi Restaurant Coming to Dawsonville
Three new locations of Volcano Steak and Sushi are in the works for Dawsonville, Marietta and McDonough, manager Jenny Lin told Business Debut. The Volcano brand has eight other locations throughout Georgia, Tennessee and one in New Jersey. The brand is known for serving Korean-style barbecue, where guests grill their own meats at the table, and sushi.
Cherokee County Approves $415M Budget for FY2025
Cherokee County leaders have officially adopted a $415.7 million budget for the county’s next fiscal year. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the $415,732,646 budget Oct. 1. The vote came after the budget was presented at a work session Sept. 3, and a public hearing Sept. 17. The county’s 2025 fiscal year runs...
waterSmart waterArt Calendar Contest Now Open
The Cobb County and City of Marietta School District’s middle school students are invited to use their talent to create a 2-D work of art for the 15th annual waterSmart waterArt Calendar Contest. Artwork should be made in landscape orientation using the student’s medium of choice including, but not limited to, colored pencils, paint, crayons, photo collage or mixed mediums. Along with the submitted pieces, students must turn in a 50-word statement explaining how their art answers the question, “How is water important to me?” Winning entries will be included in the 2025 waterSmart Calendar. Submissions are due by Oct. 11. Complete rules are available at https://www.cobbcounty.org/water/education/schools/school-contests. This contest is a partnership between Cobb County Water System and the Cobb County — Marietta Water Authority.
Atrium Health Floyd Events Put Focus on Mammograms
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Atrium Health Floyd will again promote the lifesaving importance of mammograms in back-to-back events. Breast cancer prevention and Paper Doll magnets will again be the focus of Atrium Health Floyd’s Pink Day celebration this year on Oct. 18, National Mammography Day. The iconic magnets will be available that day from 6 to 9 a.m. at Truett’s Chick-fil-A, 264 Shorter Ave. ...
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