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UGA alumnus leaves $1.5 million estate gift for SPIA and Grady College
Joshua W. Jones, a University of Georgia graduate who died in 2023, left UGA a $1.5 million estate gift. The money will benefit UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Jones had been a member of the SPIA Board of Visitors...
Humane Society Pets of the Week – Sunday, July 21, 2024
Lulu Lulu is a one year old 43 lb Golden Retriever mix with medium long hair. She is very sweet and special girl. We believe she is house trained. She walks well on a leash and basically has good manners. With little training, she will learn commands. Her ideal home will be with a somewhat active family […] The post Humane Society Pets of the Week – Sunday, July 21, 2024 appeared first on Polk Today.
Running Water To Enterprise Corner Property To Begin In Earnest In 2025
Work to run water and sewer service along Cartersville Highway to the Enterprise Corner industrial property will likely begin in earnest in early 2025. The 200-acre property is located along U.S. 411 at 231 Bass Ferry Road. It was purchased by the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority for just under $4.2 million in SPLOST funds in 2021. While the tract is not yet tied into the water and sewer systems, that...
14-year-old girl last seen at Woodstock outlet mall located, police say
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Woodstock police have found a missing 14-year-old girl. The Woodstock Police Department says Lior Robinson was located Monday at 2:30 a.m. No other information was provided.
Floyd County to Vote on RV Park and 2024 Property Tax Rate on Tuesday
Plans for an RV campground near Cave Spring and a solar farm on Alabama Highway will go before the Floyd County Commission on Tuesday. The board also is scheduled to set the millage rate for 2024. Commissioners caucus at 4 p.m. and start their regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave. A public hearing on the proposed property tax rate also is scheduled for 8 a.m. that day. ...
BrandsMart USA Celebrates Grand Opening in Kennesaw
KENNESAW — Hundreds of people eagerly lined up outside of BrandsMart USA’s new Kennesaw location for its grand opening Saturday. The new store, located in the Cobb Place Shopping Center on Ernest Barrett Parkway, celebrated its grand opening with a ceremony and ribbon-cutting with local, state and federally elected officials as well as BrandsMart and The Aaron’s Company employees. Attendees Sharon and Larry Dover, of Kennesaw, stood in line for...
ACT Back-to-School Jam + cleanup in Mableton
Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two volunteer events in south Cobb: the Austell Community Task Force Back-to-School Jam, and a litter cleanup in Mableton organized by the First Christian Church Of Mableton along with the Lions Club and Friends Of Mableton. ACT Back-to-School Jam. Krebs wrote:
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,...
NFL Draft analyst compares Carson Beck to Eli Manning
NFL Draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah thinks very highly of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck. It is so much so that Jeremiah recently compared him to a former first-round draft pick, none other than Eli Manning. Jeremiah waxed poetic about Beck last week. In doing so, the longtime NFL Draft analyst compared...
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.
One dead, one arrested after Saturday shooting in Oakwood
A man is facing murder charges after a shooting that killed a man in Oakwood Saturday afternoon. A release from the Oakwood Police Department Sunday said officers were called to a home on Aster Place in the Prescott neighborhood off of McEver Road just before 4:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting. When they got to the scene, they found a vehicle that had crashed into the rear of a home on nearby Wild Berry Court.
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