In honor of Veterans Day, Cobb County Government offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 10. This will give our employees, veterans and non-veterans alike, a chance to spend time with their families for the extended holiday weekend. Veterans Day, Nov. 11, celebrates all those who have served in the United States armed forces.
Starting today, Nov. 6, Cobb County is illuminating its buildings green as part of Operation Green Light. We encourage individuals and businesses to join us by changing one light bulb in the entryway of your house or business to a green bulb. By shining a green light, we intend to let veterans know that they are seen and supported.
Know a veteran who needs help? Connecting Cobb Veterans helps match struggling veterans with the benefits and services that they need and have earned.
The Connecting Cobb Veterans team works with veterans across the county on everything from Veterans Adminstration health care to food insecurity, education benefits and those that are dealing with housing issues.
If you know a veteran that is in need of any type of service, please reach out to the Connecting Cobb Veterans help hotline at 470-479-1551 or email veteranhelp.ccv@cobbcollaborative.org.
Municipal voters cast their votes Tuesday
Cast your ballot! Cobb County will hold its Municipal General Election Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls will be open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Georgia law requires photo identification when voting, either in person or absentee. Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, including a free ID card issued by the county registrar's office or Georgia Department of Driver Services. This includes student IDs from a Georgia public college or university, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID or tribal photo ID.
Learn about Cobb County's study regarding the effectiveness of the county's supplier diversity program. The virtual information meeting, noon on Thursday, Nov. 9, will review the past five years.
The disparity study, conducted by Griffin & Strong P.C., will look at contracts in construction, goods, and services and then recommend modifications or adjustments if needed. The study will also examine the use of minority-owned and women-owned businesses and service-sisabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Use your voice to make a difference and help shape transportation in Cobb County. Visit an upcoming Mobility Special Purpose Open Sales Tax open house near you to learn more about future possible projects and fill out surveys to provide your feedback. The next open house meetings are:
5 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15
Ben Robertson Community Center
2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw
5 - 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16
Smyrna Community Center
200 Village Green Circle SE, Smyrna
Transit center site selection studies being done are for improvements and/or potential relocation of the current Marietta Transfer to accommodate future transit growth as well as the placement of a new transit center in South Cobb.
Come to a very spatial celebration on Cobb GIS day Friday, Nov. 17. GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, and Cobb's team has a cool-geeky fun day planned for our geo-minded folks and the people who love them. They'll show you what's cool about mappy things, you'll see student and staff presentations and meet the Cobb GIS staff. Come for the snacks and door prizes. Stay for the education. Drop in any time, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta.
Cobb County Public Library recently recieved an award for making substantial contributions to reducing injuries in Georgia. It was among five organizations and five individuals to receive the Award for Outstanding Service presented by the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory.
Cobb library workers have collaborated with organizations addressing the devastating personal and community costs of fall injuries since the launch of its community health and public safety Falls Prevention Awareness initiative in 2015.
The initiative has included Senior Wellness programs at East Cobb Library, health screening events at South Cobb Regional Library and other libraries, library staff members receiving training to lead A Matter of Balance and Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention classes, Adaptive Gardening at North Cobb Regional and East Cobb libraries and other programs.
During November, Cobb County Animal Services is waiving adoption fees when you donate six or more cans of pet food or 10-pound bags of pet food to the department's Pet Food Pantry. Your generosity will help pet parents who are facing difficulties.
The yuletide season is on its way. Load up your sleigh and head over to Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland, Cobb's County's new drive-through light show, open Nov. 17 - Jan. 7 at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta.
Take a magical journey through a mesmerizing light display synced to holiday music you can hear on your car radio. It features a kaleidoscope tunnel, 50-foot sparkling Christmas trees, towering lights, toy-making elves, reindeer flight school, and Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole. The park is located at 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta.
Visits to Santa's village will be available inside the park's event center for wintery fun on select weekends. (Nov. 25 - 26 and Dec. 1 -3, 8 - 10, 15 - 17) There will be an additional charge of $10 per child. Parents are free. The village will include bounce houses, arts and crafts, themed activities and the opportunity to take your own photos with the man in red himself.
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NOTE: Although CobbTV does not monetize its YouTube content, some may notice ads playing before the videos on certain browsers. This is a YouTube policy which we are currently looking into.
The Cobb County Public Safety Foundation (www.ccpsf.org) recently donated a decontamination device for Cobb firefighters. This device will help protect firefighters from cancer-causing chemicals they come into contact through their careers.
This year's Fall Festival put on by Cobb PARKS (with help from dozens of other employees!) was a big hit this year. The drive-through event happened at Jim R. Miller Park. Watch the video to see the displays and fun kids of all ages experienced!
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