Saturday, May 18, 2013
Kennesaw Mountain’s shuttle bus service allows visitors to walk or run up the mountain road without the volume of constant vehicular traffic.
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Kennesaw Mountain’s shuttle bus operates on weekends and major holidays to take visitors to the top of the mountain. As of Saturday, May 18, shuttle bus fees have increased by the following amounts: There is no charge for the shuttle service for visitors that have an Interagency pass, Interagency Senior pass or an Interagency Access pass. Kennesaw Mountain’s shuttle bus service allows visitors to walk or run up the mountain road without the volume of constant vehicular traffic. The fees collected each year for the operation of this service cover 35 percent of the cost to operate the shuttle bus. This transportation fee increase helps offset the cost of the shuttle bus operation, which will allow park officials to divert funds back into …
His remarks were made in the wake of a CDC study that found that 58 percent of the pool filter samples taken from metro Atlanta public pools tested positive for E. coli.
Despite a study from the Centers for Disease Control that found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from metro Atlanta public swimming pools, Cobb officials said this week the county's pools are safe. Last summer, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett and state environmental health specialists worked with the CDC to collect samples from public pools. A report released Thursday found that 58 percent of the pool filter samples tested were positive for E. coli, bacteria normally found in the human gut and feces. No need to be alarmed, Bob McCallister, aquatics manager for Cobb County Parks and Recreation, told The Marietta Daily Journal. He said any pool that has human bodies in it will likely have traces of fecal matter. …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The council will get to work in September.
Officials with the Cobb County Cooperative Extension Service and the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County want to hear from community garden coordinators across the county. That's because a Cobb Community Garden Council is taking shape. The council will not get to work until September, but organizers are getting the word out now to gauge the level of interest in the group. From Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw to CrossRoads Community Garden in East Cobb, the purpose of the council is to bring coordinators together to share ideas and information. Interested garden coordinators should email council chair Debbie Abernathy at debbie@esmithair.com with their names, garden names, locations and e-mail addresses.
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta's job fair next week will have a plethora of job openings available.
Next week's job fair for the Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta will have no shortage of positions that need to be filled. Over 500 part-time and full-time openings are slated to be available, ranging from management, sales associates, housekeeping, stock and maintenance work, according to a press release from the Georgia Department of Labor GDOL will team up with the outlet mall for the job fair, which will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton. The retailers participating include: Adidas, Brooks Brothers, Carters/Oshkosh, Cole Haan, CorningWare Corelle, Dress Barn, Gold Toe, Haggar, Loft, Naartjie Kids, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour, and …
Relay For Life of Cobb County gets under way today at Jim Miller Park in Marietta and will run until Saturday morning.
Nearly 2,800 people are set to gather in Jim Miller Park tonight to honor cancer victims and survivors and to raise awareness and money for a cure for the disease. Relay For Life of Cobb County will kick off at 7 p.m. Set to take part in the event are 170 teams of volunteers from local groups and organizations, schools, churches and businesses. Many of those teams will continue to fundraise at tonight’s event, which is open to the public, but as of Thursday night, they had already raised nearly $463,000, according to the American Cancer Society's event website. For those attending Relay For Life of Cobb County, we’ll be watching your tweets from the event. Return here to West Cobb Patch this evening to view a live Twitter stream on the …
This weekend get out to the Cobb County Animal Control's Spring Adopt-a-Thon, historic sites in South Cobb, Smyrna and Vinings, "Legally Blonde the Musical" on Marietta Square and the Georgia U.S.A. Ambassador Pageant in Kennesaw.
Young Actors Playhouse (YAP) Presents "Legally Blonde the Musical" When: Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Theatre in the Square, 11 Whitlock Ave SW, Marietta, GA What: Legally Blonde the Musical is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Spring Adopt-a-Thon When: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Cobb County Animal Control, 1060 Al Bishop Dr SW, Marietta What: Cobb County Animal Control is hosting its Annual Spring Adopt-a-thon…
The $856.3 million budget approved Thursday includes 5 furlough days and 182 teacher cuts through attrition.
The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2014 budget that includes five furlough days for teachers and staff, a reduction of 182 teaching positions through attrition, a half-year step increase for employees and taking $41 million from reserves to reach a balance. After the board voted down three other budget proposals -- including an amended version of the tentative budget with a full-year step increase for Cobb County School District employees -- it went back to something it could pass. The $856.3 million budget, which takes effect July 1, is similar to the package that the board tentatively approved on April 29 and closes a deficit of $86.4 million. But it took the board more than two hours of discussion Thursday to…
Both have a focus on the environment.
Starting this fall, students who want focused training in the field of environmental engineering technology will no longer have to go outside of Georgia for that training. Southern Polytechnic State University will offer a new 123-credit hour program that qualifies students for a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering Technology. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Tuesday approved Southern Poly's request to add two new, environmentally-focused degrees at the Marietta campus. "Environmental criteria are important aspects of all civil engineering activity in the present and foreseeable future," said Prof. Tim Zeigler, chair of the school's Department of Civil Engineering Technology. "As industry …
Laura Whitaker has expanded a program for special-needs kids from a summer camp to a year-round program. Now she's got even bigger plans to help disabled children. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. Laura Whitaker is the executive director of Extra Special People, a nonprofit in Watkinsville, GA, that enhances the lives of children with disabilities by offering them recreation, education and socialization. Whitaker has been the executive director of ESP since 2006, and was only 21 when she took on the job. Under her leadership, the nonprofit has grown from a summer camp program to a year-round one, providing after-school care and family counseling for more than 150 children throughout 10 counties in …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The agency's challenge coincides with National Hepatitis Awareness Month, which is held every May.
Cobb Public Health officials are encouraging parents and caregivers to get Hepatitis A and B vaccines for their children. The agency's challenge coincides with National Hepatitis Awareness Month, which is held every May. "The most effective way to prevent either virus is to receive the Hepatitis A and B vaccines," said Karen Thomas, the agency's district immunization director. Vaccines for Hepatitis A and B are available at all Cobb & Douglas Public Health locations. In Cobb, there are locations in Acworth, East Cobb, Marietta and South Cobb. For more information on Hepatitis, visit http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/.
