Mableton News

State Rep. Ed Setzler and two other state lawmakers have introduced legislation to postpone the July 31 Transportation Investment Act referendum by two years; a move that they say will save, not kill, the transportation funding issue if passed.

Cobb County's District 2, which houses Smyrna, Vinings and Mableton, will be gaining more voters this year.

Cobb voters can go to the polls to pick their choice as the next Republican presidential nominee starting Monday.

Fewer than 50 people have contacted the Cobb County school district about a redistricting map that proposes the closure of two south Cobb schools and relocation of a third, and no one spoke at the first of two public forums about the issue last month.

Is Cobb Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa backing off his earlier recommendation to pull the charter of Imagine International Academy of Mableton? He won't say.

A 40-year-old Marietta woman has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after prosecutors said she preyed on consumers who were in debt as part of a multi-million dollar telemarketing fraud.

Giving back to the communities we cover is a huge part of Patch. We do it as part of our coverage - in a dedicated space that lets local charities and volunteers find each other - and with a program called "Give 5," through which we donate free advertising space to charitable organizations and contribute our own time as volunteers.

Two of the three construction projects that the Cobb school board is expected to approve later this month came in over budget.

One of three defendants for a scheduled bond hearing in a drug trafficking case last week, pled guilty to the charge instead, agreeing to a straight sentence of 10 years to serve in prison.

The Thompson brothers - Commissioner Woody Thompson and state Sen. Steve Thompson - are not pleased that a proposed county commission map scheduled to be voted on by the Georgia House today carves the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre out of Thompson's district and places it in the district of Commissioner Bob Ott.

Jim Taylor, age 75 of Mableton, passed away Jan. 28. "Big Jim" was a resident of Cobb County since 1971, was owner-operator of McDonald's for over 50 years and was active in Cobb County Parks and Recreation.

But folks living nearby are taking their fight to the county commission. The property zoning currently allows them to collect and redistribute tons of construction debris, but they're asking the county to rezone the property to allow household garbage and some folks living nearby say that stinks.

POLITICS: With the holiday season now in the rear-view mirror, the money-raising season is gearing up for candidates in this summer's political races.

Two Campbell High School students and one Smyrna resident were among Congressman David Scott 's 23 nominees to United States military academies.

A group of Mableton residents have organized to keep trash out of their community.

Although Cobb Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa signed an application for a $50,000 grant to be used toward creating a STEM charter school, the district might have to reject the money if it can't find someone else to lead the project, Hinojosa said this week.

One of three defendants for a scheduled bond hearing in a drug trafficking case last week, pled guilty to the charge instead, agreeing to a straight sentence of 10 years to serve in prison.

The Ojukwu Memorial celebrations, in Atlanta GA, Jan 28th 2012, is a remarkable story of the coming together of the entire Igbo Communities in Georgia and beyond to pay tribute to an illustrious Igbo son, a courageous young man who was in his early thirties at the start of the Biafra war, but in his wisdom atfirst did everything possible to avoid ... (more)

Mourners have begun to arrive for the funeral service of Senior Police Officer Gail Thomas.

Although the Cobb school district has never sought any of the $400 million from the federal Race to the Top program for its own use, district staff did help a potential charter school land a $50,000 planning grant through the program.