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Braves to host free Casting Crowns postgame concert

Tickets on sale for Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons on April 5

Below are some of the upcoming events happening at Cobb County’s Senior Centers in April.

Looking to celebrate Black History Month? Cobb County has you covered.

MARIETTA — Theres little that cant be done at a Cobb County public library.

Gallery exhibition

SafePath to have Holiday Open House

Reply Charles D. Switzer Library is set to reopen June 1, Cobb County officials announced Monday, after undergoing extensive renovations to its interior and exterior over the last two years. (Shutterstock) MARIETTA, GA — Charles D. Switzer Library is set to reopen June 1, Cobb County officials announced Monday, after undergoing extensive renovations to its interior and exterior over the last two years. The nearly $10 million renovations to the central library complex and its administrative an...

MARIETTA — Cobb County welcomed its new Superior Court clerk on Tuesday afternoon with the swearing-in of Connie Taylor, the first Black officeholder of that post. Taylor defeated two-term Republican incumbent Rebecca Keaton in November, receiving 200,072 votes or 52.06%. She took the oath of office in the Superior Court’s ceremonial courtroom before supporters and elected officials. “Look at what God has done,” Taylor said, a smile on her face. “I am grateful. I am tha...

But Richard Jewell and Watson Bryant formed a bond, one that Jewell would rely on heavily when thrust upon the global stage as the suspect in the 1996 Olympics bombing. Watson Bryant, left, poses with Hollywood mogul Clint Eastwood and Bobi Jewell, mother of Richard Jewell, who was falsely accused of setting off a bomb in Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics.  Bryant told the story of the improbable alliance as guest speaker of the Kiwanis Club of Marietta last week. He also shared Hol...