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October 2019
Don't Forget
Senator Rhett!
Georgia
District 33
Cobb investigates Sterigenics plant's change in occupancy status!
MDJ Source
Cobb County is investigating a sudden change in building occupancy status by Sterigenics in regards to its controversial medical sterilization facility near Smyrna.
The company recently obtained a building permit from the county to install extra measures to capture and control emissions of the carcinogenic chemical ethylene oxide, which it uses in gas form to sterilize over a million medical devices every day.
Ethylene oxide is highly combustible and when combined with water it forms the main ingredient used in antifreeze.
In the Aug. 15 permit documents, Sterigenics lists its building occupancy type as "industrial-high hazard," despite previously listing it as "storage."
This change in status prompted the county's Development and Inspections Division to review whether this move is warranted, Cobb communications director Ross Cavitt told the MDJ on Thursday.
"It was only when Sterigenics applied for a permit in late July for their current project did they list a change in their occupancy status," he said. "During this review, the county has placed a hold on the company's permit request. This review is ongoing."
The permit allows Sterigenics to complete the emissions control work, which began on Aug. 26 and is expected to finish in early October.
What's Happening
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Georgia State Senate District 3
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Last chance to register to vote in city elections
MDJ Source
Residents living within the municipal boundaries of Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Powder Springs or Smyrna have until Oct. 7 to register to vote in the Nov. 5 General Election.
If residents have moved into, out of, or within these cities, they have until Oct. 7 to update the address on their voter registration in order to vote in the correct precinct. To register to vote, change an address or check one's registration, visit
https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do
For more information, visit
CobbElections.org or contact the Cobb County Elections office at 770-528-2581.
Residents in the city of Acworth can contact City Clerk Regina Russell at 770-974-3112.
Marietta school board to consider builder for Lemon Street project
MARIETTA - MDJ Source - Pending Marietta school board approval, the same company that is renovating the former school of Martin Luther King Jr. could also be awarded the construction contract for a central office project at historic sites in Marietta.
Parrish Construction Group is contracting with Atlanta Public Schools on the renovation of the shuttered David T. Howard building in Old Fourth Ward, which will reopen next year as Howard Middle School, according to Marietta district officials. King attended school at the Howard building.
The Marietta school board is scheduled to vote at its Sept. 17 meeting on whether to contract with Parrish Construction for a new central office replicating the former Lemon Street High School and renovation of the Lemon Street Grammar School.
High School Graduation Rates
AJC News
The Cobb County School District graduation rate grew slightly higher in the spring, according to figures released by the Georgia Department of Education.
The district's four-year rate for 2019 is 86.98%, a 1.8-percentage point increase from 2018. Marietta City Schools, which only has one high school, had a graduation four-year rate of 75.73% in 2019, which is a .43 percentage point drop from 2018.
Graduation rates around the region include 87.2% for Fulton County, 80.9% for Gwinnett County, 78% for Atlanta Public Schools and 73.4% for DeKalb County. The state's graduation rate graduation rate also inched higher to reach 82 percent in the spring.
Welcome to the Marietta Church Community
Rev. Dr. Roslyn Mafico: Hosley Chapel CME
Men's Day Hosley Chapel CME
Happy 2nd Anniversary Pastor Dow
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
North Georgia State Fair
Golf Outing!
P. Diddy Rolling in the AT
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JOIN THE YOUTH OF STING, Inc. Nonprofit Organization for our first FALL BREAK COLLEGE ROAD TRIP
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 -TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
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Ensure our community gets needed resources by participating in 2020 Census
It is very important that ALL residents in our community take part in the 2020 Census. The U.S. Census ensures that each community gets the right number of representatives in government. It also helps with the equitable distribution of public funds, such as federal and state funding for educational programs, healthcare, law enforcement and highways. The Census provides an important view on how our country is changing. To get the most accurate information, we need to make sure everyone in our community is counted where they reside and properly identifies demographic information. For more information on the 2020 Census, visit
2020census.gov.
We want you to participate in the 2020 Census and know how to identify Census officials in your neighborhoods. Watch a two-minute video describing the process and how to identify officials:
youtube.com/watch?v=tOSl4sc3Ts4.
There are also still plenty of job and volunteer opportunities available for the 2020 Census. For more information, visit
2020census.gov/jobs.
Children and animals locked in hot cars bill
See Senator Doc Rhett's Bill (SB 31) signed by the governor
Remembering our student leader!
Please join us for lunch at O'Charleys, 4130 Austell Rd
at
12pm
Kiwanis Greater South Cobb | PO Box 232, Mableton GA 30126
South Cobb Rotary
Powder Springs Community Task-force
Churches
in
our comm
unity!
Worship With Wonders Church
Pastor Roger Ve
st
Pastor Michael Lewis
Roswell Street Baptist Church
Seven Springs Church
Senior Pastor Dr. Bright
Pastor Sammie Dow
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Zion Baptist Shurch
Pastor Beckham
Shaw Temple A.M. E. Zion Church
Pastor Eldren D. Morrison
Wright Street Baptist Church
Baptist church in Marietta, Georgia
Address:
395 Wright St SW, Marietta, GA 30064
Pastor Daniels
Liberty Hill Baptist Church
Pastor Amos Williams
Noonday Missionary Baptist Church
Pastor Abernathy
Pastor Mason
Cole Street Baptist Church
416 Cole Street; Marietta, Georgia 30060.
Phone, (770) 427-6467
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Roslyn Mafico
New Friendship Baptist Church
Pastor Zollicoffer
Pastor Steed
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Gathering of Championship Baptist Church
Pastor Hodges
Pastor Todd
Linked UP Church
Pastors Joel and Patricia Gregory
Website
Marietta Chapel AME
Pastor Harkness
Bishop Keith Young, SR
Visions for Souls Church
Pastor Purvis
Destiny Church Austell Georgia
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Pastor Lenton Mitchell
Pastor Slade
Mt Sinai Baptist Church
Greater Community Church of God in Christ!
Pastor Brown
Union Chapel
Pastor Woods
IN HIS IMAGE MINISTRY
Word of Faith Church
Bishop Bronner
Pastor Larry J. Lockett, Jr. Word of Faith AME Church
Bethesda Baptist Church Austell, GA
Pastor Frank V. Johnson
Cobb SCLC
Cobb County Democrats
Cobb County Progressive Party
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Marietta, GA
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