Cory Sekine-Pettite

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Keep Smyrna Beautiful Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Keep Smyrna Beautiful volunteers
Inspiring the community to be clean, green, and beautiful. By Cory Sekine-Pettite This year, Keep Smyrna Beautiful (KSB) is commemorating four decades of service to the...

Wellstar Supports Developing Future Healthcare Professionals at Cobb Innovation Technology Academy

A large group of medical students are seen sitting in rows of desk as they work in pairs on various activities. They are each dressed professionally in scrubs and are working diligently on perfecting their skills. Their professor is seen checking in on various students in the background.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020, the U.S. healthcare system was dealing with a major shortage of workers, especially nurses. According...

Innovating Our Youth

Austell Youth Innovation Center (AYIC)
Unity breeds hope as the Austell Youth Innovation Center creates a learning path of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math for area kids. By Jennifer...

Building For The Future

Chattahoochee Tech’s Brewing and Fermentation Production Technology program
How Chattahoochee Tech’s Brewing and Aviation programs are helping drive Cobb’s economic engine. By Michael J. Pallerino This past December, the first graduating class of Chattahoochee...

Leaders of Cobb: Julie Jacobs

Judge Julie Jacobs
Cobb Superior Court Judge THE STORY: I grew up on a cattle farm in Dalton, Georgia, raised by a single mother after my father died...

Cobb’s Business Leaders Honored at Annual Dinner

Scenes from Cobb Chamber’s Annual Dinner at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, GA.. (Photo: Mooreshots LLC)
The Cobb Chamber celebrated its many accomplishments of 2023 at the 82nd Annual Dinner celebration, presented by Wellstar, on Jan. 27 at the Cobb...

Cobb Breaks Ground on Bob Callan Trail Extension

Bob Callan Trail Extension opens
The Cumberland Community Improvement District has broken ground on the Bob Callan Trail extension. The .3-mile expansion will connect the current trailhead located at...

March Event to Teach Seniors How to ‘Staying Safe While Aging...

A cheerful old lady sitting with her elderly friends at lunch at their nursing home
ACAP Cobb & Cherokee will offer its free monthly educational program on Mar. 21, 2024, on “Staying Safe While Aging in Place.” The program...

The Who, What, and Why Behind SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center

Pictured L-R from the top: Claire Kirkland, LCSW, Director of Intervention Services; SafePath CEO Jinger Robins; Pam Martin, Director of Finance; Tiffany Webb, Director of Services; and Gail Garland, Director of Advocacy. The girl is not a client.
Creating child-focused services to support Cobb’s most vulnerable population By Lindsay Field Penticuff It’s some of the most grueling yet rewarding work imaginable — helping children...

Supporting Cobb’s Scholars

Shot of a group of cheerful university students on graduation day
Local businesses help students pay for college or vocational school. By Cory Sekine-Pettite Local businesses award thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to Cobb County...