President, Smith Todd Company
Candidate, Cobb County Commission, District 2
THE STORY: I was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and grew up in New York and New Jersey. In 1975, I moved to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech, where I earned a...
The Credit Union of Georgia recently awarded Alexander Scheid with the Credit Union of Georgia Scholarship in connection with the Marietta Schools Foundation. Alexander was selected for his essay on “How #DoYouCU Making a Difference?” along with his impressive...
LGE Community Credit Union recently completed several initiatives to support the community amid the pandemic.
Lunches for Local Heroes — LGE delivered more than 500 lunches to four local hospitals across the counties it serves.
LGE Employees Host Food Drive —...
On June 12, Cobb EMC and Gas South celebrated the official opening of a new and innovative Solar Garden on the Cobb EMC corporate campus along Highway 41 in Marietta. The 6,000-square-foot garden showcases three, 16-foot tall “Smartflowers,” which...
Belgian-based pharmaceutical firm UCB plans to invest $47.5 million to expand its U.S. headquarters campus in Smyrna, bringing 100 new high-paying jobs to Cobb County. “UCB’s long-term commitment to creating jobs and promoting growth within Cobb County and the...
Senior centers have been hard hit in the coronavirus era. But there’s good news just around the corner.
By Haisten Willis
The last several months have been unbelievably difficult for just about everyone in Cobb County, the United States, and the...
By Cory Sekine-Pettite
These times certainly are unprecedented, and it is easy to get overwhelmed with all of the virus-related news. But if you look and listen, there are bright spots, particularly when it comes to charity. In the toughest...
By Christy Rosell
Some people are moving forward with life post-quarantine. Others remain fearful of exposing themselves to the virus, shunning even the thing that can help them stay healthy and have a great quality of life: medical care.
An extensive,...
By Cory Sekine-Pettite
Summer has officially begun, and if predictions are correct, this year will be one of the hottest summers on record. Of course, in the South we’re used to heat and humidity; we all have our ways of...
By Katherine Michalak
Early this spring, COVID-19 news reports waylaid the entire country as various statistics trickled into the public domain. The onslaught of data soon alerted school systems about the severity of the illness and the potential for spreading...