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Experience Food and Fun from Around the World One of the strengths of our community is cultural diversity. Cobb has grown by almost 10 percent in the past decade and is increasingly more diverse. In honor of all the unique influences that make our community thrive, Cobb County will host its inaugural International Festival on Saturday, August 3 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Jim R. Miller Park Event Center. Research shows that cultural celebrations foster respect and open-mindedness for other cultures. Understanding people and their backgrounds is vital to personal and community growth. The 2019 Cobb County International Festival will feature a wide variety of local and international music and art, eclectic dancing, delicious culinary options, imaginative crafts, beautiful jewelry, kids’ corner and many other vendors. It will also give local businesses the chance to foster economic growth. More than 25 countries will be represented at this family-friendly event. Our state-of-th...

The Cobb County parks department has prepared a plan to close several parks and recreational facilities as the county faces a minimum $30 million hole in its budget. This comes after commissioners voted to issue $27.4 million in bonds to buy more parkland, and approved  new user fees for parks and senior centers. All departments were asked to come up with potential savings at a budget retreat last fall. The savings plan for the parks department has not been officially presented to commissioners, who are scheduled to meet June 12 to discuss the budget and millage rate. The county will either have to raise taxes or cut services in order to close the budget gap. According to the draft document, closing Lost Mountain Park in West Cobb, Fullers Park in East Cobb, Mountain View Aquatic Center, Art Place Mountain View, the Mountain View Community Center, the South Cobb Recreation Center, the South Cobb Aquatics Center, and Keep Cobb Beautiful would save the county about $3.4 mil...

Cobb County is a suburban county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2017, the population was 755,754, making it Georgia's third most-populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta. Along with several adjoining counties, Cobb County was founded on December 3, 1832, by the Georgia General Assembly from the large Cherokee County territory—land northwest of the Chattahoochee River which the state confiscated from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery, following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act. The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, a U.S. representative and senator from Georgia. It is believed that Marietta was named for his wife, Mary. Cobb County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated immediately to the northwest of Atlanta's city limits. Its Cumberland District, an edge city, has over 24,000,000 square feet (2,200,000 m2) of office space. As of 2017, Major Leag...