Spotlight On Cobb

The Board of Commissioners and the Cobb Community Relations Council recently honored nominees and winners of the 2014 Creating Community Awards. County Commissioners presented awards to winners from each of the four commissioner districts. About 20 groups or individuals were nominated this year. Award recipients were chosen by an evaluation council made up of business leaders, representatives from local universities and members of the Marietta Housing Authority. The winners were: SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center and Telemundo, Georgia Community Support and Solutions Art & Food, The Children’s Bilingual Theater and Albert McRae III.  Sonny Park won the chairman’s award for his work initiating the sister city program that has seen success in Cobb.

For students, Spring Break means a week of freedom and fun from schoolwork. For their parents, however, it can be a different story. Parents may wonder if alcohol or drugs will play a role in partying and what they can do about it. TV23 caught up with Teresa Johnston, with KSU’s Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, about what to look out for.

WaterSmart recently celebrated its 9th annual Adventures with Allatoona Ally coloring book contest. The coloring book teaches children the importance of water conservation. Here is Kathy Nguyen with more information.

Cobb County Master Gardeners have two important events coming up. Here is Master Gardener Grady McWhorter with more about the events.