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Birthday Girl Donates to Animal Services

Cobb County Animal Services received a special gift recently. Christina Jordan, seated, decided she would rather give than receive on her ninth birthday, so she asked for money for the animals in Cobb’s shelter instead of gifts. She visited the shelter to present the staff with nearly $500 in donations she received from her birthday fundraiser.

Acworth Employee Honored for Heroism

Acworth Mayor Tommy Allegood presented Brad Wilson, a power department grounds worker for the city, with a certificate last month for his heroic life-saving actions during his normal morning activities at the gym. Wilson’s immediate response of performing CPR resulted in saving an individual’s life. The mayor recognized Wilson as a perfect example of the exemplary leadership and determination city employees have to serve others.

Donations Needed for Yarn Storm

Cobb County is gathering donations of knitted and crocheted squares for the 2022 Yarn Storm project in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The project is being coordinated by Cobb County Government, the Cobb District Attorney’s Office and LiveSafe Resources.

The 6-inch and 10-inch squares can be any color or design and will be used to install yarn storming displays on June 15.

Donations should be dropped off by June 8 at one of these locations: • North Cobb Senior Center 3900 S. Main St. (inside Kennworth Park)

Acworth. • West Cobb Senior Center 4915 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs. • 100 Cherokee St., Marietta. (There will be a collection box located inside the building for donations.)

Donors also can mail completed pieces to Cobb District Attorney’s Office, 70 Haynes St., Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30090.

Visit www.cobbcounty.org/WEAAD for more information.

Job Fair Planned in Acworth

The city of Acworth has partnered with the Acworth Business Association to sponsor a communitywide job fair from 2-6 p.m. June 28 at the Acworth Community Center at 4361 Cherokee St. Participants should bring a resume and dress for a possible interview.

The job fair will include opportunities in administration, customer service, city government, police, parks and recreation, nonprofits, retail trade, accommodation and food services, educational services, health care, construction, finance/insurance, wholesale trade, warehousing and transportation.

Companies that would like to be a vendor need to register by filling out the form at https://cms5.revize.com/revize/acworthga/ docs/2022/EconomicDevelopment/ jobFairRegistrationForm.pdf and emailing it to jobfair@acworth.org by June 15. Availability is limited. Booths are free for businesses licensed by the city of Acworth and Acworth Business Association members and $125 for businesses licensed outside the city limits. Registration includes one 6-foot table and two chairs.

For questions, contact Neely Motiejunas at 770-917-1234 or nmotiejunas@acworth.org.

Cobb Libraries Launch Chromebook Lending Program

Chromebooks are available for check out with your library card. There are 150 internet-enabled laptops available to take home for three weeks at a time for cardholders ages 17 and older who need to work from home, take online classes, apply for jobs or take care of other critical needs. If you don’t have the internet, it’s not a problem. Each Chromebook has Wi-Fi service from T-Mobile and allows you to connect to a network.

Funding for the Chromebook kits with T-Mobile service is from the Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund program, providing $7 billion in grants to public libraries and schools authorized by Congress as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Learn more at cobbcat.org/ connectingcobb.

Use Library Card for Free Tickets

Cobb County residents can get free tickets to the Alliance Theater shows with their Cobb County library card.

The Georgia Public Libraries Community Ticket Pass is available at all public libraries statewide. When checked out like a book, patrons visit the Alliance website and use the pass to receive up to four free tickets to performances on either the Coca-Cola or Hertz Stage.

The community pass is available at all 407 public libraries in Georgia, joining a family of passes that provide free or reduced-cost admissions to educational and recreational organizations statewide for library patrons.

To see all kinds of passes available with a library card, including the Alliance Theater, visit www.cobbcounty.org/ library/services/passes.

Public Safety Employees Recognized

At the May meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the board presented a certificate recognizing Cobb County Public Safety professionals for outstanding service provided to the community. The department’s mission is to provide a safe and secure community through highly trained, compassionate personnel, state-ofthe-art equipment and systems, and public safety educational services and programs. The employees vow to continue working with stakeholders to maintain Cobb as the premier destination to live, work and play. The officers’ work and actions are a positive step in bridging the gap between law enforcement and the community.

Board Honors Cobb Fleet Management

At the Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting in May, the board presented a proclamation recognizing fleet management for ranking sixth in the National Association of Fleet Administrators’ (NAFA) 100 Best Fleets in North America. The honor was announced at NAFA’s 2022 Institute and Expo in Columbus, Ohio, in April. For eight consecutive years, Cobb County’s fleet department has received national recognition as one of the best-performing fleets by an industry trade organization. Fleet Director Al Curtis accepted the certificate.

Burning Ban in Place Through Summer

Open burning is banned through the end of September in Cobb and 53 other counties in Georgia. Through Sept. 30, you may not burn leaves, tree limbs or other yard waste or forest land or use air curtain destructors for land clearing. This rule is in addition to the year-round state ban on burning household garbage. For information, visit cobbcounty.org/public-safety/fire/fire-marshal/outdoor-burning.