Are you registered to vote? If not, you still have time to get it done before the statewide primary election in May. In order to vote then, you must register by April 26th.  Click here to learn how.

This is an important election, in which Democrats and Republicans will select their candidates for county commission chairman, county school board, state senators and representatives, and members of the U.S. Congress. In races with candidates from only one party, the winner of the primary election will take office. 

If you are unsure about your registration status, visit the state's  My Voter Page. Here you can also check to see what district you live in and understand who you will be voting for.

Commissioner Lisa Cupid and Planning Commissioner Galt Porter will hold their monthly Community Zoning Meeting in Mableton on Wednesday, April 27th at 6pm at the South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Drive. This is an excellent opportunity to speak directly to Commissioner Cupid and Mr. Porter about upcoming zoning applications.

Cobb County's newest green space, the Mableton Town Square, is complete. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held 10:30 a.m., April 28 , to celebrate. This $2.2 million project rerouted Church Street around a football field-sized green space and created a new roadway called Mableton Town Square. This connects Old Floyd Road with the new square built in front of Mableton Elementary School. This joint project among Cobb Community Development, PARKS and DOT was funded by the 2011 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

Our next Adopt-a-Mile cleanup event will be Saturday, April 30th, weather permitting, starting promptly at 9am. We will meet in the Kroger Shopping Center parking lot area adjacent to the Autobell Car Wash on Floyd Road. 

 

With the first phase of the Floyd Road improvement project complete with the added medians, it's a bigger job than before, so your help will be greatly appreciated. 

 

With your help, it takes only about an hour for MIC volunteers to pick up the accumulated trash and it's an hour well spent! Floyd Road will look a whole lot better when we are done. Wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring gloves if you like. We provide latex gloves, safety vests, trash bags, bottled water and a warm welcome. 

 

Licensed and insured contractors are needed to perform a variety of residential repairs for homeowners in the Cobb County Community Development Block Grant Program's Minor Home Repair Program. As part of the community program, the program hires contractors to complete repair work for low and moderate income homeowners. 

Budgets for the repair work are generally $10,000 per household. Common repair jobs include roofing, windows, heating and air conditioning, doors, plumbing and electrical repairs. Funds are provided through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. To become an approved Homeownership Retention Program vendor, contractors must submit documentation and references. 

For additional information, or to become an approved contractor, please call the Cobb County CDBG Program Office at 770-528-1455.

The South Cobb Arts Alliance will launch the 2016 Candlelite Concert series on May 21st when it presents Tribute - A Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band. Gates open at 7pm; concert starts at 8pm.  Admission is free. Tribute is a formidable eight-piece lineup rigged with vintage equipment that recreates the sound produced by the Allman Brothers over their first five years, channeling the band's dual-lead guitar fury and driving rhythms with an instinctive appreciation for how this music was originally written, recorded and interpreted on stage.  

Don't miss such great fun in your own back yard! The Mable House Barnes Amphiteatre has plenty of covered seating and room on the lawn, too. Bring a picnic - and your friends and neighbors too! Tables for 6 are available for $60.00.   Five concert season table is $270.00; four concert season table is $216.00. Call 770-819-3285 for reservations.