An overflowing, standing-room only crowd, saw the future of college basketball Wednesday night as Wheeler took on McEachern at Lovinggood Arena.
The Wildcats' Big 3 of Isaiah Collier, Jelani Hamilton and Arrinten Page took on the Indians' of Jamichael Davis, Moses Hipps and Ace Bailey in the Class AAAAAAA state quarterfinals and neither group disappointed. However in the end, it was too much Collier and Page. The USC-bound duo combined to score 49 points and Wheeler came away with a 79-71 victory. The win moves the Wildcats into the state semifinals where they will face Grayson at Georgia State. Tip-off is scheduled for Saturday night at 8 p.m. The Wildcats haven’t played the Grayson Rams since the beginning of last season, but several of the players and coaches are familiar with each other through AAU basketball. The Rams booked their ticket to the semifinals Wednesday night with a 46-29 win over Walton.
District Attorney Flynn Broady made a hard sell this week in his effort to secure funding for a new domestic violence center in Cobb.
In a lengthy presentation before the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night, Broady touched on everything from the rising rate of abuse and domestic violence locally, to his own childhood experience defending his mother from his abusive father with a baseball bat. His efforts — coming about a month after a previous request was put on ice by the board — were successful. The board voted 4-1, with Commissioner Keli Gambrill opposed, to allocate about $460,000 to get the Family Advocacy Center up and running in the coming months. That appropriation was significantly scaled back from Broady’s ask in January of $1.4 million. Commissioners were initially wary of using the county’s reserve funds to cover the costs of the center’s staff, saying paying for ongoing costs (like personnel) outside of the annual budget isn’t county policy.
Some still remained wary of the smaller ask at a work session Monday morning. The DA’s office has pitched the center as a “one stop shop” for victims of abuse, where they can meet with nonprofit and law enforcement partners for legal help, counseling, and shelter services.
The center would effectively serve as another service point to connect victims with resources like LiveSafe’s shelter in Marietta, which is a partner in the venture. As far as the funding, the board arrived at a compromise whereby it would pay for the startup costs for the facility on Fairground Street in Marietta, just north of South Marietta Parkway. But it declined to pay for an additional $88,000 that would have increased funding for staff.
Of the many volunteers in Cobb County Schools, so many stand out for their service to the community.
In honor of their service, the Cobb Schools Foundation honored a “Volunteer of the Year” from each of the county’s 112 schools at a luncheon Wednesday. All honorees received a certificate and got a picture with Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and Felicia Wagner, executive director of the Cobb Schools Foundation. The volunteers recognized for their contributions ranged from PTA board members to leaders of local churches and other community organizations partnering with schools to support students and families in need. Principals from each school wrote messages explaining their selections for Volunteer of the Year. Ragsdale said the packed exhibition hall at Jim Miller Park was indicative of so many volunteers’ commitment to making Cobb Schools the best they can be. He acknowledged how both businesses and individuals alike are deserving of recognition for their volunteer contributions to the district, and that both bring so much to the table for students, teachers and administrators in all schools across the county.
Powder Springs is now accepting applications for its 2023 Neighborhood Beautification Grant program, which awards between $500 and $4,000 for eligible visual improvement projects in neighborhoods, including entrances, common spaces and building exteriors.
Applicants must provide a funding match of at least 50% of the project cost and manage all aspects of the improvements to be made.
Grant applications are available for download on the city’s website, cityofpowdersprings.org, with completed applications due March 31 at 5 p.m. Homeowners associations, neighborhood organizations and similar neighborhood-based organizations are eligible to apply. Such organizations must be open to anyone living in the neighborhood who meets the membership requirements, and membership must be targeted to a specific geographic area.
Multi-family residential property owners are also eligible to apply.
WSB journalist Condace Pressley encouraged a banquet room filled with 36 of Cobb County’s best and brightest high school seniors this week to embrace continuous learning as they soar into their futures. The annual STAR banquet, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Metro-Marietta, recognizes high school seniors with the highest SAT scores and grade point average from public, private and charter schools across Cobb County. Pressley encouraged everyone in the room to stay curious, ask questions, and arm themselves with knowledge. Four of the 36 students were selected as finalists at the banquet and will advance to compete in the regional contest.
Those finalists are:
Walton High School's Tianyue Xu, who plans to attend Preston University to study Latin. He credits his Latin teacher Alan Farnsworth for his academic success.
The Walker School's Raj Shroff, who plans to major in economics but has not decided on a university yet. He honored Dr. Cindy Shafer from the school for her focus on non-traditional curricula.
Matt Rossitch, also from The Walker School, plans to attend the University of North Carolina or Washington and Lee University, and will likely pursue economics or medicine. He thanked his economics teacher Michael Arjona for his success.
And finally, Lassiter High School's Matthew Cargill, who hopes to major in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech
Kennesaw State University’s School of Art and Design will present its annual family-friendly Spring Arts Festival on March 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The free festival features activities for all ages and interests at Chastain Pointe Studios, across from the main campus in Kennesaw.
Visitors will be able to meet School of Art and Design students, see their artwork and even purchase items to take home. Browse booths of over 60 artists, ranging from freshman to alumni. The festival will be held rain or shine, as many of the events are held inside the studio. If there’s no rain, guests can enjoy three outdoor events brought back by popular demand. Glassblower Kelly Robertson with Calvary Glass will be creating artistic glass wares and have some available to purchase. Helani Fogleman will bring his blacksmithing to KSU and patrons may buy handmade forged metal items. As festivalgoers watch, chalk artists Zack Herndon and Jessi Queen will once again create a visual masterpiece with something as simple as chalk. The free 2022 Spring Arts Festival will be held in person on March 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at KSU’s Chastain Pointe Studios at the Kennesaw campus.
For more information,visit KSUArtsFestival.com.
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