Are you looking to get the word out about a community event or an accomplishment? Or maybe you’ve just got something on your mind. South Cobb Patch can help. Tired of making signs for your yard sale or bake sale by hand? Enter Patch Events. You can post events to the site for free. Navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page. Patch pulls events from the calendar for postings like The Weekend Planner and Business News You Can Use. It’s a great way to …

Do you want to enhance your presence online this year and reach new customers for your local business? Well, Patch is here to help — and we can offer you a few perks for taking the time to connect with your community online. Every local business has a space on Patch. We've already done the legwork to create it for you. If you haven't seen it, we'd be happy to show it to you. If you claim it, you have more control over how your business is presented online. Do you have a Facebook page, a Twitter account or a Foursquare mayorship? If not, we can show you how to create them. If you do, we can …

The Patch app has arrived!    Stay connected to the South Cobb community when you’re on the go with our new, free iPhone app. (The Android version is coming soon, we promise.)    Here are some of the cool things you’ll be able to do with the nifty new Patch app:  Upload your photos to Patch stories and business listings,  Comment on stories,   Share your favorite South Cobb Patch articles and business listings with your friends on Facebook and by email,   Save events from South Cobb Patch to your personal iPhone calendar,   Save articles and other content from South Cobb Patch to read later …

Hey South Cobb. Here's your weekly helping of patchy goodness. You’ve found South Cobb Patch, and you’re thrilled and surprised to find a complete listing of your business in our directory already. You want to add photos or let customers know about a special you’re running this week. Maybe, for some crazy reason, there is a mistake or something needs to be updated on the listing. Well, you can change the listing in any way that you’d like. Yes, you have the power! Claim it! Here’s how: 1.     First, click on the “Directory” tab on the homepage. It will give you a drop-down menu once you roll …

So, you're here at South Cobb Patch. That's the first step. You're reading the articles, clicking on photos and links and excited about this new hyperlocal news source devoted entirely to your community. To really get the entire Patch experience, you may want to take three important steps: register, like and follow. 1. Register. This is how you become a user of South Cobb Patch by clicking the "Sign Up" button near the top right of the homepage. Next, a box pops up asking for your name, your e-mail address and a password. The registration defaults to sending you the daily South Cobb Patch e-…