The Austell Community Market took place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the corner of Jefferson and Mulberry streets in downtown Austell. Vendors, craftsmen and farmers came from all around to contribute their goods and services to the community of Austell. The event had two separate lots across from one another where vendors set up booths and a variety of food and refreshments were served. Check out the photo gallery for highlights of this event.
To celebrate the success of the sixth annual Mableton Community Day, an "afterparty" was held at Mexico Lindo, which was named Business of the Year at the event. Attendees of the event enjoyed a live band and authentic gourmet Mexican barbecue.
About 30 community members stopped in for free hamburgers, hot dogs and lively conversation at Back 2 Back Family Chiropractic's Mableton Community Barbecue. Attendees were also able to get a free personal chiropractic analysis.
School's out, and summer is here. That means it's time for farmer's markets, summer pools and jumping in fountains with your bathing suit on. South Cobb has plenty to offer for summer fun, including the Six Flags newest coaster, the Dare Devil Dive, which opened officially on Saturday. Six Flags Whitewater park also opened its doors officially on May 21. Check out the photo gallery for shots of your neighbors enjoying the sun in Mableton.
During a Celebration of Reading at Clay Elementary, the South Cobb Kiwanis Club gathered over 2,500 books and awarded over 500 students books of their own. Kiwanis International has introduced new memebership initiatives to grow clubs, with one main objective to help children within the communities. The Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday every month at O'Charley's at the intersection of Austell Road and East West Connector. Check out the photo gallery for highlights from the book drive at Clay Elementary. For more information about the Kiwanis Club or membership …
The South Cobb community enjoyed a nice spring day while taking in the Ramblin' Grass concert at Collar Park in Austell.
Remember the days of three-legged races or an entire day outside for fun and laughs with your friends on Field Day? Field Day is one of the days that students wait for all year, and Whitefield Academy held its Lower School Field Day on Friday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and from the photos in our photo gallery, they had a blast playing different sports and games. Check out the highlights here at South Cobb Patch.
South Cobb residents enjoy spending time with family at Thompson Park.
The Mableton Improvement Coalition held its first community mixer this past week at Mexico Lindo. Residents and community members of Mableton came out, chowed down on fajitas and had a good time meeting their neighbors and learning how to use their talents to serve their community.
The South Cobb Regional Library celebrates a night of no television by sponsoring game night for families and children of South Cobb. Check out the photo gallery for highlights of the family fun at game night.
The Chick-Fil-A on Austell Road has recently been remodeled from floor to ceiling. To celebrate their reopening they invited patrons in for some great food and fun activities. Check out the photo gallery for highlights.
The Royal Flush Crew is a dance squad lead by Q Harper of Mableton. The dancers travel on tour to dance for live performances, television, and music videos. Every Thursday, Q Harper holds hip hop dance classes (Royal Swagg Class) at the Ron Anderson Recreation Center from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dancers who want to participate can just show up for classes, which are $5. The Royal Flush Crew has worked with artists such as Khalil, T-Pain, Roscoe Dash and Souljah Boy, just to name a few. Q Harper explains that his classes are "really open to everyone, get in shape, learn something new...hip hop is…
Hundreds of participants came from all over to run the Silver Comet Trail through Mableton for Atlanta'a last 2011 Peachtree Qualifier, the 13th Annual Silver Comet Trail 10K Marathon. The event was sponsored by several businesses, including Get Fit Atlanta, Atlanta Bread, Big Peach Running Co. and others. All of the race proceeds benefit CCPR programs, ACS DetermiNation and several school running programs. Check out the photo gallery for highlights of the 13th Annual Silver Comet 10k.
This week's viewfinder gives you a look at the opening night of Floyd Middle Schools Arts Kaleidoscope at the Mable House Arts Center. The students are exhibiting hundreds of pieces of artwork to faculty and family that attend. The gallery will be open March 8 through April 6, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday afternoon activities at the Freeman Poole Senior Center include billiards, woodcarving, ballroom dancing and bunco.
This weeks viewfinder gives you highlights of Wednesday karaoke nights at Stella's Neighborhood Grille in Austell, Georgia. Patrons from South Cobb come out to have a blast singing their favorite songs for the crowd at Stella's.
The Pizza Bar in Mableton is a great place in the community to cut loose on the weekend and enjoy some drinks and food, especially their pizza. Throughout the week they have a selection of Disc Jockeys spinning live. This week our Viewfinder, Patch's weekly gallery of faces and places around town, offers highlights of Dewitt "Dj Wittdew" Walker's performance at the Pizza Bar on Feb. 11.
On the eve of what's heralded as the most romantic day of the year, South Cobb residents scramble to get their loved ones last minute gifts for Valentine's Day. Both men and women scurry into neighborhood grocers Kroger and Publix off Floyd Road to find that one special item that says "I love you."
Fathers danced the night away with their little princesses on Friday for the Survivors Outreach Father-Daughter Dance at the Ron Anderson Community Center. “It's about us spending time together, and me showing her how much I love her to do something like this for her and hopefully she'll remember it and wanna do it again and again so it can be like our thing every year,” said one dad, O.J Brown, after a quick breather from the dance floor. Heather King-Green, whose laugh entered the room before she did, hosted the event at the Ron Anderson Community Center in Powder Springs. Survivors …
Tim Wilson of Wilson's Haircuts trims up a customer. Faith Varner rides Skip with the help of trainer, Angel Harwick at Harwick's stables in Austell. Bennie Quinn cleans his tires before washing his car at a local car wash, which, like many others, was packed on Sunday. A couple of runners stretch before going for a run on the Silver Comet Trail. An employee shows a customer the latest bikes at the Silver Comet Depot.
