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21st Annual ‘Taste of Marietta’ ~ Sunday, April 27th

The Very Cool Logo of Taste of Marietta 2014

What do you get when you combine perfect weather, happy people, super-tasty food, fun music, a scenic park and more food? Taste of Marietta! Taste of Marietta (TOM) is an annual food festival held on the last Sunday in April, rain or shine, that showcases Cobb County restaurants and caterers.  TOM had more than 100,000 visitors […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-17-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Lines-sides fishing is Good and getting better. The water color is getting better and the bite is getting better now that the […]

Cherokee County Historical Society Loses Battle

Bell's Store to be Demolished

The Cherokee County Historical Society (CCHS) tried its best, but was unable to find a solution to save the historic Bell’s Store building in Buffington.  That means the building will be demolished and replaced by a new gas station. The Historical Society first asked the new owner, Jim Rollins, to try to incorporate the building into the site […]

Youth Birding Competition T-Shirt Contest Winners

Red-bellied Woodpecker by Sophia Bobo

Four young artists are winners of the T-Shirt Art Contest in Georgia’s Youth Birding Competition, according to Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources. Art contest coordinator Linda May praised participants and stressed that the focus “isn’t just about art.” “It’s about getting kids interested in the outdoors and connected to the environment,” said May, environmental outreach coordinator […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-10-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Linesides fishing Is Decent! The rains we had last weekend put the lake above full pool.  The north end of the lake […]

View Moon’s Total Eclipse at Tellus Science Museum

View the eclipse of the moon at Tellus in the wee hours of Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Tellus Science Museum, located at I-75’s Exit 293 near Cartersville, Georgia, would like you to join them to observe a rare total eclipse of the moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at — Ready? — one o’clock in the morning until 5:30 AM. This event will occur whether the skies are clear or cloudy! Doors […]

Fewer Right Whales Left Off Georgia’s Coast

Right Whale Calf ~~ Photo Courtesy of GA's Department of Natural Resources

Georgia Wild says only ten North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted off the coasts of Florida and Georgia recently.  That’s about half the average normally seen since 2000. Scientists monitoring the bus-sized whales off the coasts of Georgia and north Florida — the only known calving grounds for endangered North Atlantic right whales — […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (4-7-14)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Spring is here, but “bad guys” don’t take time off to celebrate the change of seasons. Thankfully, neither do Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division Rangers.  They’re there when we need them most … and they’re there when lawbreakers wish they weren’t. The latest violations in the Law Enforcement Report include: Illegal artifact collection […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-3-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Linesides fishing is Good!!! The bite this week has been Good.  We have caught most of our fish this week on Jumbo […]

Reinhardt University Bass Anglers Fishing Tournament

Reinhardt University Bass Anglers

You’re invited to join the Bass Anglers from Reinhardt University for its first bass tournament to be held on Lake Allatoona on Saturday, April 19, 2014. Teams will hit the water on Saturday, April 19th from Victoria Boat Ramp. The tournament will run from safelight until 3 p.m. Tournament Details Teams can consist of one […]