Cory Sekine-Pettite

Cory Sekine-Pettite
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Seriously, Take A Vacation

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By Cory Sekine-Pettite In the January/February issue of Cobb In Focus from this year, I wrote on this page about the importance of a proper...

Cobb’s Most Iconic Building

The Big Chicken in Marietta
The Big Chicken has been a local landmark for more than 60 years. By Cory Sekine-Pettite The most iconic building in Cobb County isn’t an office...

Swing Into Action At Cobb County’s Tennis Centers

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By Angela Beier, Cobb PARKS Tennis Division DID YOU KNOW? Cobb County is home to six staffed tennis centers — Fair Oaks, Sweetwater, Terrell Mill,...

A Profile In Leadership

Austell Police Chief Shameta Jones-Harrell
Austell Police Chief Shameta Jones-Harrell In June 2025, Shameta Jones-Harrell was named the city of Austell’s first female chief of police. In fact, she is...

The Many Benefits Of A Cobb County Library Card

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By Megan Willis When I was a young girl, I practically grew up at the library. My mother was an avid reader and would finish...

The Defined Leader: Leading With Purpose

By Vicki Abelson, MBA PCC Years ago, when working at a hospital, I was interviewing Juan, an older man working on the janitorial staff for...

Inspiring Success From The Inside Out

By Meghan Ritchie, Owner – Trustal Recruiting As a small- or mid-sized business owner, you’ve likely been asked at some point, “What is your ‘Why’?”...

Top Three Aspects of a Healthy, Thriving Company Culture…

And the Top Three Rewarding Benefits By Meghan Ritchie, Partner, Qualified Applicants Many business owners invest time, effort, and money in creating a formidable culture. It...

Cobb County Courts Explained

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For a variety of reasons — from protecting your business and assets to handling estates serving on a jury — it is good to...

‘Our Front Door’

From L-R: National Park Service Regional Director Darrell Echols, CRNRA Superintendent Ann Honious, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-6), CID Board Member Stephen Gentry, One Cumberland Board Vice Chair Melissa Cantrell, and Executive Director of the Cumberland CID and One Cumberland Kim Menefee.
How Cumberland CID’s New Day Palisades is transforming what people see when they see Cobb County. By Michael J. Pallerino When Larry Wayne “Chipper” Jones talks...