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🌱 What Mableton’s new police force and tax district mean for you

Mableton, Georgia Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi Mableton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Mableton’s new police force and tax district mean for you
  • How a $100,000 grant could transform food access in Mableton
  • Can you ace the Cobb news quiz that mentions Mableton transit?

Also on today's calendar: Recharge! Total Makeover Women Leaders' Summit and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: My friend David had his id stolen. 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Georgia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ga. city aims to hire 70 officers ahead of 2027 police department launch (police1.com) — Mableton is moving quickly to build its first police department, aiming to hire 70 officers and 10 civilian staff before taking over law enforcement from Cobb County on June 1, 2027. Funded by a new 4.5-mill public safety tax district expected to raise $21 million, city leaders are balancing resident concerns about costs with promises of lean, locally focused policing.
   

• Mableton seeks funding to support local agriculture (cobbcountycourier.com) — Mableton officials are seeking a $100,000 regional grant to jump-start community gardens, expanded farmers markets, and other local food projects right in the city. If awarded, the money would help tackle fresh-food deserts, support school gardens, and explore ideas like a composting pilot and an Agricenter, with residents’ input shaping where new gardens and markets go.
   

• Cobb County news quiz: Transit, jail technology and puppets (cobbcountycourier.com) — A new Cobb County news quiz tests how closely you’re following local issues, including recent changes to microtransit service that now reach areas like Smyrna and Mableton. It also touches on jail safety technology, child passenger safety grants, and fun perks like the library’s Passport to Puppetry, with links to learn more after you play.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • What are the two songs that you turn the volume up on when ever they come on or you decide to play?
    Mine are OutKast: Bombs over Baghdad and Journey: Don’t Stop Believin https://youtu.be/lVehcuJXe6I?si=ULofEMZPGCLF0zBq https://youtu.be… (Nextdoor The Retreat at Old Vinings Lake)
  • Good evening, I'm looking for someone who can clean my chimney.
    Can anyone refer a business? It's appreciated! (Nextdoor Mount Gerizim Crest)
  • Michaels posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Member in Mableton. Apply here.
  • Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in MABLETON GA S18209 in Mableton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mableton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smyrna

  • Friday Cobb County Courier trivia quiz: Know your landmarks? (cobbcountycourier.com)
  • Eagles safety Michael Carter II named Week 8 NFLPA Community MVP (insidetheiggles.com)
  • Black Republican Candidate Charged With Child Molestation Days Before Midterm Election (blacknews.com)

Austell

  • Woman shot husband; drugs, $34K seized, Austell police say (fox5atlanta.com)
  • Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster death prompts ride closures and changes nationwide (tcnjsignalnews.com)

Ok Mableton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "My friend David had his id stolen." — Now we just call him Dav. (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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