Meet the Howards Jaha, Vanessa and their three children are Smyrna residents with a heart for community. Vanessa is a digital marketing strategist for Humana, and Jaha is a pediatric dentist in Vinings as well as a Cobb County School Board member-elect. We asked their thoughts on thankfulness and service.

Shannon Bartlett, Girl Boss  Article Kim McClure  Shannon Bartlett, owner of Bartlett Heating and Air, is a woman of determination, business savvy and power. In a male-dominated business, she has forged ahead for more than 20 years in a local HVAC company that sales, installs and maintains top-of-the-line the heating and cooling systems in Cobb County. Shannon leads her team of 20 employees with…

A Chat With ‘The Big Kahuna’ I’m Alan Gardner, a board-certified dermatologist, originally from South Carolina. I went to the Medical University of South Carolina, did internal medicine in St. Louis and dermatology residency in Dayton, Ohio, at Wright State Medical University. I’ve been practicing in Atlanta since 1985. I enjoy photography, golf and I love to travel. One of our nurses ordered brand-new lab coats, and as…

Coach Steve Hellier and Bella Galloway’s Top 5 Sports Moments This is Coach Hellier’s 19th year at Whitefield Academy. The miracle season experienced by the 2017 Whitefield boys soccer team. Against all odds, we won the state championship, but the memory of these young men supporting one another and honoring something far greater than themselves is what I cherish the most.

Ten Tips on Getting Healthy in 2017! 1. If you are pregnant in the New Year, congratulations! It is recommended by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology that pregnant women workout a minimum of 30 minutes a day all of, if not most days, of their pregnancy. Ladies, find a prenatal personal trainer, prenatal yoga, prenatal cardio, mommy and me, prenatal pilates or any other pregnancy…

Special Needs = Special Kids Last year, nine-year-old Dylan Erwin could hardly speak, much less read. Today, after a year in the classroom of Kelly O’Connell he reads at grade level and speaks in short sentences. He was also chosen as a Student of the Month last school year at Nickajack Elementary School.

Meet Rising Star: Jawan Nobles Honing both academic and athletic prowess is not an easy feat, but one Campbell High School senior is making these two worlds come together quite successfully.
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“Music Belongs in Our Schools!” The Nickajack Elementary School PTA president and father of a 5th grader had a recurring thought that would not leave him: "Music belongs in our schools!" He worked on many initiatives over the years but kept coming back to how he could encourage a love of music for students, because he knows music does belong in our schools.