About Cobb County, GA

Rose Arbor is a small enclave neighborhood for active adults in Kennesaw near Highway 41 and Mars Hill Road. There are 40 single level, brick residences in the community. Homes in this ranch condo community have 3 bedrooms and a sunrooms. Finishing touches are the same as you would see in much more expensive home. Ceilings are 10 foot with heavy moldings and 6 inch baseboards. Kitchens have granite countertops and 42 inch cabinets. There is courtyard patio off the sunroom for relaxtion and grilling. If you are downsizing there is plenty of storage with permanent stairs off the garage to the floored attic.

Prices of homes for sale in the this community are $290,000 to $390,000. A few homes have basements also.

Rose Arbor is conveniently located near shopping, dining, golf, and lake. Community Features...Generous landscaping with beautiful roses through out the neighborhood thus the name Rose Arbor. Professional landscaped and maintained by the Homeowners Association so you can enjoy the beauty without the work. The landscaping is watered by a neighborhood well. Sidewalks and curb-side mailboxes are two of the best featur es. The driveways are wide allowing two cars to use the drives at the same time.

One of the nice features about living in Cobb County is you are exempt from paying the school portion of the county tax bill if you over 62 or older. This is a nice savings for Senior Citizens.

If you are looking to downsize, these are wonderful ranch condo homes. You can also find this same home in other areas of Cobb County.

What 60,000 already know was announced on the "Today Show" last month. The "Today Show" in New York October 6 called Marietta one of the top 4 places in America for house hunting to get the most bang for your buck. They also mentioned the city's Gone With the Wind Museum and called it the pride of the community. A real estate expert and Al Roker listed the top 10 places in the country with the biggest real estate price declines and ranked Marietta behind Sarasota, Fla., San Francisco and Lansing, Mich., as a best market for house hunting that buyers should consider now. They said Marietta is an area for families and showed the city's museum dedicated to the epic movie Gone With the Wind. Roker jokingly made a reference to the movie's famous line about "not giving a damn" as they talked about how the museum is a joy for the community. For more information, visit MoveToMarietta.com.

Add to that, the Georgia Department of Education named Marietta City schools (MCS) a Title I Distinguished District - Medium District category. The award given to four school systems in four different size categories -- Large District, Medium District, Small District and Very Small District, recognizes school districts that have closed the achievement gap the most between economically disadvantaged students and students who are not economically disadvantaged in each category.

The results of the reading, English language arts and mathematics portions of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) and the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) are used to determine achievement for the Title I Distinguished District award. Each of the four winning districts also receives $50,000 from federal funds.

Seven Marietta City schools were also named Georgia Department of Education 2009 Title I Distinguished Schools. The seven are among the total 896 Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools. Title I Distinguished Schools have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) at least three years in a row. Title I Distinguished Schools that have made AYP for three consecutive years receive a certificate, while those that have made AYP four or more years receive a monetary award, paid from federal funds. The seven Marietta City schools recognized as Title I Distinguished Schools are:

Burruss Elementary School

Dunleith Elementary Schoo;

Hickory Hills Elementary School

Lockheed Elementary School

Park Street Elementary School

Sawyer Road Elementary

West Side Elementary School

Just to add icing to the cake, Marietta Sixth Grade Academy (MSGA) has been selected the 2009 Outstanding Partners in Education program recipient for the Marietta City School (MCS) district by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. Chamber representatives will recognize MSGA at the Oct. 20, 2009, meeting of the Board of Education of the City of Marietta. MSGA will receive the Cobb Chamber award at the Nov. 2, 2009, Cobb Chamber First Monday Breakfast at the Northwest Marriott Atlanta.

"The Cobb Chamber of Commerce presents MSGA with the Partners in Education program award for their innovative techniques of recruiting and building relationships within the business community, as well as executing ways to give back to their Partners in Education," said Katie Henderson, Education Manager at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. "Schools chosen for this award are the strongest example of what we look for in a school's Partners in Education program." "We are incredibly humbled by this recognition. Thank you to the Cobb Chamber for their continuous support," stated Dayton Hibbs, principal of Marietta Sixth Grade Academy. "Our partners play a significant role in the success of our school, and we are very fortunate to have an outstanding PTSA partner in education liaison (Allison McMahon). She really helps us sustain the connection between our partner organizations.

Marietta is a wonderful community with so much to offer for all ages. If you are searching for a new place to live, check us out!

Once again Marietta, Georgia will honor its history and provide a weekend of entertainment around the historic Marietta Square.

Frankly my dear, the re-premiere of "Gone With the Wind" this weekend at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre will be the talk of Marietta, and possibly the nation.

Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies selected Marietta for the exclusive 70th anniversary re-premiere of the movie, which will be released in coming weeks in high definition on Blu-Ray.

"There hasn't been an anniversary celebrated in a big way since the 50th in 1989. This re-premiere is significant for Marietta because it's garnering national attention," said Connie Sutherland, director of the Gone with the Wind museum. "Most of us weren't around in 1939 or able to go to the movie's premiere. This is a special time for fans to come out, dress up and take part in something that is special to them."

Beginning Friday, several events will be conduct in the city - all leading up to the re-premiere Saturday night. At least 50 couples have signed up to dance the Virginia Reel at Glover Park at noon Friday. The couples will be dressed in period costume and attempting to set a world record for the largest such dance. Representatives from Guinness will document the effort.

Also on Friday, the Strand is hosting a question/answer session with original cast members and authors who have written about "Gone With the Wind." The Marietta Hilton Conference Center is celebrating the re-premiere by hosting a "Belles and Beaus" Costume Ball on Friday night.

Saturday's events include a formal introduction of the movie's surviving cast members, a salute to Turner Classic Movies and Warner Brothers, and a car parade to the Strand. "Gone With the Wind" will be screened at the Strand at 7:45 p.m. Tickets for the full weekend package are $325 per person, though other ticket options are available. Tickets to the pre-show program and movie screening only are $35. Sutherland said they have sold at least 265 full-package tickets.

"'Gone With the Wind' was a movie way before its time," said Earl Reece, executive director of the Strand Theatre. "If it came out now, it would still have the same impact."

The movie "Gone With the Wind" premiered in Atlanta in 1939. The leading roles of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler were played by actors Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. The movie follows the life of Scarlett O'Hara, the daughter of an Irish immigrant plantation owner, during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

"Gone With the Wind" won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress, in 1939. The movie was adapted from the 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937.

Sutherland said the movie's theme of survival is universal, and especially resonates today.

"Margaret Mitchell said she wrote about people with gumption who were able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and keep going in the face of adversity. I think the underlying message is strength and being able to make it through hard times," she said. "People see that, and it gives them hope. It makes them feel as if they, too, can keep going no matter what."

Head to the Square this weekend and help to celebrate a great classic, as well as the history of the South. The weather will be perfect and it will be great fun!

For more information and tickets, call the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum at (770) 794-5145 or email csutherland@mariettaga.gov.