Tuesday, April 30, 2013
You're invited to attend the upcoming public meeting held by the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce.
Smyrna-Vinings residents have the opportunity to get involved and learn about how to reduce underage drinking in their communities at the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce general meeting on Tuesday, May 7. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cobb Sheriff's Work Release Center located at 1825 County Services Parkway, Marietta. Discussion will include the taskforce's strategies and plans in tackling underage and youth binge drinking throughout Cobb County. Beverages will be provided, and attendees are invited to bring a sack lunch. Cobb Alcohol Taskforce, founded in 1999, is an alliance of individuals and organizations with the mission to reduce underage and youth binge drinking in Cobb by advancing strategic enforcement, policy and …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Smyrna Police Department arrested two employees of Discount Tobacco and Red Lobster Tuesday after they sold alcohol to a minor.
Two businesses in Smyrna, Discount Tobacco and Red Lobster, failed a recent alcohol compliance check by the Smyrna Police Department. Smyrna police conducted an alcohol compliance check Tuesday at 17 Smyrna businesses. The Department’s Street Crimes Unit sent an underage informant to the 17 locations as part of an effort to reduce underage drinking, in partnership with the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce. "Employees from 15 Smyrna businesses did exactly as they should—they checked IDs and refused to sell to minors," said Smyrna police spokesperson Michael Smith. Employees from two businesses, Arman Khaleghi, 25, of Kennesaw, and 29-year-old Anika McCoy of Marietta, were arrested after they checked the informant's ID and sold alcohol to the minor, …
Friday, October 5, 2012
It's Public Safety Appreciation Week, and Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Youth Council will be showing appreciation Saturday to members of 22 local law enforcement agencies.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Middle and high school aged youth members of the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Youth Council will be baking and delivering baked goods and thank you notes to 22 law enforcement agency locations around Cobb County this Saturday as part of Public Safety Appreciation Week. The youth leaders said they wanted to express gratitude for all the support they have received from law enforcement. Local law enforcement support of Cobb Alcohol Taskforce efforts has been, and continues to be, vital in keeping the public safe and protecting youth from the dangers of underage and youth binge drinking, states in a release by the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce. Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Youth Council is a youth-led movement made up of middle and high school aged youth with a…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce teams up with civic organizations and the government to help reduce underage drinking.
The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is conducting a community survey to help identify effective strategies to reduce underage and youth binge drinking. More than 2,000 participants from Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Smyrna and unincorporated Cobb County are needed by Sept. 30. A similar survey was previously conducted in 2009 as a requirement of the Sober Truth On Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Grant. Click here to take the survey online or access it on the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce website at www.cobbat.org. Representatives of the following community sectors are encouraged to participate: business, civic, education, faith, government, healthcare, justice, law enforcement, media, parent, non-profit and youth. For more …
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Cobb Alcohol Task Force is encouraging youth and families to mark the special day responsibly.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
As high school graduation ceremonies near and friends gather to celebrate, parents are encouraged to know their responsibility to provide a safe environment for their graduate. Parents tempted to permit the use of alcohol by their graduate and friends can be subject to criminal and/or civil action for illegally providing alcohol to minors. According to Georgia law, parents cannot give alcohol to their teen’s friends who are under age 21, under any circumstances. However, Georgia law states parents can allow their own child to consume alcohol under their direct supervision and in their own home. Under these parental exceptions, should a child drink to intoxication and cause harm to another after leaving their home, parents can be held …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Watch tonight's Cobb Alcohol Taskforce forum and submit questions for the expert panel.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is marking National Alcohol Awareness Month tonight with a public forum on the damaging effects of underage and youth binge drinking and what we can do to solve the problem. You can join the event from 7 to 8:30 in the second-floor boardroom at the Cobb County government building at 100 Cherokee St. But if you can't make it to Marietta Square, follow the forum live here on Patch. You can discuss the forum and ideas of the expert panel in the comments below. If you have questions for the panel, email them to coordinator@cobbat.org. If something goes wrong with the live stream on Patch, you can watch the forum at this site as well, and it is on the county's cable TV station, Channel 23. Here's tonight's panel: …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Learn about the problem and solutions Thursday night live on Smyrna-Vinings Patch.
Cobb County will be talking about underage drinking Thursday night, and Smyrna-Vinings can be part of the conversation. The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is marking National Alcohol Awareness Month by gathering a panel of local experts to discuss how underage and youth binge drinking affects the community and what can be done about it. You’re invited to join the audience in the Cobb Board of Commissioners boardroom at 100 Cherokee St. Or you can watch the forum live here on Smyrna-Vinings Patch or through the task force’s website. Either way, you can participate by submitting questions for the panel and by using what you learn to help solve the problem of underage drinking. The 2010 Georgia Student Health Survey found that among Cobb County …
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
The winning PSAs will be featured on Cobb Government's TV23, CobbEd TV24 and various websites.
The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is asking young filmmakers to help spread its message about the dangers of underage drinking through the Youth Voice and Vision Video Public Service Announcement Contest. The video contest is part of the taskforce’s participation in National Alcohol Awareness Month, which is held every year in April. The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is an alliance of individuals and organizations that mobilizes and challenges Cobb County adults to reduce underage drinking and youth binge drinking through enforcement and policy and education goals. According to the taskforce, kids who begin drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to abuse or become alcohol dependent. A taskforce study conducted in 2009 found that one third of …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Letter to the editor: All southern states contiguous to Georgia have now adopted social host laws. The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce hopes parents and other adults step up to their responsibility for deterring and preventing underage drinking on private property
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
We don’t really know how things went so wrong for the parents from Menlo Park, CA, who face 44 counts of suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bill Burnett, a Stanford University professor, was arrested the night after Thanksgiving over a basement party thrown by his son, 17, to celebrate a high school football win, reported Leanne Italie. The story didn’t report how the alcohol showed up, or if this was the first time police responded to a call at this location, or what precipitated the call that led police to find teenagers drinking alcohol at this home. Instead, the story attempted to examine whether holding parents legally responsible through the use of “social host” laws–laws designed to hold individuals responsible…
John Himot
4:51 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
When will you people take the time to check out the Chevron on the corner of Jim Ownes and Cobb Parkway. Time and time again I have seen sales to those under 21 years of age and no one seems to want to step in and stop it. More goes on there then I will be posting here but all I ask the task force to do is check the place out and they will find out what I have been talking about. more ›