Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens will speak during the Cobb Chamber’s South Cobb Area Council meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell.
Registration is due by Nov. 1.
Costs are $25 for Cobb Chamber members and $35 for guests.
Refunds will not be available after this date.
Walk-up admissions and payment cannot be granted.
Also, the Citizen of the Year Awards for Austell, Mableton and Powder Springs will be presented at this event.
Riverside EpiCenter currently requires masks for everyone on property - regardless of vaccination status.
Masks may be removed once seated and eating.
In November 2020, Owens became the first African American elected to be sheriff of Cobb County.
During this program, Owens will share what changes he has made within the department and their success rate with hiring new employees.
Within the first six months of his term, Owens and the Recruiting Team hired 102 deputies and filled 36 civilian positions.
Owens is a law enforcement professional with more than 30 years of service to his local community and the United States military.
Following family tradition, he enlisted in the Army upon graduating high school.
After four years in the military, he joined the Cobb County Police Department and transitioned his military service to the Army Reserves, with a stint in the Army National Guard.
He retired from the Army Reserves in the summer of 2020, achieving the rank of command sergeant major.
He resides in Mableton with his wife and family.
Information: bit.ly/2ZlO8Bl, CobbSheriff.org/meet-the-sheriff
