Cobb’s First Responder 5K is Aug. 5

Walk, jog or run – in person or online – to support Cobb County’s annual First Responder 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Aug. 5 at The Battery Atlanta, 800 Battery Ave., Atlanta next to Truist Park.

This event is for all fitness levels to support Cobb’s first responders through the Cobb County Public Safety Foundation.

The race fee is $40 and a $4 sign-up fee.

This family-friendly event will include first-responder vehicles and displays, field games with the Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper and a performance from the Braves Heavy Hitters.

“Run to Help Those Who Run to Help You” is the theme.

Welcome to attend are strollers and leashed dogs.

For registration and parking information, go to runsignup.com/Race/GA/Atlanta/CobbCountyPublicSafetyFoundation5K.

About the Author

Carolyn Cunningham

Officer shoots man accused of trespassing at Family Dollar store in Atlanta

An investigation is underway following an officer-involved shooting in the Grove Park neighborhood of northwest Atlanta, authorities said.

1h ago

Shaquille O’Neal’s custom Range Rover takes detour, vanishes in Atlanta

As Shaquille O’Neal’s new and customized Range Rover made its journey from North Georgia to its final destination, the luxury SUV mysteriously vanished somewhere in Atlanta.

Cherokee deputies kill man, find mom’s body decaying in home

Deputies, who came to the home near Acworth for a wellness check, say the man who was killed was armed, though they did not state what prompted the gunfire.

The Latest

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Officer shoots man accused of trespassing at Family Dollar store in Atlanta

1h ago

Persistent rain causing problems on slick metro Atlanta roads

James Hallford, former DeKalb County superintendent, dies at 88

Featured

Credit: Photo by Austin Kaseman

Gilded Age tycoons built Jekyll’s doomed golf course. It’s been resurrected.

Jekyll Island's historic golf course, Great Dunes, was designed by Walter Travis in the Gilded Age. It reopens Nov. 1 on Georgia's coast after a painstaking restoration.

Embattled Fulton judge sued over woman’s ‘illegal’ jailing

While facing possible removal from the bench, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams has been sued by a young woman she jailed during a divorce hearing.

KEN SUGIURA

A miserable loss leaves even less reason to believe in Falcons, Morris

Falcons coach Raheem Morris was accountable for the team's failures after a 34-10 loss to Miami, but that isn't enough if this team wants to make the postseason.