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Georgia December 27, 2023

Congressional OK for an Ocmulgee Mounds national park could be in store in 2024

by Chaya Tong, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 26, 2023 Georgia is well on its way to getting its first national…

Marietta November 13, 2021

Marietta Parks and Recreation wins an Agency of the Year award

The City of Marietta’s Parks, Recrecreation, and Facilities Department won the Agency of the Year award for cities with a population of 50,001 to 80,000 from the Georgia Recreation and…

Hooded figure walking down trail in Heritage Park in Mabelton.

Cobb County May 6, 2020

Cobb Parks to reopen May 11

According to an email from Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt, Cobb’s parks will reopen on May 11. with some restrictions. The county had already opened multi-use trails, including the…

Kennesaw May 1, 2020

Kennesaw seeks public input on parks master plan update

If you are a resident of the City of Kennesaw, and would like to have input into the development and planning of the city’s parks and recreation centers, the Kennesaw…

One-year-old Eric Barrera enjoyed sliding onto the new turf ground covering at Kennesaw inclusive playground.

Kennesaw January 10, 2020

Kennesaw’s new inclusive playground opens to the public

Based on the enthusiastic response Thursday from the dozens of kids who attended the ribbon-cutting for the new inclusive playground in Kennesaw, it’s a hit. The playground is the result…

Powder Springs downtown park screenshot from City of Powder Springs website

Powder Springs December 29, 2019

Powder Springs residents can vote on name for new downtown park

The Powder Springs City Council is asking for resident input on the naming of the new downtown park, and there are three days left to cast a vote. An online…

Marietta October 7, 2019

Committee discusses possibility of new skatepark, splash pad in Marietta

Marietta City Council members discussed the possibility of a new combined community skatepark and splash pad during a Parks, Recreation and Tourism committee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Councilwoman Michelle…

Marietta April 24, 2019

A.L. Burruss Nature Park

A.L. Burrus Nature Park is a City of Marietta park with three nature trails, a bike trail, a pavilion, and picnic tables. It is located at 75 South Cobb Drive,…

Kennesaw April 19, 2019

Kennesaw to host summer camp expo

The City of Kennesaw will host a a free Cool for the Summer Camp Expo at the Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw, on Tuesday, April 30 from…

participants in wheelchairs along with supporters at adaptive skateboarding clinic

Kennesaw April 5, 2019

Adaptive skateboarding clinic in Kennesaw

An adaptive skateboarding clinic will be hosted by the City of Kennesaw along with the Life Rolls On Foundation (LRO) Atlanta Chapter. This Inclusive Wheelchair Motocross (WCMX) clinic is entitled…

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Labor April 24, 2024

Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case

by Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests…

Justice April 24, 2024

Opening statements are the most important part of a trial – as lawyers in Trump’s hush money case know well

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by…

Business April 24, 2024

Should family members be in charge of family businesses? We analyzed 175 studies to understand when having a family CEO pays off

by Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy, University of Louisville; Jeff Chandler, University of North Texas; Jim Chrisman, Mississippi State University; Joshua J. Daspit, Texas State University, and Oleg Petrenko, University of Arkansas, [This…

Education April 24, 2024

Georgia governor signs school voucher bill to provide $6,500 toward private tuition

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 23, 2024 Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law…

Opinion April 24, 2024

Political Cartoon from John Cole

Political cartoon by John Cole first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission.

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