2018

Cobb County Planning Commission deliberates on Lost Mountain Nursery SLUP

Mableton Parkway July 3, 2018

Punky Pooh withdraws Mableton Parkway rezoning request

Applicant for rezoning of Mableton Parkway property withdraws request Punky Pooh, LLC. withdrew its request for the rezoning of an irregularly shaped parcel of land that runs between Mableton Parkway and …

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Cobb County Business July 2, 2018

Home Depot touts paid parental leave, sustainability

Home Depot releases its 2018 Responsibility Report The Home Depot, one of Cobb County’s largest employers, reported on its updated parental leave policy in a press release Monday. The announcement…

Crew at work on a repaving project in Mableton (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County, Mableton July 2, 2018

Repaving of Brookside Drive in Mableton

Repaving of Brookside Drive Repaving crews have been working on the streets adjoining Oakdale Road, including Brookside Drive. We’ve put together a slideshow of the work-in-progress. This morning crews scraped…

Group photo of Democratic candidates at carnival in Kennesaw (photo by Haisten Willis)

2018 elections July 2, 2018

Democratic candidates gather at carnival in Kennesaw

Democratic candidates at Kennesaw event It has been more than a decade since a Democrat won statewide office in Georgia, with the Republican party holding every title from Governor to…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County Budget July 1, 2018

Boyce and tax assessor talk about homestead exemption

Homestead exemption explained Mike Boyce, the Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, and Stephen White, the Director of the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s Office, released a video Sunday…

Marietta Police Department July 1, 2018

Hands-free driving law in effect today

The Hands-free Georgia law The Hands-free Georgia law, restricting the use of cell phones and other mobile devices while driving, went into effect today. The details of the bill signed…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb Senior Services July 1, 2018

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2018

The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held October 13 at Kennesaw State University in the Sports and Entertainment Park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., the ceremony will…

Andy Clark, Georgia senate district 37 candidate (photo by Shannon Clark, courtesy of the Clark campaign)

2018 elections June 30, 2018

Andy Clark first Democrat in 20 years to run for SD-37

Andy Clark runs for Senate District 37 Andy Clark is running for Georgia state senate district 37, which includes Kennesaw, Acworth, and West Cobb. He is the first Democratic candidate…

Independence Day fireworks in New Year article

Fourth of July June 30, 2018

Independence Day Events across Cobb County

Independence Day in Cobb County If you live in Cobb County, you won’t be far from a town square or park with a firework display this Independence Day. Most shows…

Oakdale Road at Dickerson -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

From the Editor June 29, 2018

Avoid Oakdale Road between Buckner and Highlands Pkwy

I’m writing this as a note “From the Editor” because we don’t do systematic traffic reporting. But the delays are so long due to the paving of Oakdale Road between…

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Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

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