2020

Kennesaw July 24, 2020

Last operational Glover steam locomotive to be displayed August 1 in Kennesaw

On August 1 what is believed to be the last operational Glover steam locomotive will be on display at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth July 24, 2020

Acworth board approves property tax increase

Acworth’s City Council and Board of Aldermen approved an increase in property taxes in a special called meeting Thursday evening. The decision to increase the city’s millage rate to 8.95…

Health Care July 23, 2020

COVID-19 deaths per 100k of population creeps steadily upward in Cobb County

A month ago we reported on the numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Health, and the COVID-19 deaths in Cobb County per 100k of population on June 23 stood…

Marietta July 23, 2020

Bear pays a visit to Marietta’s Laurel Park

If you’ve ever visited Laurel Park, you’ve no doubt visited the small lakes, where you can see ducks, turtles, geese and other common visitors to lakes and shores. But in…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business July 23, 2020

Home Depot releases 2020 Annual Responsibility Report

The Home Depot has released its 2020 Responsibility Report. This annual report highlights those company policies the retail chain deems socially responsible, and includes policies on the environment, racial equality…

Kennesaw July 23, 2020

Outdoor movies in Kennesaw

The City of Kennesaw is offering a series of free outdoor movies in Swift-Cantrell Park beginning with a showing of “Elf” on July 25. “Elf” is a 2003 PG-rated comedy,…

scales of justice in article about JCN lawsuit against MLB

Cobb County July 22, 2020

Elder Abuse Task Force recognizes Rep. Sharon Cooper for work on nursing home reform

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed a statement on behalf of the North Georgia Elder Abuse Task Force recognizing Georgia state Representative Sharon Cooper, HD-43, Marietta, for…

CobbLinc bus stop sign in article about Cobb Comprehensive Transportation Plan

Transportation July 21, 2020

CobbLinc ridership recovering somewhat from COVID-19 hit

Cobb County’s CobbLinc transit bus service has seen ridership levels recover-somewhat-since a precipitous plunge at the start of the Covid crisis-but the agency’s future operational and revenue picture remains murky….

Kennesaw July 21, 2020

Kennesaw cancels Pigs & Peaches and Salute to America

Kennesaw officials have canceled the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival at the end of August and September’s Salute to America celebration. As with so many other events in Georgia and…

Powder Springs July 20, 2020

Sale of surplus guns approved at Powder Springs city council meeting

During a short and otherwise uneventful meeting, the Powder Springs City Council passed a resolution to surplus and sell guns that had come into the possession of the Powder Springs…

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National February 6, 2025

Trump’s opening tariff salvo will hurt US consumers − following through on Canada, Mexico threats will increase the price pain

by Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If U.S. voters reelected Donald Trump hoping for relief from higher prices, his…

Immigration February 6, 2025

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