2020

photo courtesy of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra

Health Care March 13, 2020

Georgia Symphony Orchestra postpones events due to coronavirus concerns

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra is postponing events, and has closed their office, due to coronavirus concerns. The orchestra issued the following press release: (Marietta, Ga., March 13, 2020) – The…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Cobb County March 12, 2020

Cobb County schools to close effective Monday March 16

The Cobb County schools will close effective Monday March 16. The following is the complete statement from the Cobb County School District: We have been committed to keeping our community…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County March 12, 2020

Cobb DA’s office says record restriction event was “a great success”

Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes’s office and the office of Cobb Solicitor Barry Morgan deemed the record restriction event held at the Riverside EpiCenter on Feb. 29 a “great success.”…

Health Care March 11, 2020

Kincaid Elementary to close for 14 days due to coronavirus case

The Cobb County School District issued the following public information release this afternoon regarding a 14-day closure of Kincaid Elementary School due to a coronavirus case: The Georgia Department of…

Canine officer Atos with the drug haul spread on a Marietta police car

Marietta March 10, 2020

Marietta drug-sniffing canine finds makeshift drug store

Yesterday evening, Atos, a canine officer, and his handler Marietta Officer Johnson netted quite a haul of illegal drugs, allegedly being sold from a makeshift store in the back of…

2020 Elections March 10, 2020

Nick Simpson to run for Superior Court clerk

Business development consultant and Acworth resident Nick Simpson has announced his candidacy for Clerk of Superior Court of Cobb County. Simpson is one of three Democratic Candidates who have filed…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Economy, Uncategorized March 9, 2020

Coronavirus fears fuel continued drop in gasoline prices

In part because of the effect of coronavirus fears on world oil prices, gasoline prices in Georgia have continued to drop over the past week. According to a press release…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Health Care March 8, 2020

Quarantined cruise ship passengers to be brought to Cobb County

A group of cruise ship passengers who are under quarantine due to the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic, will be coming to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. None of them have tested…

Mableton March 7, 2020

Mableton cityhood feasability study released

[Editor’s note: a reader pointed out that the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority map I originally added as the featured image was misleading, since it only included a portion of the…

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