November 2021

Row of buidlings in downtown Powder Springs

Holidays November 20, 2021

Powder Springs Small Business Saturday November 27

Powder Spings will hold its annual Small Business Saturday on November 27. Read the details in the city’s press release reprinted below: POWDER SPRINGS — Shop several local stores and…

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Health Care November 20, 2021

Cobb’s COVID rate shows an uptick among school-aged residents

After a nearly unbroken drop in COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged population, the cases rate showed an increase in both the 0-4 preschool age group and the public-school aged…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business November 20, 2021

Home Depot announces Q3 earnings, $1.65 dividend

According to a press release issued Tuesday, Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot reported sales of $36.8 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of $3.3 billion,…

Criminal Justice System November 20, 2021

Suspect in Sandy Springs home invasion alleged to be man sought in Acworth double murder

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a press release announcing they are conducting an investigation of the incident in which an alleged home invader in Sandy Springs was shot, and…

Holidays November 20, 2021

Kennesaw holiday season parade and visit with Santa: Saturday December 4

The City of Kennesaw issued the following press release about its holiday season parade and visit from Santa on Saturday December 4: Kennesaw, GA (November 4, 2021) — The City…

sunny sky graphic with the following text: Cobb County weather: November 20 Frost advisory until 8 a.m. Saturday Sunny skies High near 57 degrees East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Climate and Weather November 20, 2021

Cobb weather November 20: Sunny, frost advisory until 8 a.m.

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, it should be sunny here in Cobb County, with a high near 57. An east wind is expected at speeds…

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Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

How is the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative helping to solve cold cases?

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office announced earlier that an arrest had been made in a cold case from 30 years ago as part of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation November 19, 2021

More road work on Macland Road this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation issued the following announcement on overnight lane closures on Macland Road SR/360 Friday and Sunday nights: Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will install…

Transportation November 19, 2021

Lane restriping, lane closures continue on I-20 in Cobb County

The restriping of the I-20 will continue in Cobb County on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights this weekend. On each night Georgia Department of Transportation work crews will close lanes…

Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

Arrest made in Cobb 30-year-old sexual assault cold case

Cobb DA Flynn Broady announced an arrest in a 30-year-old cold case of sexual assault. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects…

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Kennesaw January 7, 2025

Kennesaw City Council holds first meeting of 2025

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council’s first meeting of the year was a quick one, tackling first of the year house cleaning matters. They approved the $360 qualifying fee for…

Education January 7, 2025

Kennesaw State professor’s animation offers new take on climate change

Photo by Darnell Wilburn This article by Dave Shelles first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission Upon entering a small room at Northlake Mall, a person…

Cobb County January 7, 2025

Cobb Collaborative marks Feb. 3-7 as Resiliency Week

By Mark Woolsey The non-profit Cobb Collaborative believes in the concept of resiliency- so much so that it will devote a whole week to the best ways to achieve it…

Health Care cost January 7, 2025

Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can…

Immigration January 7, 2025

Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration

by William McCorkle, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has been a staple of his political career, but his…

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