November 2021

Cobb weather November 19: sunny skies high near 59, wind from the north at 5 to 10 mph with gust of up to 15 miles per hour

Climate and Weather November 19, 2021

Cobb weather November 19: Sunny skies and high near 59

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, sunny skies are expected in Cobb County, with a high near 59. North winds of 5 to 10 mph are…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County criminal justice system November 18, 2021

Double homicide in Acworth

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a double homicide at an Acworth…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 18, 2021

Cobb’s Pam Mabry awarded “County Clerk of the Year”

Cobb County Clerk Pamela Mabry was awarded the County Clerk of the Year honor at the conference of the Georgia County Clerks Association and the ACCG in Savannah. The ACCG…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation November 18, 2021

More road work on SR 360 this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced further road work on SR 360 Powder Springs Road this weekend: Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will install lane closures on…

JoAnn Birrell seated in BOC meeting room

Land Use and Zoning November 18, 2021

Cobb County BOC approves request allowing 350 apartments on Regal Cinema site in Town Center Mall

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request that will allow a multifamily apartment complex with 350 units on the site of the Regal Cinema in Town Center…

(l to r) Sharon Mason, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Bob Ott, 2021 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Chairman.

Business November 18, 2021

Bob Ott named Chamber’s East Cobb Citizen of the Year

Former District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott has been named Citizen of the Year by the Cobb Chamber‘s East Cobb Area Council. The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release about…

Transportation November 18, 2021

Georgia DOT announces pause in lane closures for Thanksgiving

Cobb County residents who have suffered through the seemingly endless roadwork on SR 360, Veterans Memorial Highway, SR 92, and I-20 over the past few months will get a break…

Grey sky graphic: text stating Cobb County weather November 18 Increasing cloudiness 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. High of around 72 Wind from the south at 5 to 10 mph with gusts of up to 15 mph

Climate and Weather November 18, 2021

Cobb County weather November 18: 20 percent chance of rain

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there will be a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. here in Cobb County There will be increasing…

Powder Springs resident Kari Robinson with her sons Camden and Lawson

Education November 17, 2021

State finds Cobb County School District violated disability rights during pandemic

By Rebecca Gaunt For Kari Robinson, learning that her son’s asymptomatic classmate, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was attending school without a mask, marked the last straw before…

Transportation November 17, 2021

David Scott signs letter calling for grants for prospective truck drivers

The office of Congressman David Scott whose Georgia 13th Congressional District includes South Cobb, issued the following press release: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today…

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Climate and Weather January 8, 2025

Update on winter storm watch for metro Atlanta and north Georgia

The National Weather Service updated the winter storm watch at 3:10 p.m. The primary change in this update is the forecast of how much snow might fall. The NWS repeated…

Opinion January 8, 2025

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Immigration January 8, 2025

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

by Margot Moinester, Washington University in St. Louis and Kaitlyn Stanhope, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented…

Environment January 8, 2025

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

by Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen….

Literature January 8, 2025

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous…

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