December 2021

Cobb County Public Library December 30, 2021

Cobb GIS identifies the most popular adult fiction by Cobb library branch

The Cobb County Public Library, on its Instagram page, ran an interesting map of the most popular adult fiction checked out from the library, by branch. The map was devised…

Health Care December 30, 2021

COVID-19: where to learn about it, find the data, get more information, and identify misinformation

A lot has been written about COVID-19 and the vaccines. There’s so much out there, ranging from valuable information to fraudulent nonsense that I thought compiling the current state of…

Health Care December 30, 2021

The Vaccine Rollout Was a Success. But Events Within and Beyond Biden’s Control Stymied Progress

By Victoria Knight December 20, 2021 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News — used with permission] Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the…

an electron microscope view of the virus that caused COVID. a circular area dotted with round spots

Health Care December 30, 2021

Six metro Atlanta health systems release joint statement on 100-200 percent surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Six major metro Atlanta health systems released a joint statement on the recent surge in COVID-19 patients to their facilities. The systems that signed on to the press release are…

The National Weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook that could include thunderstorms, high winds and flooding

Climate and Weather December 29, 2021

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: thunderstorms with possible high winds and flooding

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County could experience severe thunderstorms with high winds, and possibly even tornados and flooding over the next few days….

image of COVID-19 virus showing coronas with labels depicting each part

Health Care December 29, 2021

Georgia Department of Public Health urges people to not go to ERs for COVID testing

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release asking Georgia residents to only go to hospital emergency rooms for COVID testing if their symptoms are severe. Atlanta…

Tin Foil Hattery December 29, 2021

In a tweet, Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests dismantling the U.S., suspension of right to vote for Californians

And in the highly accurate and completely nonbiased tin-foil hat news for today, Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is slated to represent a portion of southwest Cobb under the proposed redistricting…

Marietta December 29, 2021

Marietta Parks & Rec to hold inaugural Fancy Pants Dance

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement to their website: MARIETTA – Registration is now available for Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities’ inaugural Family Fancy Pants Dance on Sunday,…

Health Care December 29, 2021

CDC: COVID cases in Cobb County up 249.77 percent over past week

The County View for Cobb County on the CDC tracking website for December 29 reports that new cases of COVID-19 in Cobb County rose by 249.77 percent over the past…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor December 29, 2021

A little explainer about the stories we’ve run lately

Those of you who come directly to our home page and browse the articles might have noticed that there have been some changes in the balance and type of articles…

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December 2021

Cobb GIS identifies the most popular adult fiction by Cobb library branch

COVID-19: where to learn about it, find the data, get more information, and identify misinformation

The Vaccine Rollout Was a Success. But Events Within and Beyond Biden’s Control Stymied Progress

Six metro Atlanta health systems release joint statement on 100-200 percent surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: thunderstorms with possible high winds and flooding

Georgia Department of Public Health urges people to not go to ERs for COVID testing

In a tweet, Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests dismantling the U.S., suspension of right to vote for Californians

Marietta Parks & Rec to hold inaugural Fancy Pants Dance

CDC: COVID cases in Cobb County up 249.77 percent over past week

A little explainer about the stories we’ve run lately