December 2021

Climate and Weather December 26, 2021

Cobb weather December 26

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, we’ll see partly sunny skies here in Cobb County with a high near 71 degrees. 7-day forecast The following is…

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

Environment December 25, 2021

Cobb County locations for recycling Christmas trees

Christmas trees and decorations that stay up until July 4th are a much joked-about thing, but if you want to make certain your tree gives back to the Earth through…

Holidays December 25, 2021

How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus, gifts and a tree

By Thomas Adam, University of Arkansas [This article first appeared in The Conversation. Used with permission] Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Land Use and Zoning December 25, 2021

Important community meetings on Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Plan start in January

A series of important public meetings for the Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Plan will begin in January. The document is key in the county’s land use and zoning decisions. The…

Looking down a street at night in The Battery. Stores and apartments flank the street, which is filled with pedestrians.

Holidays December 25, 2021

New Years Eve events at The Battery

If you’re looking for an event to ring in the New Year, the following press release was issued about events at The Battery Atlanta: New Year’s Eve Bash at The…

Health Care December 25, 2021

Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

Relationship stress can hit new highs during the holidays. Aaron Amat/iStock via Getty Images Plus By Rosie Shrout, Purdue University [This article was first published in The Conversation] With the…

Climate and Weather December 25, 2021

Cobb weather Christmas day

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, we’ll have a mostly cloudy Christmas day here in Cobb County, with a high around 67 degrees. 7-day forecast The…

Health Care December 24, 2021

Big jump in Cobb County school-aged COVID cases over past week

The COVID case count among school-aged residents of Cobb County showed a large increase over the past week, with the count among the 5-17 age segment more than doubling, from…

Holidays December 24, 2021

Home for the holidays and worried about an older relative? Make observations, not assumptions

If you’re worried about older loved ones’ ability to care for themselves, try starting a conversation with nonjudgmental questions. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia…

A color-coded map of Cobb County showing where population densities are the highest

Cobb County December 24, 2021

What part of Cobb County has the highest density?

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a set of data visualization tools for the 2020 census to examine the population traits of areas down to the census tract level. Census…

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