2021

Economy August 23, 2021

Georgia gasoline demand likely to drop due to COVID

Gasoline demand, and with it the prices at the pump, are likely to drop due to both COVID and the usual seasonal drop at the end of the vacation months….

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care August 23, 2021

COVID news from various sources: August 23

The COVID pandemic is one of the worst health crises the nation has ever faced. It’s aggravated by misinformation and denial at how potentially catastrophic the pandemic is. News organizations…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County August 22, 2021

Cobb Water Billing system down

Cobb County government announced on its Facebook page that the water billing system is down. The county posted the following notice: WATER BILLING SYSTEM DOWNA server hardware issue has caused…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business August 22, 2021

Home Depot declares 2nd quarter dividend of $1.65

Home improvement retail giant The Home Depot, whose corporate headquarters are in Cobb County, announced a second quarter dividend of $1.65 per share. According to the company’s press release, this…

Wellstar Kennestone Emergency Department interior shot of medical staff workstations and rooms

Health Care August 22, 2021

Wellstar hospitals report 602 hospitalized with COVID-19, 146 in ICU, mostly unvaccinated

Wellstar Health System, a recent subject of local news because of their request for a temporary mobile morgue to handled an expected increase in COVID-related deaths, reported that their hospitals…

Health Care August 22, 2021

Cobb COVID cases continue climb, now at 670 per 100,000 of population

According to the latest figures by Cobb & Douglas Public Health, the 14-day case rate for COVID-19 in Cobb County is now at 670, or 6.7 times the threshold for…

Marietta August 22, 2021

Marietta Kiwanis Club “Field of Flags,” Sept 4 – 18

The Marietta Kiwanis Club will hold a “Field of Flags” event from September 4 – 18 to honor those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack….

coronavirus imposed on Cobb County School District signage

Health Care August 21, 2021

A walk through the Cobb County School District’s Infectious Disease Reporting Protocol

The Courier recently requested a copy of the documents or memos given to schools within the Cobb County School District explaining how to report incidences of COVID-19. Our purpose was…

Energy August 21, 2021

Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin elected chair of MEAG Power board

Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin was elected Chair of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) Board. According to information on their website, MEAG Power provides electricity for 49 communities…

Health Care August 21, 2021

In video, Cobb public officials and public figures urge vaccination, masking

In a video, a group of Cobb public officials and other leading figures urged residents to get vaccinated and mask up to slow the spread of the pandemic that is…

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