April 2022

dramatic bolt of lightning against dark sky

Climate and Weather April 6, 2022

Another round of storms expected to hit Cobb, north and central Georgia this afternoon, Wed April 6

According to the report from the National Weather Service, we have another wave of stormy weather headed our way here in Cobb County and we can expect a high temperature…

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

Health Care April 5, 2022

How the ‘test to treat’ initiative aims to get ahead of the next wave of COVID-19

By C. Michael White, University of Connecticut and Adrian V. Hernandez, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Going into the third year of…

Climate and Weather April 5, 2022

Flash flood warning for Cobb County; North Cobb already experiencing some flooding at Allatoona Creek

The National Weather Service, has issued a flash flood warning for Cobb County and parts of five other counties in metro Atlanta. Flooding is already occurring in north Cobb near…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care April 5, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, April 5

The Georgia Department of Public Health has removed the notice about the effects of the backlog of unreported cases, so we will resume reporting the numbers as the GDPH presents…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Courts April 5, 2022

Cobb Drug Treatment Court celebrates five more success stories

Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court celebrated five new graduates today. Cobb County issued the following statement about the five newest success stories from one of Cobb’s innovative accountability courts: Judges…

Map showing the intersection of Wade Green Road and Wooten Lake Road

Land Use and Zoning April 5, 2022

Contentious rezoning case on townhomes on Wade Green Road held until May Planning Commission meeting

At the meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission a motion passed 5-0 to hold (or postpone) a contentious zoning case until the May meeting in order to give time…

William Root House, a two-story white wooden house with an external chimney surrounded by a picket fence

Marietta April 5, 2022

Marietta’s William Root House offers a “pay what you can” admission April 6-9

The historic pre-Civil War William Root House Museum is offering a special deal for visitors on April 6-9. During that date range visitors to the museum can pay whatever they…

Rep. Bee Nguyen speaking in Georgia Legislature

Georgia April 5, 2022

GBI gets first bite at major election fraud allegations; other GOP plans falter

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia RecorderApril 5, 2022 Republican legislators followed up on last year’s election law overhaul on Monday by passing a bill that establishes a new unit to investigate…

National April 5, 2022

Citing ProPublica’s Reporting on McKinsey, Senators Propose Bill Addressing Contractors’ Conflicts of Interest

by Ian MacDougall, ProPublica [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

Environment April 5, 2022

These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process – 5 essential reads

by Stacy Morford, The Conversation [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer….

« 1 … 22 23 24 25 26 27 »

Daily newsletter signup

Please wait...

Thank you for sign up!

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

Cobb Courier

Your Source for Local News