May 2022

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Health Care May 20, 2022

Dr. Janet Memark warns of recent rise in COVID cases in Cobb & Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, issued the following message to the Cobb and Douglas County communities this afternoon: Good afternoon Cobb and Douglas…

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Health Care May 20, 2022

What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control…

Cobb County May 20, 2022

CobbLinc Transfer Center in South Cobb, bike/pedestrian bridge over Chattahoochee in Smyrna, and pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway included in Rep. David Scott budget request

A multi-modal transfer station for Austell-South Cobb is included in Community Project Funding requests submitted to the House appropriation committee by U.S. Rep. David Scott. Other Cobb projects include a…

Transportation May 20, 2022

Overnight lane closures on I-75 in Cobb this week for $2.8 million bridge rehab project

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the bridge rehab project will cause overnight lane closures this weekend in Cobb and Fulton counties. The GDOT described…

Transportation May 20, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for May 21 to 27

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday May 21 to Friday May…

Cobb County May 20, 2022

GBI issues statement on their investigation into the fatal shooting of Tavis Carithers of Mableton by Cobb County Police

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued the following statement about their investigation of the fatal shooting of Tavis Latimore Carithers, of Hicks Road in Mableton, by officers of the Cobb…

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Transportation May 20, 2022

Six Flags Drive between Hillcrest Dr. and Silver Mine Trail will be closed May 31- July 29, and will affect bus schedules

The Cobb County Department of Transportation posted the following news release to their website announcing that Six Flags Parkway will be closed between Hillcrest Drive & Silver Mine Trail starting…

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2022 Elections May 20, 2022

Time runs short for candidates trailing Herschel Walker in Georgia’s key U.S. Senate race

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 20, 2022 While a bluegrass band serenaded voters chowing down on ribs and pulled…

Health Care May 20, 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking Up to Baby Formula Shortage

This podcast was produced by Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. May 19, 2022 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on…

Economy May 20, 2022

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

By Kevin Ketels, Wayne State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The conditions that led to a shortage of baby formula were set in motion…

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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

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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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May 2022

Dr. Janet Memark warns of recent rise in COVID cases in Cobb & Douglas counties

What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

CobbLinc Transfer Center in South Cobb, bike/pedestrian bridge over Chattahoochee in Smyrna, and pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway included in Rep. David Scott budget request

Overnight lane closures on I-75 in Cobb this week for $2.8 million bridge rehab project

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for May 21 to 27

GBI issues statement on their investigation into the fatal shooting of Tavis Carithers of Mableton by Cobb County Police

Six Flags Drive between Hillcrest Dr. and Silver Mine Trail will be closed May 31- July 29, and will affect bus schedules

Time runs short for candidates trailing Herschel Walker in Georgia’s key U.S. Senate race

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking Up to Baby Formula Shortage

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down