May 2022

An alert triangle with "Code Orange Air Quaility Alert" printed on it

Environment May 19, 2022

EPD issues Code Orange air quality alert for metro Atlanta

The National Weather Service relayed a Code Orange air quality alert from Georgia’s Environmental protection division. We are under the following Code Orange alert: “Unhealthy for sensitive groups: People with…

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

Health Care May 18, 2022

COVID deaths, cases in Cobb County rose over the past week

COVID cases and deaths in Cobb County have begun moving upward again, with 12 deaths in the county over the last 7 days, a 9 percent increase over the last…

Blind Paralympian Matt Simpson raised both hand in at the goalball net)

Sports May 18, 2022

Blind Paralympian athletes to compete in goalball tournament in Smyrna

The United States Association of Blind Athletes issued the following press release announcing that the Southeast Regional Goalball Tournament will be held at the City of Smyrna Community Center starting…

Education May 18, 2022

GA Board of Education finds Cobb school board in violation of law in expulsion of Campbell High student

The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release about the reversal of a decision by the Cobb County Board of Education to expel a Campbell High School student…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County May 18, 2022

Fatal motorcycle/auto crash on Terrell Mill Road under investigation by Cobb County police

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigation a fatal motorcycle/auto crash…

Climate and Weather May 18, 2022

Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina

Nick Shay, University of Miami [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already…

Health Care May 18, 2022

‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long Covid Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors

Judith GrahamMay 18, 2022 Nearly 18 months after getting covid-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts and pants after doing the laundry….

Election board member at large wooden platform hears testimony

2022 Elections May 18, 2022

Georgia election board dismisses claims of ‘ballot harvesting’ in 2020 election

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 18, 2022 The Georgia State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to dismiss three cases…

Climate and Weather May 18, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast for Wednesday May 18

The National Weather Service forecasts we’ll have sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday May 18 with a high in the lower 90s. 7-day forecast Today Sunny. Highs in…

2022 Elections May 17, 2022

Q&A with Euriel Hemmerly, Democratic candidate for state Senate District 33

By Arielle Robinson The Courier had a phone conversation with Democratic hopeful for Georgia State Senate District 33, Euriel Hemmerly. Hemmerly hopes to unseat incumbent Sen. Michael Rhett, who was…

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