May 2022

Climate and Weather May 16, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb and much of n. Georgia, including chance of “hail up to 1 inch in diameter”

The National Weather Service, has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia for the afternoon of Monday May 16 and overnight…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History May 16, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway

The Marietta History Center will host a traveling exhibit about the Dixie Highway until July 30. Before the interstate highway system was built, the Dixie Highway, which commenced development in…

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2022 Elections May 16, 2022

We’re starting the last week of early voting: How many people have voted in Cobb so far?

As we head into the last week of early voting for Cobb County’s May 24 Primary and General Nonpartisan General elections, here are the way the numbers look so far,…

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Education May 16, 2022

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 16, 2022 Georgia students will soon be trading their pencils and books for sunglasses…

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Climate and Weather May 16, 2022

Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why

By William R.L. Anderegg, University of Utah [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees,…

Economy May 16, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices surge 15 cents over past week

Gasoline prices in Georgia surged an average of 15 cents per gallon for regular unleaded over the past week. According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters the spokeswoman…

Climate and Weather May 16, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast for Monday May 16, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday May 16, but with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1 p.m. and…

Criminal Justice System May 15, 2022

More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by race, criminologists find

Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An apparently racially motivated attack at a supermarket in Buffalo,…

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Cobb by the Numbers May 15, 2022

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Vinings. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

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Cobb County Public Library May 15, 2022

You can now check out passes to certain Alliance Theatre productions from your public library branch

Now you can check out tickets to certain theatre performances from your public library branch just like you check out books. The Cobb County Public Library announced on its website…

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May 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb and much of n. Georgia, including chance of “hail up to 1 inch in diameter”

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway

We’re starting the last week of early voting: How many people have voted in Cobb so far?

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why

Georgia gasoline prices surge 15 cents over past week

Cobb County weather forecast for Monday May 16, 2022

More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by race, criminologists find

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

You can now check out passes to certain Alliance Theatre productions from your public library branch