June 2022

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Health Care June 30, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, June 29 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday June…

Acworth June 30, 2022

Birthday Wish with a Fateful Twist Delivers Sound of New Music to Historic Downtown Acworth Church

By Poncho Wilson The last time Donna McPherson’s hymnal-leading hands touched a fresh set of 88 piano keys at Park Street Baptist Church was during a calendar year that ended…

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Cobb County June 30, 2022

Cobb County Board of Commissioners announces tax increase for 2022, public hearings

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners issued an announcement today that there will be an increase in property taxes, and three state-mandated public hearings on the millage rate and budget….

Opinion June 30, 2022

Bookman: Mark Meadows could come to regret acquiescence to Trump coup attempt

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 30, 2022 For two hours Tuesday, former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson calmly,…

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Business June 30, 2022

Cobb’s state legislative delegation goes to bat for Lockheed Martin’s tanker bid prospects, amid Sec. of Air Force doubts

Members of Cobb County’s state legislative delegation are urging Georgia’s U.S. senators to advocate to the Department of Defense for a bid process that would allow Lockheed Martin to submit…

Climate and Weather June 30, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County with possible “damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall”

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia due to expected scattered thunderstorms with the possibility of “damaging…

Climate and Weather June 30, 2022

Cobb County weather June 30 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Thursday June 30. The expected high is near 87 degrees. Extended…

Transportation June 29, 2022

GDOT seeks public input on the upcoming I-285/I-20 West Interchange project

The Georgia Department of Transportation is inviting public input on a major upcoming project that will affect the I-20/I-285 corridors in Cobb, Douglas and Fulton counties. It’s the I-285/I-20 West…

Music June 29, 2022

Dr. Nathaniel Parker appointed Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra artistic director

Dr. Nathaniel F. Parker, DMA, was appointed artistic director of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO). The board of directors of the Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO)…

Environment June 29, 2022

Return of the bees: the busy pollinators and the mountain mint

Every few months during the summer I write some version of this same article, with different photos to showcase the newest arrivals to my metropolis of apian visitors. I also…

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