June 2022

Health Care June 17, 2022

LGBTQ adults and youth continue to face mental health struggles

By Melanie Dallas, LPC In June we recognize Pride Month, but the ongoing mental health struggles of LGBTQ individuals in our country is nothing to be proud of. Although homosexuality…

Climate and Weather June 17, 2022

Possible scattered thunderstorms in Cobb County, but temperatures might drop slightly lower for a few day

There is a chance of isolated to scattered thunderstorms, some of which could be severe, this afternoon and evening in Cobb County, Friday June 17. But the good news is…

Climate and Weather June 17, 2022

Heat advisory continues in Cobb, with a heat index as high as 105

We’re still under the National Weather Service heat advisory for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia, with the temperature feeling like its 105 degrees due to…

Powder Springs June 16, 2022

Powder Springs to hold virtual meeting about the future skate park

The City of Powder Springs posted the following announcement about a public meeting on the city’s future skate park: Residents are invited to a virtual public meeting June 21 to…

Transportation June 16, 2022

GDOT reports lane closures this weekend on Veterans Memorial Highway

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that its contractors will close lanes on Veterans Memorial Highway (SR 5) this weekend for a resurfacing project between Connally…

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Education June 16, 2022

White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.

By Nicole Carr [This article was first published in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories…

2020 Elections June 16, 2022

Bookman: Evidence builds that Trump knew he lost, so attempted coup was criminal

By Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 16, 2022 We can’t know what’s happening inside the secret, special-purpose grand jury…

Economy June 16, 2022

5 things to know about the Fed’s biggest interest rate increase since 1994 and how it will affect you

By D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Federal Reserve on June 15, 2022, lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage…

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Crime June 16, 2022

Kennesaw man sentenced to five years followed by 10 on probation for Computer Sexual Exploitation of child

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Angela Z. Brown sentenced Joseph Gambino of Kennesaw to five years in custody followed by 10 years on probation for Attempted Enticing a Child and…

Climate and Weather June 16, 2022

Chance of showers Thursday afternoon, and Cobb County remains under heat advisory

The National Weather Service forecasts a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Thursday June 16. We are also still under a heat advisory, as…

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