June 2022

Map of Cobb County with the cities labeled Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Smyrna

Cobb County June 5, 2022

Upcoming government meetings for Cobb County and the cities in Cobb

The following is a list of the upcoming meetings the week of Monday June 6 – Friday June 10 for Cobb County and the cities within Cobb County. The list…

Climate and Weather June 5, 2022

Cobb County weather Sunday June 5

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, June 5, with a high near 85 degrees. 7-day forecast This forecast is centered on Dobbins…

Gay pride flag with multicolored horizontal stripes

LGBTQ June 4, 2022

Cobb Public Library compiles reading list for LGBTQ Pride Month

The Cobb County Public Library compiled a reading list in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, observed during the month of June. Here is the introduction and the list, reprinted from…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library June 4, 2022

Cobb Public Library begins free summer meals for children this coming week

The Cobb County Public Library announced on its website that it is partnering with Georgia Educational Resources, Inc. (GER) to provide free summer meals for children beginning the coming week….

Marietta June 4, 2022

Marietta police seek witnesses from large party that ended in homicide

The Marietta Police Department is seeking witnesses to a homicide that happened during a large party in an apartment complex, or information from any other members of the public who…

Vinings June 4, 2022

Vinings cityhood vote in one precinct to be recounted by hand Monday

Cobb County issued the following notice about a hand recount of the Vinings cityhood vote: On Monday, June 6 at 4:00 p.m., Cobb Elections will conduct a hand-count of ballots…

Climate and Weather June 4, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday June 4

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County for Saturday June 4. However the NWS has also issued a hazardous weather outlook because of the possibility…

Climate and Weather June 4, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb and other parts of north and central Georgia

The National Weather Service, has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Saturday June 4. It warns of isolated thunderstorms…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History June 3, 2022

Author of Death at the Edges of Empire to give talk, book-signing at Marietta History Center

The following news release was posted to the City of Marietta website about an upcoming talk and book signing by Shannon Bontranger, Ph.D. of Georgia Highlands College: Please join the…

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation June 3, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for June 4 – June 10, 2022

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 June 4 to Friday June…

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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

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

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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