June 2022

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Health Care June 3, 2022

COVID school-aged report for Cobb County and statewide

The latest COVID School-Aged Surveillance Report for Georgia and Cobb County shows mixed results, with public school-aged residents showing a decrease both statewide and in Cobb County, and college-aged residents…

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Health Care June 3, 2022

‘Desperate Situation’: States Are Housing High-Needs Foster Kids in Offices and Hotels

Sam Whitehead June 1, 2022 Isela Perez entered the custody of Georgia’s child welfare system at age 10. It happened after her father was deported and her mother left her…

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2020 Elections June 3, 2022

Raffensperger testifies before grand jury in Trump 2020 election probe

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 3, 2022 Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday testified before a Fulton…

Business June 3, 2022

Small business grants available for POC and women through Comcast RISE program

Cobb County announced on its website that small business grants are available to POC (People of Color) and women under a program set up by Comcast called Comcast RISE. Here…

Climate and Weather June 3, 2022

Cobb County weather: June 3, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Friday June 3 with a possibility of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. 7-day forecast This…

Climate and Weather June 3, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: possibility of scattered thunderstorms that could become severe

The National Weather Service, has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia for the possibility of scattered thunderstorms. What is in…

Health Care June 2, 2022

Children can be traumatized by tragedy, even far away

By Melanie Dallas, LPC Let me begin by saying I do not want to dwell on the event that prompted this article. Nor will I make any statements about politics…

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2022 Elections June 2, 2022

Cobb elections to hear voter registration challenge of five voters

A special called meeting of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration will be held Monday June 13, 2022 to conduct a voter registration challenge hearing under Georgia’s election…

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Criminal Justice System June 2, 2022

Cobb sheriff unveils medical tracking device for ‘at-risk’ inmates, plans to expand to all inmates

By Arielle Robinson The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office along with the president of Black Creek Integrated Systems demonstrated a new medical tracking and monitoring device for detainees Tuesday morning at…

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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

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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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