August 2022

International August 6, 2022

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

By Kefa M. Otiso, Bowling Green State University and Francis Owusu, Iowa State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Last year, the US’s Biden administration…

Health Care August 6, 2022

Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means

By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care August 6, 2022

COVID among Cobb’s school-aged children and adolescents for the 14-day period ending August 4

COVID among Cobb County’s school-aged children, adolescents, and undergraduate college-aged adults showed either decrease or small change over the past two weeks. The statewide numbers were very similar. The table…

Brionté McCorkle speaking outdoors at a podium

Voting Rights August 6, 2022

Court rules Georgia’s statewide PSC elections ‘dilute’ Black voting power

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 5, 2022 Voting rights activists celebrated Friday after a federal judge struck down the…

Climate and Weather August 6, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County and region on Saturday August 6

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north Georgia on Saturday August 6 due to expected scattered showers and thunderstorms across…

Climate and Weather August 6, 2022

Cobb County weather report and climate summary: Saturday August 6

The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of afternoon rain despite otherwise partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday August 6, 2022. The high is expected…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation August 5, 2022

Lane closures on SR 360 between Lost Mountain Road and SR 120 Saturday

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that lane closures will be installed on SR 360 between Lost Mountain Road and SR 120. The scope and schedule…

Climate and Weather August 5, 2022

Weather forecast for Cobb County: Saturday August 6

The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Saturday August 6, despite an otherwise partly sunny day, with a high near…

Business August 5, 2022

Atlanta Mayor Dickens to speak to Cobb Chamber this Monday, August 8, at Marquee Monday event

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens will be the keynote speaker at the the Cobb Chamber‘s Marquee Monday event next Monday, August 8. The Chamber’s news release describing the theme of the…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care August 5, 2022

Dr. Memark updates community on COVID and the 58 monkeypox cases in Cobb and Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following update to Cobb and Douglas County communities: Good afternoon Cobb and Douglas counties, We have…

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