2022

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Health Care April 29, 2022

Cobb County and this weeks COVID School-aged Surveillance Report

The following are the numbers for COVID in Cobb County and in the State of Georgia among school-aged residents from the School Aged Surveillance report issued on Friday April 29,…

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Business April 29, 2022

Home Depot awards $1 million in campus improvement grants to HBCU

The Home Depot, the Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant, awarded $1 million dollars in grants for campus improvements at 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its…

Second Helpings April 29, 2022

BBQ, Burgers, and Dogs

By Brian Benefield [This is the latest of Brian Benefield’s Second Helpings columns, highlighting food in Cobb County. To read more of his reviews, follow this link] Summer in the…

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Criminal Justice System April 29, 2022

Cobb DA announces opportunity for diversion program participants to receive reduced or free rates for counseling services

The Cobb District Attorney‘s office distributed a public information release (which we’ve reprinted below) about a program to provide a reduced rate or free counseling services to people eligible for…

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Cobb County Public Library April 29, 2022

Adaptive equipment for the blind to be demonstrated at Switzer Library tomorrow, April 30

Cobb County posted the following announcement to the county Facebook page about live demonstrations of adaptive equipment for people with blindness or low vision that will take place at the…

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Health Care April 29, 2022

What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus? An infectious diseases physician answers questions on the COVID-19 pill

By Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Biden administration announced plans on April 26, 2022, to increase the availability of…

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Climate and Weather April 29, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: midday April 29

This is your midday weather forecast from the Cobb County Courier for Friday April 29, 2022. The latest report from the National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies in Cobb…

2022 Elections April 29, 2022

Kemp signs off on laws he says will keep ‘woke politics’ out of public schools

by Ross Williams, Georgia RecorderApril 29, 2022 Gov. Brian Kemp cemented much of his planned education policy Thursday, signing a raft of bills aimed at keeping controversial ideas out of…

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Sports April 29, 2022

National collegiate rugby tournament to be hosted at Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State University will host the inaugural R7 Collegiate Championships tournament for Olympic format rugby at KSU’s Fifth Third Bank Stadium on May 14-15. Top men’s and women’s teams from around…

Crime April 29, 2022

Arrest made in Delk Road car/motorcycle crash

This is an update to an earlier story. Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department reports that the driver of the 2018 Honda Accord who changed lanes into the…

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