2022

Race and Racism March 24, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall’s 1967 hearings

By Margaret M. Russell, Santa Clara University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Sen. James Eastland posed a question to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Thurgood…

2022 Elections March 24, 2022

Q & A with Gerald Moore, candidate for Cobb County Superior Court judgeship

By Arielle Robinson Last week, the Courier talked over the phone with Gerald Moore, a candidate for Cobb County Superior Court judge, about his campaign. Moore is one of five…

Climate and Weather March 23, 2022

Cobb County weather report for Thursday March 24

According to the report from the National Weather Service, we’ll see sunny skies in Cobb County Thursday during the day, but overnight Wednesday has a 20 percent chance of showers….

2022 Elections March 23, 2022

Nick Miller: Democratic candidate for House District 35

By Rebecca Gaunt Nick Miller found his calling as a community organizer and now hopes to bring that passion to the recently redrawn Georgia House District 35, which includes Kennesaw…

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Health Care March 23, 2022

COVID in Cobb County — March 23

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Business March 23, 2022

James Birchfield promoted to senior associate at Kennesaw-based CROFT & Associates

CROFT & Associates, a Kennesaw-based architecture, engineering and design firm sent a press release announcing the promotion of James G. Birchfield to senior associate. According to the announcement, Birchfield has…

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Transportation March 23, 2022

Cobb referendum on public transit to be delayed until 2024

Cobb County announced that the vote on the Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Mobility SPLOST or MSPLOST) which includes decisions on public transit options will be delayed until…

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Energy March 23, 2022

How a few geothermal plants could solve America’s lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry

By Bryant Jones, Boise State University and Michael McKibben, University of California, Riverside Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap…

Business March 23, 2022

Lockheed Martin delivers 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter

Lockheed Martin announced that the aerospace giant delivered its 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter. The C-130J is produced in the company’s facility in Marietta. According to the news release, “This…

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