2022

Transportation January 19, 2022

Daytime lane closures to continue this Saturday on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

The long-running road-widening on SR 360/Powder Spring Road will result in more daytime lane closures this Saturday, January 22. A press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation describes the…

photo of a lab technician wearing a mask working with glass vials

Health Care January 19, 2022

The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US

By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They…

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

Health Care January 19, 2022

With the Omicron COVID-19 variant circulating through Cobb County, what are best practices for masking?

Cobb County has reinstituted its mask mandate for Cobb government buildings as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads through the community. The Cobb courts have their own protocols…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Criminal Justice System January 19, 2022

Two arrested in Marietta in an alleged burglary attempt

According to Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, two men, one 53 years old, the other 47, were arrested this morning while allegedly attempting to crawl through the…

Text: Mostly sunny in the morning, but turning cloudy later High in the upper 50s. A cold front is coming Thursday with small possbility of light snow

Climate and Weather January 19, 2022

Cold front entering Cobb on Thursday: rain, light snow possible

We got a one-day reprieve from hazardous weather outlooks for Cobb County from the National Weather Service yesterday, but this morning they issued another one, although this one is pretty…

Marietta January 19, 2022

Registration open for Marietta’s Gem City Mid-Winter Break Camp

The City of Marietta announced on its website that registration is now open for the Gem City Mid-Winter Break Camp. Details are in the announcement reprinted below: MARIETTA – The…

Economy January 18, 2022

Why massive new youth sports facilities may not lead to the tourist boom many communities hope for when they build them

By Richard Buning, The University of Queensland and Cassandra Coble, Indiana University [This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Used with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about…

Text: Weather outlook for Cobb County Wednesday January 19 Sunny skies with high near 56 Cold front moving in Thursday

Climate and Weather January 18, 2022

No hazardous weather outlook for Cobb on January 19 for the first time in a week

According to the report from the National Weather Service, we’ll see sunny skies in Cobb County on Wednesday January 19, and for the first time in about a week, there…

Health Care January 18, 2022

Cobb County COVID numbers for January 18

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

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Environment January 18, 2022

How a Powerful Company Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater

by Max Blau [The article first appeared in ProPublica. Used with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…

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