2023

Mableton District 1 Councilman Ron Davis, Mableton District 2 Councilwoman Dami Oladapo, Mableton District 3 Councilwoman Keisha Jeffcoat, Mayor Michael Owens, Mableton District 4 Councilwoman Patricia Auch, Mableton District 5 Councilman T.J. Ferguson, Mableton District 6 Councilwoman Debora Herndon all seated in a row at a table

Mableton July 25, 2023

Agenda for July 26 Mableton City Council and minutes from three previous meetings available here

Mableton Interim City Clerk Susan Hiott distributed the agenda for the July 26 Mableton City Council meeting plus supporting documents for the meeting. Those include minutes from the previous three…

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

Energy July 25, 2023

State regulators to hear Plant Vogtle progress report after nuclear expansion stalled again

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 24, 2023 On Friday, Georgia Power announced that a new nuclear reactor at…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice July 25, 2023

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it’s far more rare – what happened?

by Julie Ellen McConnell, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the…

Environment July 25, 2023

Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

by Michaela Barnett, University of Virginia; Leidy Klotz, University of Virginia; Patrick I. Hancock, University of Virginia, and Shahzeen Attari, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton July 25, 2023

Mableton Improvement Coalition membership now open to all residents within Mableton city limits

The Mableton Improvement Coalition, which had previously limited full membership to residents of the 30126 zip code, has now expanded its membership to include parts of the City of Mableton…

A drawing of a Christian church, aerial view

Opinion July 25, 2023

Cobb County Finds Itself At Ground Zero In The Methodist Disaffiliation Battle

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As the biggest schism in the Methodism since perhaps the pre-Civil War battle over slavery ensues, Cobb County finds itself…

Climate and Weather July 25, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, July 25, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, with a high near 93 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued an Air…

An analog dial gauge labeled "Air Quality Index" with the arrow pointed to Orange which is numbered 100 to 150

Climate and Weather July 25, 2023

Code Orange air quality alert issued for today in metro Atlanta

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange alert to the National Weather Service warning of poor air quality in metro Atlanta on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. What does…

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

Kennesaw July 24, 2023

Man dead in apparent suicide after standoff with Kennesaw and Cobb police

The Kennesaw Police Department issued the following public information release this afternoon: On 07/24/2023 at approximately 11:05 AM, Kennesaw/Acworth 911 received an emergency callfrom a male threatening suicide, who stated…

musical notation -- a treble clef sign and two eighth notes D and E ascending in pitch

Music July 24, 2023

Tony Bennett: the timeless visionary who, with a nod to America’s musical heritage, embraced the future

by Jose Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., D.Min., University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the history of American popular music, there have been few…

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