August 2024

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Health Care August 18, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from August 9 to August 15

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Business August 17, 2024

42 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, August 16

Here are the 42 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, August 16, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Marietta August 17, 2024

Driver rear-ends Marietta police vehicle at high speed; the driver and two officers seriously injured

A 60-year-old Atlanta woman and two Marietta police officers were seriously injured when the woman drove her Ford Mustang into the rear of the police department Ford Explorer while at…

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Opinion August 17, 2024

Public Opinion Shows Which Political Conventions Were Actually The Best

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College During the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and perhaps while you watched the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, you were…

Acworth August 17, 2024

Sewage spill from manhole prompts Cobb to request closure of Acworth’s Cauble Park beach

Cobb County announced that a grease spill from a manhole prompted it to request that the City of Acworth close Cauble Park beach until tests are run for water safety….

Justice August 16, 2024

Former Cobb ADA chosen to lead state’s Organized Retail Crime Unit

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Timothy Ruffini, a former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney (ADA), has been chosen to lead the state’s new Organized Retail Crime Unit. The…

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Marietta August 16, 2024

APWA honors Chalfant for Marietta redevelopment efforts

At the August 14 meeting of the Marietta City Council, Councilman Grif Chalfant received the Elected Official of the Year Award for the State of Georgia from the Georgia Chapter…

Kennesaw August 16, 2024

Kennesaw announces 5th annual Scarecrows on Main

As fall approaches, it’s time to get into the harvest and Halloween spirit by exercising your creativity with an Autumn-themed project. The City of Kennesaw announced that the popular Scarecrows…

Health Care August 16, 2024

What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

by Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health…

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Justice August 16, 2024

Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work

by Kimberly Przeszlowski, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing…

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Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Elections October 30, 2024

For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state

by Naomi F. Sugie, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People who are convicted of felonies might think they can’t vote….

Health Care October 30, 2024

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