2024

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Climate and Weather August 25, 2024

Potential for record daily high heat index in Georgia Wednesday and Thursday

The National Weather Service warned of the danger of a record daily high heat index next Wednesday, August 28, and continuing on Thursday. The temperatures are expected to gradually increase…

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Mableton August 24, 2024

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative host Mableton voter engagement event

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative distributed the following press release about an upcoming voter engagement event in Mableton: Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative are pleased to…

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Business August 24, 2024

55 new businesses licensed in Cobb County on week ending Friday August 23

Here are the 55 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, August 23, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

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Crime August 24, 2024

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’

by Dr. David P. Weber, Salisbury University and Jake Bernstein, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, Mae awoke,…

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Science and Technology August 24, 2024

From thoughts to words: How AI deciphers neural signals to help a man with ALS speak

by Nicholas Card, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions…

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Opinion August 24, 2024

Rid of Raffensperger, Georgia Election Board blazes path for counties to overturn a Trump loss

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2024 In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Donald Trump mounted a…

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Marietta August 24, 2024

Marietta History Center will present “The Secrets and Scandals of Colonial Georgia.”

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced on the City of Marietta website that the first event for its Fall programming schedule will feature Amy Albers, Georgia Room Library Assistant. On…

Climate and Weather August 24, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Saturday, August 24, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, August 24, 2024, with a high near 88 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Opinion August 24, 2024

The Democrats Need Their Next Convention in Atlanta

Republicans May Want To Switch It From Houston As Well By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Democrats had a highly successful political convention in Chicago for…

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Business August 23, 2024

Cobb Executive Women to host speed networking luncheon September 6

Cobb Executive Women, a project of the Cobb Chamber, distributed the following announcement about its luncheon in September at the Marietta Country Club: The Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Executive Women (CEW)…

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