2024

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County May 1, 2024

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Austell Road identified

Cobb police have identified the victim killed in the hit-and-run incident on Austell Road last Saturday. Her name is Maria Perez Gonzalez, 21, of Marietta. Her next of kin has…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care May 1, 2024

CDPH offers grants of up to $25k for community health projects

Grants of up to $25,000 in matching funds are available for projects that improve public health in Cobb and Douglas counties. Cobb & Douglas Public Health administers the 2024-25 Community…

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Pets and Pet Adoption May 1, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Omen, and I’m a shy doggy who needs patience and love”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male tri-color mixed breed. The following information on this potential family member…

Pets and Pet Adoption May 1, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “Contrary to the myths I’m good luck! So adopt me”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Climate and Weather May 1, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, with a high near 85 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Climate and Weather May 1, 2024

Hazardous weather alert for Cobb: chance of thunderstorms increases Friday through Sunday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia in effect from today through Sunday. The alert mentioned two…

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

Mableton May 1, 2024

Confusion, clarifications made at tense Mableton City Council meeting over Board of Ethics composition

By Arielle Robinson What was voted on: Mableton City Council voted 5-2 to establish a seven-member Board of Ethics that would have three randomly selected members from the seven hearing…

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Health Care April 30, 2024

Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News April 26, 2024 Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members…

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Opinion April 30, 2024

Our families deserve decent, safe, and affordable housing

[This guest opinion is by Kimberly Chinn, a social worker in a Cobb County school] In the Cobb County School District, the Homeless Education Program (HEP) supports families that have…

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Kennesaw April 30, 2024

It’s ‘about safety’: Council member’s attempt to save Kennesaw treehouse rental unsuccessful

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council member Antonio Jones unsuccessfully proposed a moratorium on the demolition of auxiliary dwelling units (ADUs) in response to the city’s decision to require Ryan…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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