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Cobb County December 29, 2024

East Cobb’s Mountain View Regional Library transitions into 2025 with reading and gaming events

By Kelly Johnson Mountain View Regional Library starts the new year off with reading and gaming events scheduled for January. Baby, Toddler, and Preschool Storytime readings prepare young children for…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County December 29, 2024

Cobb County issues update on storm damage in county

Cobb County issued the following update of storm damage in the county: Most of the roads in Cobb County affected by overnight storms have reopened to traffic. However, some areas…

Health Care cost December 29, 2024

What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone

by James B. Rebitzer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wegovy and Ozempic are weight loss drugs that promise to transform the treatment of…

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History December 29, 2024

How should we look to history to make sense of Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson?

by Richard White, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] I’m a Gilded Age historian who has drawn parallels between our current moment and the…

A clip board with a checklist and red cross surrounded by symbols representing rising cost, including a bar chart an insurance card and a stack of money

Health Care cost December 29, 2024

The moral dimension to America’s flawed health care system

by Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has set off…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia December 29, 2024

Caregivers of Georgians with disabilities finally realizing long-awaited pay hike

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 23, 2024 Workers who assist Georgians with disabilities are starting to see a…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care December 29, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 20 to December 26

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…

Cobb weather January 27: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather December 29, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 29, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 29, 2024, with a high near 65 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Climate and Weather December 29, 2024

Heavy rain, strong thunderstorms move into Georgia Sunday morning

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Sunday morning, December 29, 2024. Heavy rain and damaging…

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Climate and Weather December 29, 2024

Tornado Watch in effect in multiple Georgia counties until 9 am Sunday Dec 29

The National Weather Service announced that a Tornado Watch is in effect Sunday December 29 until 9 a.m. Here is the text of the alert: This Hazardous Weather Outlook is…

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Elections January 26, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 2 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

The Cobb County Courier distributed questionnaires to the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. We sent the same questionnaires for both district seats, and to…

Climate and Weather January 26, 2025