2024

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Pets and Pet Adoption November 5, 2024

“Take a close look! I’m a sweet-tempered kitty who needs a loving home”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female tortoise shell domestic…

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Climate and Weather November 5, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Tuesday, November 5, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with a high near 75 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Elections November 5, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court reverses extension of Cobb County’s absentee ballot deadline

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 4, 2024 About 3,000 Cobb County voters who did not receive their mail-in…

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Marietta November 5, 2024

Marietta police hold pinning ceremony for three newly promoted staff

On October 29, 2024, the Marietta Police Department held a promotional pinning ceremony for three newly promoted staff members: Sergeant Henderson, Lieutenant Slatton, and Major Collins. Family members, friends, and…

Veterans November 4, 2024

AMES preserving legacies of U.S. WWII veterans, Civil Rights participants

[This article by Alyssa Ozment first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] The Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) Research is working…

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Economy November 4, 2024

The Biden-Harris October Jobs Report Was Better Than Trump’s Average Jobs Report

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Friday, ex-President Donald Trump claimed that America’s 4.1 percent unemployment rate was the worst jobs report in our nation’s…

Elections November 4, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court issues a stay of judge’s order extending absentee ballot deadlines for 3,400 late-mailed ballots

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following announcement regarding a Georgia Supreme Court stay of a recent order issued by Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy III. The…

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Curious Kids November 4, 2024

Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

by Michael Leamy, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…

Race Nationality and Culture November 4, 2024

The racist ‘one-drop rule’ lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America

by Marya T. Mtshali, Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans who heard former President Donald Trump claim that Vice President Kamala Harris previously…

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