Articles by Arielle Robinson

A row of people including Cobb Commissioners and Public Safety officials accepting award certificates from CALEA

Cobb County December 16, 2022

Cobb Public Safety given CALEA Tri-Arc award, training academy receives first accreditation

by Arielle Robinson At Tuesday’s Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting, officials from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. and the BOC presented the prestigious CALEA Tri-Arc accreditation…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna December 6, 2022

Smyrna increases cost of Village Green Park by $500,000, approves staff merit increases

by Arielle Robinson Smyrna approved two things of interest at its city council meeting Monday evening. Staff merit increases First, city councilors unanimously approved the FY 2023 staff merit increases,…

Smyrna November 22, 2022

Smyrna holds brief City Council meeting before Thanksgiving

by Arielle Robinson Smyrna City Council held a short regular meeting in City Hall Monday evening. Below are some of the things the mayor and council did: The City issued…

Smyrna November 8, 2022

Smyrna City Council approves employee insurance plans, Splash Pad funding, plus more

by Arielle Robinson Back in City Hall Monday evening, the Smyrna City Council unanimously approved several agenda items. First, they approved the 2023 city employee benefits insurance plans, which they…

seniors at expo table talking to Department of Labor representative

Cobb County October 18, 2022

First Cobb Senior Citizens Expo provides 55+ community with free, low-cost resources

by Arielle Robinson On Friday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County hosted its first free senior citizen’s expo at the Senior…

Cobb County School District Teacher of the Year Jenifer Mitacek accepts city council’s proclamation.

Smyrna October 4, 2022

Smyrna honors Cobb teacher of the year, tables swimming pool application

By Arielle Robinson Smyrna’s City Council began its first meeting of the month by issuing a proclamation in honor of Jenifer Mitacek, who the Cobb County School District announced as…

Lakisha Smith in Ashanti clothing with a little girl and a replica of a goat

History September 28, 2022

Sankofa Festival previews the Before Slavery museum which will be coming to Cobb’s Cumberland area next year

By Arielle Robinson The Before Slavery museum hosted the Sankofa Festival Sunday at Taylor-Brawner Park in Smyrna, where they presented a portion of the upcoming museum. An Ashanti princess donned…

History September 18, 2022

Upcoming Sankofa Festival previews new museum in Cobb opening in 2023 that will look at life of Africans before slavery

By Arielle Robinson When European slave traders kidnapped Africans from the western and central portions of the African continent during the Transatlantic slave trade, not only were people kidnapped, entire…

Latonia Hines standing, speaking to seated residents

Smyrna September 2, 2022

New Smyrna Councilmember Latonia Hines lays out goals in first town hall

By Arielle Robinson Tuesday evening inside Smyrna Community Center’s Jonquil Room, the city’s newest councilmember hosted her first town hall. Latonia Hines discussed her background, took an opportunity to meet…

SAE students sit and smile in front of the coating being applied to the school’s basketball court and playground. Photo courtesy of Christopher Cavalier at TwoSenseFilms.

Education August 28, 2022

Mableton school tackles extreme heat by applying colorful, sun-reflective coating to playground

By Arielle Robinson As extreme heat continues to result in historic droughts and deadly temperatures around the globe, more people — especially the most vulnerable, such as children — are…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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