Gasoline prices up in Georgia, Cobb
According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump have risen seven cents over the past week. According…
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New app for reporting problems to Cobb government
Cobb County will be using a new app for reporting problems, including things like overgrowth near roadways, littering, broken sidewalks, potholes and a long list of other common issues. Starting…
Powder Springs to set qualifying fees, deadlines, for 2021 city elections
The City of Powder Springs will set its qualifying fees and deadlines for the 2021 city elections to be held Tuesday November 2, 2021. This year the city will hold…
Home Depot acquires HD Supply
Cobb-headquartered retail giant The Home Depot announced in a press release that they have completed their acquisition of HD Supply Holdings, Inc. HD Supply Holdings was a dominant supplier of…
Cobb vaccine updates: county to hold virtual town hall
Cobb County will hold a virtual town hall on the COVID-19 vaccine on January 19, and will be accepting questions via email in advance. The county posted the following announcement…
All Cobb County schools online for week of January 18
The Cobb County School District sent out the following news release stating that classes will be online for the coming week due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the…
ARC improves search function on its resource website for seniors
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has enhanced the search function on it’s Empowerline website, a resource database for seniors. According to the website, Empowerline is “the front desk for people…
Cobb & Douglas Public Health issues news release on COVID-19 vaccine
Cobb & Douglas Public Health has issued a news release this afternoon with links to the COVID-19 vaccine signup. When we tested the links a the Courier , the connection…
Dr. Memark: “There’s just not enough vaccines for everybody”
Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) spoke at the Cobb County Board of Commissioners’ Tuesday meeting about the problems with the CDPH…
Rep. David Scott to host telephone town hall on COVID-19 vaccine
Rep. David Scott of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District will host a telephone town hall about the COVID-19 vaccine, tomorrow, January 12, beginning at 5:30 p.m. His office issued the following…