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Political Cartoon for September 27, 2023 by Clay Jones title page

Opinion September 27, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day, September 27

By Clay Jones

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 September 27, 2023

BOC considers amending noise ordinance; approves strategic plan

by Caleb Groves The Cobb County Board of Commissioners discussed amending the noise ordinances in Cobb during Tuesday’s work session. Lieutenant Pettitt of the Cobb County Police Department presented amendments…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta September 27, 2023

Marietta’s Root House decorated in Victorian funeral style

The historic William Root House in Marietta will be decorated with furniture and accessories appropriate for a 19th century wake and funeral for the month of October. On October 13…

Front glass doorway of the Cobb County Civic Center

Cobb County September 27, 2023

Proceeds from Cobb Library’s popular book sale help purchase new materials

The Cobb County Public Library announced that its popular annual book sale will return to the Cobb Civic Center on October 13-15, 2023. The Cobb County Civic Center is at…

Map of the U.S. alongside a map of China

Opinion September 26, 2023

Are American Workers Unproductive? And How Do We Compare To China?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When I was a teenager, the movie “Gung Ho” was released, which depicted the American manufacturing workers as lazy and…

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

Acworth September 26, 2023

Cyclist dead after being hit from behind by motorist on Cobb Parkway in Acworth yesterday

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP Unit) is investigating the death of a…

Cobb County September 26, 2023

New database at Cobb 911 alerts first responders to individuals with special needs

Logan’s List is a database linked to Cobb emergency services that identifies individuals with special needs, so that when police or other first responders arrive on a call they know…

Opinion September 26, 2023

Be the connection for suicide prevention

By Melanie Dallas, LPC On September 13, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health hosted a symposium about suicide among veterans. Called “It Takes a Village to Combat Veteran Suicide,” the symposium sought…

Political Cartoon for September 26, 2023 by Clay Jones title page

Opinion September 25, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta September 25, 2023

Marietta SWAT called out due to chaotic domestic calls on Franklin Gateway

A domestic disturbance on Franklin Gateway in Marietta yesterday began a chain of events that led to four separate incidents, the SWAT team being called in, and two arrests. [The…

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