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Cobb County June 26, 2022

Draft of Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Plan 5-Year update to be posted online for public comment Tuesday June 28

The draft of the Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Plan 5-Year update will be posted online by the county on Tuesday June 28 for a mandatory public comment period that ends…

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 June 25, 2022

Cobb budget and millage rate hearings soon underway against backdrop of critical staff shortages

Next Tuesday, June 28, at 1:30 p.m., the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a presentation of the proposed FY23 budget during a work session. The news release announcing…

Cobb County June 13, 2022

Update on Truist Park to be presented to the Cobb Board of Commissioners at tomorrow’s meeting

At tomorrow morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the commissioners will be given the annual update on Truist Park and The Battery. In an email to the…

Cobb County June 12, 2022

Dispose of hazardous household waste courtesy of Keep Cobb Beautiful

Keep Cobb Beautiful’s annual home hazardous waste collection event is next Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m. to noon at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. You can register…

Cobb County June 9, 2022

Cobb government faces critical staffing shortages

Several Cobb County departments are facing critical staffing shortages, according to a public information release distributed by Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt. The public information release had a link…

Cobb County June 7, 2022

ARPA funds available for organizations in Cobb County

Cobb County announced yesterday in a news release that a portal has been set up for organizations and individuals who want to apply for federal funds for projects under the…

Map of Cobb County with the cities labeled Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Smyrna

Cobb County June 5, 2022

Upcoming government meetings for Cobb County and the cities in Cobb

The following is a list of the upcoming meetings the week of Monday June 6 – Friday June 10 for Cobb County and the cities within Cobb County. The list…

Cobb police SUV with "Crime Scene Unit" on side

Cobb County June 1, 2022

Cobb Police to hold career fair June 10 and 11

If you’re interested in a career in law enforcement you might want to attend the career fair organized by the Cobb County Police Department. The county website posted the following…

A map showing the flow of workers into and out of Cobb County. The information in the map is in text format in the article itself

Cobb by the Numbers May 31, 2022

How many people commute to Cobb to work? How many live in Cobb but work outside the county? The Census Bureau can answer that

This is another reworking and expansion of an earlier article in our Cobb County by the Numbers series, using data and tools from the U.S. Census Bureau. After the Census…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County May 31, 2022

Cobb Law library to host presentation by Lambda Legal on legal issues encountered by people in the LGBTQ+ community

The Cobb Law Library will host a seminar by the Southern Regional Office of Lambda Legal exploring legal issues faced by people in the LGBTQ+ community. Kim Isaza, the library’s…

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Health Care February 7, 2025

US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?

by Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery…

Critical Thinking February 7, 2025

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