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a heat map of Cobb's employment by cities. The numbers are available within the text of the article

Cobb by the Numbers May 30, 2022

How the cities in Cobb County rank by number of jobs

How do Cobb’s cities (and CDPs) rank in order of the number of jobs concentrated within their boundaries? This is another reworking and expansion of an earlier article we ran…

map showing the jobs concentration in Cobb County

Cobb by the Numbers May 30, 2022

A look at where jobs are concentrated in Cobb County

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

map of the U.S. with the "diversity index" color-coded onto it.

Cobb by the Numbers May 29, 2022

Cobb is the second most diverse county in Georgia, led only by Gwinnett

We published an earlier version of this article in August of 2021, shortly after the U.S. Census Bureau had released its diversity index. COVID coverage was dominating the news and…

Map of U.S. color-coded for migration flows

Cobb by the Numbers May 29, 2022

Migration into and out of Cobb County: How much migration is there, and where are people coming from and going to?

This is a reworking of an article we published last September after the U.S. Census Bureau posted a set of instructions on how to use this fascinating tool. So much…

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

Cobb County May 28, 2022

Cobb police investigating another motorcyclist death in collision on Piedmont Road

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk, the Cobb County Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) unit is investigating a fatal crash that led to the…

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 May 27, 2022

Many Cobb County homeowners can expect higher tax bills this year due to increase in home values

The Cobb County Tax Assessor’s office recently mailed 235,000 annual assessment notices, and many Cobb homeowners will be unhappy with the results. Due to the hot 2021 home real estate…

Cobb County May 20, 2022

CobbLinc Transfer Center in South Cobb, bike/pedestrian bridge over Chattahoochee in Smyrna, and pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway included in Rep. David Scott budget request

A multi-modal transfer station for Austell-South Cobb is included in Community Project Funding requests submitted to the House appropriation committee by U.S. Rep. David Scott. Other Cobb projects include a…

Cobb County May 20, 2022

GBI issues statement on their investigation into the fatal shooting of Tavis Carithers of Mableton by Cobb County Police

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued the following statement about their investigation of the fatal shooting of Tavis Latimore Carithers, of Hicks Road in Mableton, by officers of the Cobb…

Cobb County May 18, 2022

Fatal motorcycle/auto crash on Terrell Mill Road under investigation by Cobb County police

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigation a fatal motorcycle/auto crash…

A section of a 1950 census map that shows Vinings

Cobb by the Numbers May 15, 2022

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Vinings. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

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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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