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a heat map of the parts of the county with the least resources to recover from disaster, explained in the text of the article

Cobb by the Numbers January 16, 2022

How resilient are Cobb residents in the face of disaster? The Census Community Resilience Estimates

How prepared are Cobb County residents in the face of disaster? The U.S. Census Bureau has created a means of evaluating how prepared communities within Cobb County are to recover…

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 January 11, 2022

Cobb County BOC approves distribution of 60,480 COVID self-test kits to residents

At this morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the BOC voted 4-1, with District 1 Commissioner Keli Gambrill in oppostion, to approve the purchase of 60,480 iHealth…

Martin Luther King Jr. with hand extended while speaking

Cobb County January 9, 2022

Cobb County’s MLK celebration will be virtual due to COVID surge

In another event that moved to virtual because of the rapid rise of COVID-19 in Cobb County, the county’s government has decided to make the annual celebration of Martin Luther…

Cobb County January 8, 2022

Reminder: if you want to comment at Tuesday’s virtual Cobb BOC meeting, you need to register

There are 12 public comment spots for next Tuesday’s virtual Board of Commissioners meeting, January 11, 2022 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be teleconferenced under the terms of the…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Cobb County January 6, 2022

Cobb Board of Commissioners to hold meetings virtually due to COVID-19 surge

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and County Manager Jackie McMorris have decided to hold the next few BOC meeting virtually due to the county’s spike in COVID-19…

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

Cobb County January 2, 2022

Fatal crash on Dallas Acworth Highway

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 investigating a fatal crash that…

A color-coded map of Cobb County showing where population densities are the highest

Cobb County December 24, 2021

What part of Cobb County has the highest density?

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a set of data visualization tools for the 2020 census to examine the population traits of areas down to the census tract level. Census…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County December 21, 2021

Cobb GIS creates app to find holiday lights displays in county

Cobb GIS, which has created many useful apps and interactive maps, has created one that will enhance your holiday fun. Cobb County posted the following announcement on the county government…

Corey Alden and Commissioner Keli Gambrill

Cobb County December 19, 2021

Cobb GIS develops app to match nonprofit resources, people in need, and donors

Cobb County GIS has introduced a new web app that will identify nonprofits that provide resources to people in need and can match the nonprofits up with people who want…

Cobb County December 15, 2021

Performers: Auditions are open for the Cobb County MLK Jr. Day celebration

Cobb County, on it’s Facebook page, issued a call for performers to take part in the January 17 county MLK Jr. Day celebrations. For more details read the announcement, reprinted…

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Cobb County December 24, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

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