Cobb County

Cobb County November 30, 2021

Cobb County Police Department sets up e-commerce safe zones at precincts

If you’re interested in buying from a private individual online but are concerned for your safety while carrying out the transaction in person, the Cobb County Police Department has come…

A drawing of the scales of justice with the text "Courts and Law" above

Cobb County November 30, 2021

What’s in the Marietta Daily Journal/Times-Journal lawsuit against Google and Facebook?

[Correction: At several places in the original article we mis-typed the Times Journal as the Times-Union. The error was pointed out to us by JK Murphy, Editor of the Times…

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

Cobb County November 28, 2021

Cobb Public Library to offer a workshop on how to safely digitize photos and documents

On Monday December 6 at 6 p.m. the Switzer Library branch of the Cobb County Public Library will show attendees how to scan and digitize photos and documents without the…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County November 27, 2021

Groundbreaking for the new Cobb County Police Precinct 6 rescheduled for December 13

Cobb County sent out the following notice this afternoon: The groundbreaking for a new Cobb County Police Precinct in District 3 will now take place on Monday, December 13 at…

Cobb County November 27, 2021

Groundbreaking for the new Gritters Library building rescheduled for December 7

Cobb County Public Library issued the following short announcement: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the new Gritters Library Groundbreaking has been rescheduled for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021, at 2:00 pm. We…

Cobb County November 27, 2021

Agatha Christie Book Discussion Group to read Hercule Poirot’s Christmas

The Agatha Christie Book Discussion Group will read and discuss Hercule Poirot’s Christmas. The group meets at the North Cobb Regional Library, and this reading will be held Tuesday, December…

Cobb County November 25, 2021

All-ages 20th-anniversary watch party for Fellowship of the Ring at the Switzer Library

The Switzer Library will have a watch party for the 20th anniversary of the release of Fellowship of the Ring on Saturday, December 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. The…

Cobb County November 24, 2021

Cobb’s employment grew 7.6 percent between 2020 and 2021

Cobb has 366,000 employees within the county as of the second quarter of 2021 figures, growing by 7.6 percent over the same quarter in 2020. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 23, 2021

Cobb Water wins recognition from the EPA

Cobb County announced in its most recent newsletter that Cobb Water had won recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Association for Water Professionals. The county described…

Cobb County November 22, 2021

Cobb extends deadline for public input on the use of ARPA funds

Cobb County has extended the deadline on the survey to determine what citizens think the remaining ARPA funds allocated to the county should be used for. Community activists in Cobb…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 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…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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Cobb County Police Department sets up e-commerce safe zones at precincts

What’s in the Marietta Daily Journal/Times-Journal lawsuit against Google and Facebook?

Cobb Public Library to offer a workshop on how to safely digitize photos and documents

Groundbreaking for the new Cobb County Police Precinct 6 rescheduled for December 13

Groundbreaking for the new Gritters Library building rescheduled for December 7

Agatha Christie Book Discussion Group to read Hercule Poirot’s Christmas

All-ages 20th-anniversary watch party for Fellowship of the Ring at the Switzer Library

Cobb’s employment grew 7.6 percent between 2020 and 2021

Cobb Water wins recognition from the EPA

Cobb extends deadline for public input on the use of ARPA funds