Cobb County

Cobb by the Numbers November 21, 2021

How has the number of people identifying as ‘white alone’ changed in Cobb County?

This is one of a series of short observations taken from the 2020 census. Since I’m making observations on the meaning of these numbers, these articles fall somewhere between hard…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 18, 2021

Cobb’s Pam Mabry awarded “County Clerk of the Year”

Cobb County Clerk Pamela Mabry was awarded the County Clerk of the Year honor at the conference of the Georgia County Clerks Association and the ACCG in Savannah. The ACCG…

Cobb County November 16, 2021

UPDATED: Cobb’s COVID Declaration of Emergency and county building mask requirement to expire

UPDATE: Masks will still be required in county courthouses, which are under a judicial order. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt issued the following public information release announcing the expiration…

Cobb by the Numbers November 14, 2021

County second-quarter employment numbers to be released Wednesday, November 17

The news release for the second quarter of the County Employment and Wages section of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) will be released by the Bureau of…

Cobb County November 11, 2021

Cobb BOC approves social safety net funds from several federal programs

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the commissioners approved the acceptance of federal funds from three sources for programs intended to help disadvantaged residents. The items…

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

Cobb County November 9, 2021

Three Cobb County young people among 15 candidates for Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year

Three young people from Cobb County have been chosen as candidates for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) Youth of the Year. The winner will be named…

Malcolm Lewis along with Sharon Mason and Ollie Clemons

South Cobb November 3, 2021

South Cobb Area Council chooses Malcolm Lewis and Robin Meyer for Citizen of the year for Austell and Mableton

The South Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber announced that Rev. Malcolm Lewis was awarded Citizen of the Year for Austell, and Robin Meyer was awarded Citizen of the…

Cobb County November 1, 2021

Cobb government seeks public input on where ARPA relief funds should go

Cobb County sent the following appeal in the Cobb government email newsletter: Cobb County launched its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Community Needs Survey today. The online survey is designed…

Cobb County October 27, 2021

Cobb commissioners approve up to $350,000 for World Series-related emergency expenditures

In a unanimous 5-0 vote the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved the use of up to $350,000 from the county fund balance for emergency expenditures relate to the World…

Cobb County October 27, 2021

Cobb County Police Department issues statement on their World Series preparation

Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department distributed the following statement concerning the preparations for the World Series games at Truist Park: Like many others in the metro-Atlanta…

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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…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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