Environment

drawing of oil drilling and processing machinery

Energy August 5, 2026

Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief

by Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The global energy crisis triggered by two wars is set to…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Energy

Georgia Power breaks ground on natural gas expansion at Plant Bowen despite air pollution concerns

A busy portion of Austell Road where a pedestrian death occurred recently.

Environment

Leaving vehicle engines idling is unhealthy, expensive – and often illegal

Energy

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

Energy

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money

Energy

How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit

The Pollinator Garden at River Line Park

Environment

Pollinator garden walkthrough and document shredding are on the latest Keep Smyrna Beautiful schedule

Energy

Commission approves Georgia Power fuel rate decrease

Energy

Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply

Energy May 8, 2026

Advocates question Georgia Power fuel rates amid data center boom

by Emily Jones, WABE/Grist, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 7, 2026 This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE…

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Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

“My name is Brook. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

“My name is Fern, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/white terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…

Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly

This article by Kim Clark first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 14, 2026 “No more operations,” he said. It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband,…

Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2026 Georgia health officials moved to include low-income people living with certain…

Opinion August 14, 2026

Bookman: Years of low-key ‘grunt work’ are paying off for Ossoff

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 14, 2026 “We the people of the United States of America ….” That…