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Kennesaw April 2, 2020

Kennesaw temporarily suspends business licenses of hair and nail salons and others

The City of Kennesaw has temporarily suspended the business licenses of businesses that require personal physical contact with customer, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was effective March 31,…

Kennesaw March 30, 2020

City of Kennesaw extends business license renewal deadline

The City of Kennesaw issued a press release announcing that business owners within the city have until May 29, 2020 to renew their business licenses without penalty. The press release…

Kennesaw March 25, 2020

Kennesaw issues second executive order, suspends public hearings

The City of Kennesaw issued a second executive order, signed by Mayor Derek Easterling today. This one suspends all land matters that require a public hearing, “including but not limited…

Kennesaw March 23, 2020

Kennesaw closes bars among other emergency restrictions

The City of Kennesaw announced an executive order intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. The executive order is in force until April 6, and includes the closure several types…

Kennesaw March 21, 2020

Kennesaw’s Swift-Cantrell park closed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Swift-Cantrell Park, the largest park in the City of Kennesaw will be closed beginning Sunday Sunday March 22, due to the social distancing recommendations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The City…

Kennesaw March 20, 2020

Kennesaw to alternate teams of employees to increase social distance

Starting this coming Monday, March 23, the City of Kennesaw will divide their employees, excluding public safety personnel, into two teams. While one team is is in the office, the…

Kennesaw March 20, 2020

Kennesaw declares state of emergency

The City of Kennesaw declared a State of Emergency this afternoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was issued by Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling. Earlier in the day the…

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

Kennesaw March 19, 2020

85-year-old pedestrian killed on Chastain Road

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating the death of a pedestrian…

Kennesaw March 17, 2020

Kennesaw adopts coronavirus policies; postpones controversial zoning matter

Kennesaw City Council passed several policies Monday aimed at combating the coronavirus, during a meeting that was streamed on Facebook due to advisories to practice social distancing. Council approved a…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Kennesaw March 17, 2020

Caregiver sentenced for exploiting Kennesaw stroke victim

A live-in caregiver for a Kennesaw stroke victim was sentenced to 15 years, with five years to be served in prison, for taking nearly $20,000 from her client. Julia Maria…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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