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Education May 18, 2022

GA Board of Education finds Cobb school board in violation of law in expulsion of Campbell High student

The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release about the reversal of a decision by the Cobb County Board of Education to expel a Campbell High School student…

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Education May 16, 2022

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 16, 2022 Georgia students will soon be trading their pencils and books for sunglasses…

Transportation May 13, 2022

Lane closures and road work in Cobb County, May 14-20, 2022

The following is a reprint of the weekly travel advisory from the Cobb County Department of Transportation (Cobb DOT) for the week of May 14-20: ALERTS Dallas Hwy/Whitlock Avenue/SR 120…

Transportation May 12, 2022

Daytime lane closure on SR 360/Macland Road Saturday

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that GDOT contractors will install daytime lane closures on SR 360 this Saturday. This is part of the ongoing project…

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Transportation May 11, 2022

Electric car supplies are running out – and could drastically slow down the journey to net-zero

By Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon emitting cars with electric vehicles is…

Matthew Wiersema holds a graphic anti-abortion sign near the Georgia State University campus. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Education May 11, 2022

University system ends era of free-speech zones on Georgia’s college campuses

By Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 10, 2022 When Georgia college students return to their campuses in the fall, they…

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Education May 9, 2022

Mableton art show honors legacy of Cobb teacher Patrick Key

By Rebecca Gaunt Saturday’s Art With Heart memorial art show to honor the legacy of Patrick Key, a Cobb County School District art teacher, drew a crowd that packed the…

Transportation May 8, 2022

Road and lane closure information posted by the Cobb DOT for this week, May 7 to 13

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of May 7 – 13, 2022. All…

Transportation May 6, 2022

C.W. Matthews nets another big GDOT contract, this one for bridge replacement on SR 400

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc./Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC is the “Apparent Successful Proposer” for the replacement of…

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation May 6, 2022

Lane closures on Lake Acworth Road this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that its work crews will install single lane closures on SR 92/Lake Acworth Drive in Cobb County this weekend for…

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