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Education February 1, 2022

Two new charter schools opening in South Cobb

By Rebecca Gaunt Two new charter schools in southern Cobb County will open their doors to students this fall. Amana Academy West Atlanta will welcome its inaugural class on August…

Transportation January 28, 2022

ARC’s Commute Options honors Powder Springs with “Changemaker” award

The City of Powder Springs announced in the following press release that they have been designated a 2022 Changemaker by Georgia Commute Options: The City of Powder Springs has been…

Transportation January 27, 2022

Project near completion, but more I-20 lane closures in Cobb this weekend

The work is wrapping up, but the restriping of I-20 lanes from Windsor Street to Sweetwater Creek will require more lane closures this weekend. This includes the entirety of Cobb…

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Transportation January 27, 2022

Resurfacing of SR 360/Powder Springs Road to bring more lane closures

[Editors note: It was pointed out by a reader a few weeks ago that SR 360 is Macland Road. The reader was correct, but the SR 360 designation also takes…

Transportation January 27, 2022

Saturday daytime lane closures on SR 360 continue

The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following announcement about continued lane closures this Saturday for the widening of SR 360 / Powder Springs Road: Georgia Department of Transportation contractors…

Transportation January 20, 2022

Powder Springs Road (SR 360) lane closures

Georgia Department of Transportation contractors will install lane closures on Powder Springs Road (SR 360) in Cobb County again this weekend, starting Friday, January 21, for their ongoing resurfacing project….

Transportation January 20, 2022

Weekend lane closures I-20 in Cobb

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that I-20 in Cobb County will have further overnight lane closures each night this weekend, from Friday night, January 21, through 6 a.m….

Transportation January 19, 2022

Daytime lane closures to continue this Saturday on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

The long-running road-widening on SR 360/Powder Spring Road will result in more daytime lane closures this Saturday, January 22. A press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation describes the…

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Education January 18, 2022

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

By Casey D. Cobb, University of Connecticut [first published in The Conversation, used with permission] When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on…

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Education January 7, 2022

New chair, no more COVID-19 contact tracing after tense Cobb School Board meeting

By Rebecca Gaunt In another strained Cobb County Board of Education meeting Thursday, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the district will no longer do contact tracing for COVID-19, except for undefined…

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Two new charter schools opening in South Cobb

ARC’s Commute Options honors Powder Springs with “Changemaker” award

Project near completion, but more I-20 lane closures in Cobb this weekend

Resurfacing of SR 360/Powder Springs Road to bring more lane closures

Saturday daytime lane closures on SR 360 continue

Powder Springs Road (SR 360) lane closures

Weekend lane closures I-20 in Cobb

Daytime lane closures to continue this Saturday on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

New chair, no more COVID-19 contact tracing after tense Cobb School Board meeting