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Education October 23, 2021

Rep. Scott announces committee passage HBCU scholarship funding

Rep. David Scott, chair of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee announced that a bill to provide $100 million in permanent funding for scholarships at the nineteen 1890 land grant colleges…

Transportation October 22, 2021

Road work and lane closures continue on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

More road work and lane closures overnight Friday on SR 360/Powder Springs Road. According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, weather and onsite conditions permitting, GDOT…

Transportation October 22, 2021

Road closures on SR 92 at Lake Allatoona this Saturday

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced in a press release that GDOT contractors will close single lanes on SR 92 in Cobb County this Saturday, October 23, to continue…

Transportation October 21, 2021

Patching and milling of roadway continues on Macland Road this weekend

The resurfacing work on SR 360/Macland Road will continue this weekend with overnight lane closures on Friday October 22 and Sunday October 24. According to a press release from the…

Education October 19, 2021

Cobb County School District ties for 6th place on ACT statewide scores

The Cobb County School District tied with the Pickens County School District to rank 6th place on the Average Composite ACT test scores, trailing only Buford City Schools and Decatur…

Transportation October 16, 2021

I-20 road striping continues through the weekend in Cobb

There will be overnight lane closures on I-20 through Cobb for the remainder of the weekend. Georgia Department of Transportation road crews will close lanes on both the eastbound and…

Transportation October 16, 2021

Overnight lane closures Sunday on Macland Road

The Georgia Department of Transportation work crews will close alternating right and left lanes overnight Sunday on Macland Road in Cobb County.

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Education October 15, 2021

Judge rules in favor of Cobb County School District in mask lawsuit

By Rebecca Gaunt A judge in U.S. District Court has ruled on the side of the Cobb County School District in a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary…

Education October 15, 2021

Cobb Board of Education passes antisemitism and racism resolution over objections

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School Board passed a resolution against antisemitism and racism 4-2 despite requests to postpone it until next month for review and discussion. Board member…

Left to right: Atlanta Regional Commission Center for Livable Communities Sr Director Mike Alexander, Cumberland CID Vice Chair Connie Engel, President and CEO of Braves Development Company Mike Plant, SRTA Executive Director Chris Tomlinson, U.S. Representative Lucy McBath, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Cobb County Board of Commissioner's Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, Cumberland CID Executive Director Kim Menefee, GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry, State Transportation Board Member Stacey Key, State Transportation Board Member Kevin Abel

Transportation October 14, 2021

New access ramp to I-75 express lanes coming to Akers Mill

The Cumberland Community Improvement District and the Georgia Department of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new access ramp to the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes. The new ramp begins…

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