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Transportation January 15, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices continue their modest but steady decline

Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier According to the weekly report from AAA, Georgia average gas prices continued their modest but steady downward trend. Cobb County prices remained close to the…

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Transportation January 10, 2024

Cobb commissioners approve $287K contract for outreach on transit referendum

by Caleb Groves At its Tuesday meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved paying a consultant for the public outreach campaign for the 2024 transit ballot referendum. Cobb Transportation…

Transportation January 8, 2024

Drop in demand, increased supply fuels further decline in Georgia gasoline prices

Fueled partly by the drop in demand, the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia dropped two cents to an average of $2.97 over the past…

Education January 3, 2024

Cobb school board approves bonuses and new chair, vice chair

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education approved the use of general funds to extend the one-time $1,000 governor’s bonus to all half-time or full-time non-temporary district employees…

Education January 3, 2024

Kennesaw State receives $2.5 million grant to foster student success in calculus

[This article by Amanda Cook and Thomas Hartwell first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website: republished with permission. Photo credit: Thomas Hartwell] The brainchild of three Kennesaw State University…

Transportation January 1, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices drop again in 7 days before New Year

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia dropped two cents to a price of $2.99 per gallon According to the weekly report from AAA the…

Transportation December 30, 2023

GDOT suspends lane closures until Tuesday for the New Year’s holiday period

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced it is suspending lane closures for the holiday weekend. The suspension took effect yesterday and will last until 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, January…

Transportation December 23, 2023

GDOT suspends lane closures for the holiday periods

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced it is suspending lane closures for the holiday weekend. The suspension took effect yesterday, and will last until 10 p.m. Tuesday evening, December…

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Education December 21, 2023

What do universities owe their big donors? Less than you might think, explain 2 nonprofit law experts

by Ellen P. Aprill, Loyola Law School Los Angeles and Jill Horwitz, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission Exchanging gifts with…

Transportation December 18, 2023

GA gasoline prices drop below $3 per gallon average over the past week

The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia fell below $3 again over the past week, and is $2.96 per gallon as of the publication of this…

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Business & Economy January 2, 2026

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