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Running February 26, 2023

Kennesaw announces this year’s lineup for the Grand Prix 5K race series

The City of Kennesaw announced the 2023 Kennesaw Grand Prix 5K series schedule. The series is a premier 5K race series in north Georgia, with a flat and fast asphalt…

An announcement of the race described in the article along with a photo of a group of foot racers

Sports January 18, 2023

Registration open for the second annual Noonday Shanty 5K and 10K

The Town Center Community Alliance issued the following press release about the second annual Noonday Shanty 5K & 10K. January 24, 2023 – Kennesaw, Ga. — The Town Center Community announced…

Sports January 6, 2023

Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during ‘Monday Night Football’ could be commotio cordis or a more common condition – a heart doctor answers 4 questions

by Wendy Tzou, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed on the…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Exercise and Fitness December 27, 2022

Heart rate variability – what to know about this biometric most fitness trackers measure

by Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key…

Tracey Viars enters diner and raises arms, smiling

Exercise and Fitness December 22, 2022

Kennesaw power walker Tracey Viars hits 4,000-day milestone

By Rebecca Gaunt When Tracey Viars completed her daily power walk Wednesday and opened the door of Honeysuckle Biscuits & Bakery in downtown Kennesaw, more than a dozen friends and…

Sports November 28, 2022

Pickleball’s uphill climb to mainstream success

by Josh Woods, West Virginia University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most newer sports are hybrids of older ones, and pickleball is no exception. The…

Lady Spartans in two rows behind large trophy

Sports November 8, 2022

Campbell High Lady Spartan Raiders Clinch Back-to-Back State Championships; Male Team Wins 3rd at State

Article and photos by Sargam Patel, Campbell High School Yearbook Staff On Oct 29, 2022, Campbell High School JROTC Lady Spartan Raiders captured the Tier 3 Georgia Raider State Championship…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Sports September 4, 2022

Learn Pickleball at the Ward Recreation Center

Have you wanted to learn to play pickleball, the sport that gained an enthusiastic nationwide following? There will be a free class offered at the Ward Recreation Center on the…

Sports August 4, 2022

East Cobb Area Council to host Pigskin Preview featuring local high school football coaches and players

For all you fans of Cobb County High School Football, the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber is hosting a Pigskin Preview featuring high school football coaches and…

Blind Paralympian Matt Simpson raised both hand in at the goalball net)

Sports May 18, 2022

Blind Paralympian athletes to compete in goalball tournament in Smyrna

The United States Association of Blind Athletes issued the following press release announcing that the Southeast Regional Goalball Tournament will be held at the City of Smyrna Community Center starting…

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