by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 17, 2026 Kindergarten immunization rates are falling and vaccine exemptions are on the…
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by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 17, 2026 Kindergarten immunization rates are falling and vaccine exemptions are on the…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 18, 2026 Gov. Brian Kemp hopes a newly appointed panel can help clean…
by H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new White House report argues that eight decades of science policy…
by Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The number of Americans who file for bankruptcy is growing. More than 500,000 people…
by Jerome A. Graham, Michigan State University; Su Yon Choi, Florida Atlantic University, and Yi-Chih Chiang, Idaho State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Chronic…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male white/brown American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
Cobb County road closures August 19, 2026 The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a…
Health care is a critical part of the life of any county or city. But how much do you know about how health care is delivered in Cobb County? The…
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service for metro Atlanta, in effect this afternoon, Wednesday, August 19. What is in…
Cobb & Douglas Public Health Increases Access to Blood Pressure Checks Throughout Cobb & Douglas Counties with Local Partners Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following news release about…
According to a release from Wellstar Health System, Curative has reached a network agreement with Wellstar Health System that will give members of its employer-sponsored health plans in-network access to…
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with a high near 94 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…
Rendering above provided by Landmark Properties According to a company press release, Landmark Properties and an affiliate of Paceline Equity Partners have broken ground on The Standard at Kennesaw, a…
The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following information about its upcoming Fall Book Sale: Cobb County Public Library invites book lovers, collectors, and bargain hunters to the Cobb Civic…
This article by Paula Span first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 18, 2026 It had been a rough few months. Cynthia Tompkins was hospitalized in May…
This article by Melissa Bailey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 18, 2026 WHITE MESA, Utah — On a hot April day, Malcolm Lehi maneuvered his…
by Emily Jones, WABE/Grist, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 17, 2026 Inside the vast QCells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers —…
by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 18, 2026 In much of “The Iliad” – the ancient Greek “prequel” to…
by Paul Osterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning…