September is National Recovery Month, so it’s fitting that Cobb County’s DUI Court will celebrate its fifteenth year of operation next week. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September…
Cobb County Safety Village will host the annual Truck-A-Palooza next Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the back parking lot…
This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen September 5, 2023 Sometimes the heat makes you vomit, said Carmen Garcia, a farmworker…
Greystone Power, Georgia Power and Cobb EMC have all issued grants recently to We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, a renter’s rights advocacy group headquartered in Mableton. Monica DeLancy, the…
This article by Jordan Rau first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jordan Rau, KFF Health News August 29, 2023 The Biden administration last year promised to establish…
by Beth Cohen, University of California, San Francisco, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use…
by Catherine Brinkley, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 76.1 years. But this range…
This article by Liz Szabo first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Liz Szabo, KFF Health News August 25, 2023 Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk…
Another scorching day is expected in Cobb County and much of the rest of Georgia, with a heat index of up to 109. The National Weather Service has issued a…
There doesn’t seem to be any short-term relief from the heat except to stay in air-conditioned environments. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of Georgia…