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Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Greenways and Trails April 9, 2018

Open House for Cobb County Greenways and Trails draft plan

Cobb County is holding an open house to showcase the draft of the Greenways and Trails Master Plan tomorrow evening at 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 10 at the Cobb County Civic…

Environment April 1, 2018

Community effort, education best tools in fight against litter

Littering is a hard crime to prosecute because one must be caught in the act in order to be ticketed, but educating both the public and law enforcement officers, judges…

Smyrna March 20, 2018

Freedom From Religion Foundation purchases billboard space in Smyrna

Drivers cruising down a busy stretch of Spring Road in Smyrna have been greeted by a somewhat unusual billboard over the last few weeks. The ad — which is located…

Local Breweries Vineyards and Distilleries March 19, 2018

Cobb mead community resurging

MARIETTA, Ga. — The passing of state Senate Bill 85 late last year opened up the local brewing market for exponential growth, and brewers are responding with more creative innovation…

Smyrna March 15, 2018

How Smyrna went from ‘redneck town’ to growing economic powerhouse

Over the last six weeks, local historian and author Bill Marchione has been presenting on on Smyrna history at the city’s downtown library. On Monday, Marchione, a Boston native and…

Cobb County School District March 13, 2018

Pope High School Walkout Organizers Team Up With Cobb SCLC

The Cobb County chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is backing Cobb students who participate in tomorrow’s national walkout at 10 a.m. Dr. Ben Williams, president of the Cobb…

Public Transit March 10, 2018

Cobb County BOC invites public comment at work session on public transit legislation

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the public transit bills working their way through the Georgia legislature. The meeting will be held Monday, March…

Cobb County School District March 1, 2018

Cobb County High School Students Plan to Walk Out In Spite of Possible Disciplinary Action

Superintendent Chris Ragsdale met with Cobb principals Wednesday to discuss the planned March 14 walkouts in support of gun control and in honor of the victims of the February 14…

Cobb County School District February 27, 2018

Group of Cobb Students planning 17-minute walkout to mark 17 killed in Parkland FL

A group of 23 students from Lassiter, Pope, Walton and Wheeler High Schools are organizing walkouts in solidarity with the National Walkout on March 14 at 10 a.m. for 17…

Sprayberry Crossing row of dilapidated storefronts -- there will be a hearing on redevelopment of the property

East Cobb February 23, 2018

Owners of Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center put on notice by county

The Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center at 2692 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta has been the subject of local ire for many years due to the crumbling and dangerous conditions. Last…

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Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Elections October 30, 2024

For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state

by Naomi F. Sugie, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People who are convicted of felonies might think they can’t vote….

Health Care October 30, 2024

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