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Letters to the Editor September 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Rep. Anulewicz Calls for Backing Off Antitrust Legislation for Now

Dear Editor, Georgia has had its fair share of national news over the last year. We had a runoff election that shocked the U.S. and finally gave Democrats control in…

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Cobb County History September 12, 2021

Who is the ‘Cobb’ in Cobb County?

One of the first articles published in the Cobb County Courier, under its original name River Edges, was entitled “How did Cobb County get its name?” It was a short…

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Health Care August 29, 2021

Judge Murphy updates Cobb eviction FAQ in light of recent Supreme Court decision striking down eviction moratorium

Cobb County Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy updated his eviction FAQ with information about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down the eviction moratorium put in place…

Housing August 12, 2021

Homelessness in county a crisis, Cobb Collaborative executive director says

by Arielle Robinson Executive Director Irene Barton from Cobb Collaborative, an advocacy non-profit organization that works with other non-profits and organizations to help county residents in need, gave us a…

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Health Care August 4, 2021

Cobb County covered by eviction moratorium extension

At a current 14-day case rate of 347 cases per 100,000 population, Cobb has more than three times the threshold of high community transmission required to be covered by the…

2021 Elections June 1, 2021

Priscilla Smith: Democratic candidate for HD 34 in special election

By Rebecca Gaunt Educator and artist Priscilla Smith is running as a Democrat in the special election for Georgia House District 34, which covers Kennesaw and part of Marietta. Smith…

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From the Editor April 21, 2021

Poverty rate in Cobb County

In this article I’ll present a color-coded interactive map that contains data on the poverty rate in Cobb County within each census tract. If you want to skip the explanations…

screenshot of interactive map of Cobb County with incomes by census tract color coded (text tables of data available in article)

From the Editor April 18, 2021

Cobb County residents: find out the median household income in your census tract

The decennial census will be released at the end of the month, and in preparation for that I’ve been building tables and interactive maps based on the American Community Survey,…

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From the Editor March 26, 2021

From the editor: median home values by census tract

I’m posting this from a Panera Bread in Albany NY, the closest place to where I am staying at the moment that I can get internet access. I’ve been called…

Economy March 10, 2021

Rep. David Scott’s office issues statement on passage of American Rescue Plan Act

U.S. Representative David Scott‘s office issued the following press release celebrating the passage of the $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan Act by the House. Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13)…

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