The lane closures that have already begun on Veterans Memorial Highway will continue through the weekend. Tonight and Sunday Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will install lane…
Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid extended the Declaration of Emergency prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic through October 17. The following press release was issued by Cobb County…
By Arielle Robinson A mix of Kennesaw State University student and faculty groups protested Monday and are protesting every weekday this week to call for mask mandates and other COVID-19…
In one of her periodic messages to the community, Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health raised alarms once again, reporting that deaths and hospitalizations…
The COVID pandemic is one of the worst health crises the nation has ever faced. It’s aggravated by misinformation and denial at how potentially catastrophic the pandemic is. News organizations…
By Rebecca Gaunt After a tense afternoon work session Thursday, the Cobb County Board of Education reconvened for the voting session as the parking lot teemed with people on both…
Superintendent Grant Rivera of Marietta City Schools posted the following announcement of what he describes as a temporary mask mandate: Dear MCS Families,Thank you in advance for your attention to…
According to the CDC, the 7-day average of new daily COVID cases nationwide is more than 1,000 percent higher than June’s lowest average. The CDC tweeted the following yesterday evening:…
Cobb County is not alone among U.S. counties in its designation of high community spread of COVID-19. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, announced in a tweet today that over…
Cobb County announced on its Facebook page that free COVID vaccinations will be offered at the Mable House Complex on Thursday August 12 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Details…