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Environment August 7, 2022

Be part of the Great Georgia Pollinator Census on August 20 at Cobb Water

Pollinators and native North American plants are both a vital and interconnected part of our ecosystem, but have been vulnerable to a variety of human generated and natural challenges over…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library August 7, 2022

Cobb County Library introduces the Read Around the World interactive map

The Cobb County Public Library published a Read Around The World interactive map to introduce readers to books set in nearly every continent (Antarctica was the only holdout). The map…

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Greek revival building with six large columns

Art August 7, 2022

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art presents “Art of the Cocktail”

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art posted the following announcement to the City of Marietta website about their upcoming “Art of the Cocktail” fundraiser: MARIETTA – Marietta Cobb Museum of…

Business August 5, 2022

Atlanta Mayor Dickens to speak to Cobb Chamber this Monday, August 8, at Marquee Monday event

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens will be the keynote speaker at the the Cobb Chamber‘s Marquee Monday event next Monday, August 8. The Chamber’s news release describing the theme of the…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Voting Rights August 5, 2022

Members of U.S. Senate committee consider bipartisan changes to Electoral Count Act

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 3, 2022 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and legal experts at a U.S. Senate hearing on…

Annoucement of the Old Clarkdale Park ribboncutting on 5000 Austell-Powder Springs Road, Austell, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6

Cobb County August 4, 2022

Old Clarkdale Park ribbon-cutting celebration Saturday August 6

There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Old Clarkdale Park at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. Cobb County distributed the following description of the event in their weekly newsletter: Renewing Old Clarkdale…

Dollar sign labeled "Economy" and "Inflation"

Economy August 4, 2022

Inflation rates are rising in the US – an economist explains why

By Martha Olney, University of California, Berkeley [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Consumer prices in the U.S. are rising due to inflation at the fastest…

Immigration August 4, 2022

Crossing the US-Mexico border is deadlier than ever for migrants – here’s why

Joseph Nevins, Vassar College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The June 2022 deaths of 53 people, victims of heat stroke, in the back of a…

International August 2, 2022

Who was Ayman al-Zawahri? Where does his death leave al-Qaida and what does it say about US counterterrorism?

Haroro J. Ingram, George Washington University; Andrew Mines, George Washington University, and Daniel Milton, United States Military Academy West Point Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna August 2, 2022

Smyrna adopts millage rate, red-light safety camera at Spring Road and South Cobb Drive intersections

By Arielle Robinson Monday evening, Smyrna City Council adopted its millage rate and approved the installation of a red-light safety camera for traffic control at two intersections. Monday’s meeting started…

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