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A photograph of a Menora, a nine-candle holder

Kennesaw December 11, 2020

Kennesaw to hold Hanukkah menorah lighting

The City of Kennesaw will hold a Hanukkah menorah lighting in downtown Kennesaw on Sunday December 13, 2020. Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling will join with Rabbi Zalman Charytan of the…

new Kennesaw recreation center rendering

Kennesaw December 10, 2020

New Kennesaw recreation center on track for early completion

Kennesaw’s new $10.5 million recreation center being built in Adams Park has an expected completion date of December 2021, due to the City Council approving the reallocation of Special Purpose…

Marietta Deputy Fire Chief Christi Malec

Marietta December 7, 2020

Christi Malec named new Marietta deputy fire chief

Christi Malec has been named the new deputy fire chief for the City of Marietta. According to the news release from the City of Marietta announcing the promotion, Malec was…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth December 4, 2020

Electrical rate increase coming to Acworth in the new year

Acworth’s Board of Aldermen unanimously approved adjustments to power and environmental costs at their biweekly city council meeting Thursday evening. Both the electrical power rates and Environmental Compliance Cost Recovery…

A portion of Thurman Springs Park in downtown Powder Springs

Powder Springs December 2, 2020

Powder Springs wins award for downtown redevelopment

The City of Powder Springs issued the following press release announcing an award the city and their Downtown Development Authority received from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The City of Powder…

Kennesaw December 1, 2020

Kennesaw’s Day with Santa canceled; recreation center may be completed early

Kennesaw city officials cited spiking COVID numbers as the reason for canceling the annual Day with Santa event scheduled to take place Dec. 5. The city held a pared-down version…

Powder Springs November 23, 2020

City of Powder Springs closes offices due to COVID-19 surge

The City of Powder Springs posted the following announcement on their website, stating that their offices will be closed to the public effective today: To protect public health, City of…

Cobb County November 21, 2020

Jerica Richardson transitions into the District 2 BOC position

Long days, meeting after meeting, poring over budget documents and community outreach have become standard operating procedure for Jerica Richardson, who was elected to the District 2 County Commissioner post…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business November 18, 2020

Home Depot reports 23 percent increase in sales over third quarter of last year

In its third quarter earnings report The Home Depot announced a 23.2 percent increase in sales over the third quarter of 2019. The Cobb-headquartered retail giant reported $33.5 billion in…

Kennesaw zoning proposals postponed during council meeting.

Kennesaw November 17, 2020

Two controversial Kennesaw zoning requests postponed until December

Developers for two Kennesaw properties, both which have generated concerns from the public, have been granted hearing postponements until December. The first is the 3.35-acre property at 1520 Old Highway…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Kennesaw to hold Hanukkah menorah lighting

New Kennesaw recreation center on track for early completion

Christi Malec named new Marietta deputy fire chief

Electrical rate increase coming to Acworth in the new year

Powder Springs wins award for downtown redevelopment

Kennesaw’s Day with Santa canceled; recreation center may be completed early

City of Powder Springs closes offices due to COVID-19 surge

Jerica Richardson transitions into the District 2 BOC position

Home Depot reports 23 percent increase in sales over third quarter of last year

Two controversial Kennesaw zoning requests postponed until December