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Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County June 28, 2021

Fatal accident on I-285 in Cobb County

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, a fatal traffic accident occurred on I-285 southbound near South Cobb Drive at the…

People lined up behind ribbon for ribboncutting ceremony

Kennesaw June 27, 2021

Kennesaw’s Depot Park nears completion

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for Kennesaw‘s Depot Park on June 25, marking the completion of seven of the eight phases of the project. Further details about Depot Park and…

Powder Springs June 26, 2021

Powder Springs Carnival canceled

Due to a tragic auto accident that took the life of the wife of the carnival owner, and left his son with life-threatening injuries, the Powder Springs Carnival has been…

Smyrna June 26, 2021

VP Patty Fritz talks about UCB headquarter expansion in Smyrna

by Mark Woolsey Global biopharma company UCB is forging ahead on a $47.5 million expansion of its U.S. headquarters In Smyrna. Construction on the 60,000 square foot addition is expected…

Photo of a black lab looking upwards and wearing a bandana

Vinings June 25, 2021

Mellow Mushroom in Vinings to host pet adoption event June 26

On Saturday June 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Vinings will hold a pet adoption event. You can order a meal combination with pizza,…

photo of opening act for the Powder Springs concert series, five performers, one kneeling in front and four standing behind

Powder Springs June 25, 2021

Powders Springs to kick off summer concert series with Uptown Funk: a Bruno Mars tribute band

The City of Powder Springs released the following announcement about their upcoming free concert series “Sounds of the Springs.” The City of Powder Springs will begin its free “Sounds of…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care June 24, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV testing June 27 to mark National HIV Testing Day

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) and to honor this day Cobb & Douglas Public Health will offer free HIV tests at the Walmart on the East West…

Kennesaw June 23, 2021

Kindness Rocks at Kennesaw Art in the Park

With all the anger in the world, egged on and amplified by social media troll wars, it would do us all good to be kind to our neighbors, because kindness…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Marietta June 23, 2021

Marietta man given life sentence for armed robbery

According to a public information release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr., a Marietta man, Melvin Eugene Ward, Sr., was convicted on June 16 of…

Powder Springs June 22, 2021

Free first Pfizer COVID shots to be offered at Powder Springs July 4 SpringsFest

Cobb & Douglas Public Health will administer free first doses of the two-part Pfizer vaccination at SpringsFest, the annual Independence Day festival in Powder Springs. CDPH is asking that those…

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National March 10, 2025

Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history

by Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive…

Health Care March 10, 2025

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