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Weather January 19, 2025

National Weather Service revises terminology in cold weather alerts to reflect seriousness of extreme cold

By Mark Woolsey As brutally cold weather settles into Cobb County and metro Atlanta late Sunday into Monday, you may notice some changed weather terminology. On Oct.1, the National Weather…

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Mableton January 19, 2025

Agendas for City of Mableton work session and regular meeting: January 22, 2025

The Mableton City Council will meet next Wednesday, January 22 at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168. A work session will begin at 5:15 p.m., and the…

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Climate and Weather January 19, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, January 19, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, January 19, 2025. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Cobb County and…

Weather January 19, 2025

Extreme Cold Warning issued for metro Atlanta and north Georgia counties

The National Weather Service issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia beginning at noon on Monday, January 20. Counties from metro…

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Kennesaw January 19, 2025

Trains, Trains, Trains returns to Kennesaw’s Southern Museum

Photo courtesy of the City of Kennesaw By Mark Woolsey What’s old is new again at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in downtown Kennesaw. This facet…

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Education January 18, 2025

Bells Ferry ES Second, Third Grade relocating; Ragsdale removes Dugard memoir

By Rebecca Gaunt Second and third graders at Bells Ferry Elementary in Marietta will attend school at Chalker Elementary starting in August 2025 for the duration of a major construction…

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Business January 18, 2025

New businesses licensed by Cobb County in the week ending January 17

Here are the 57 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, January 17, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

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Cobb County January 18, 2025

Another Little Free Library created in Cobb

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report, along with photos, about a new Little Free Library in Cobb: Quintasha “Quin” Swanson, who works with the City of Austell…

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Cobb County January 18, 2025

Cobb County District 2 Commissioner candidate forum coming Jan 29

The sponsoring organizations distributed the following news release about a candidate forum for Cobb County Commission District 2 to be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Cobb County District 2…

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Education January 18, 2025

Cobb officials respond to Lindley Middle School shooting

By Rebecca Gaunt Several elected officials and community leaders have issued statements following Wednesday’s incident in which a student at Lindley Middle School in Mableton used a firearm on campus…

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