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News, Weather April 18, 2026

What percentage of Cobb County is affected by the drought?

According to the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), a division of NOAA, the Southeast is experiencing its most widespread drought in at least a quarter-century, with nearly the entire…

Weather April 18, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, April 18, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, April 18, 2026, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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News, Weather April 18, 2026

Low Humidity and Winds Continue to Raise Fire Threat Across Georgia

A Fire Danger Statement is in effect across north and central Georgia today, with very dry vegetation, low humidity, and breezy winds creating elevated wildfire risk through this evening. Outdoor…

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Health & Wellness April 17, 2026

Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human

This article by Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir, April 17, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental…

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Health & Wellness April 17, 2026

Trump picks new director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 16, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Erica…

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Government & Politics April 17, 2026

Time is running short to register to vote in Georgia’s May 19 primary election

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 17, 2026 If you’re not registered to vote in next month’s primary election,…

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International April 17, 2026

US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare

by Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With U.S. bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s…

Education April 17, 2026

Students expect their university will mishandle sexual misconduct, if they ever report it

by Heather Hensman Kettrey, Clemson University; Heidi Zinzow, Clemson University, and Megan Rebecca Fallon, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sexual misconduct – including…

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Economy April 17, 2026

How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder

by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex and Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump has again threatened to…

Crime & Public Safety, Fires April 17, 2026

Cobb County Firefighters Probe Second Blaze at Concord Crossing

Cobb County firefighters are seeking the cause of the second blaze at the same apartment complex in less than two months. Cobb Fire Lt. Stephen Bennett says the blaze broke…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes May 9, 2026

Cobb County’s alphabet soup: take the quiz on important acronyms in our county

By Larry Felton Johnson Of the evergreen quizzes that we post periodically about Cobb County this one has drawn the most traffic. I’m not sure exactly why, but I don’t…

Opinion May 9, 2026

We Do A Lot For Mom But We Should Do More For Mothers

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Americans spend quite a lot on Mom for Mother’s Day. But as a country, we could be doing a lot…

News, Transportation May 9, 2026

This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

NOTE: The full closure of north and southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cascade Road previously announced for this weekend has been postponed due to…

News, Transportation May 9, 2026

Full lane closures on I-285 postponed due to weather reports

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the scheduled full closure of north and southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cascade Road has been postponed…

Weather May 9, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, May 9, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, May 9, 2026, with a high near 77 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…