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A color drawing of a house, car, and tree partially submerged in a flood

News, Weather May 6, 2026

Flood watch in effect for much of Georgia beginning Wednesday PM

A Flood Watch will be in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning for much of north and central Georgia, where excessive rainfall could cause flooding in low-lying, flood-prone, poor…

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Opinion May 6, 2026

GA 2026 Governor’s Race Echoes The 2020 GA Senate Race

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Does this sound familiar? Two Republicans bash each other repeatedly during the primary, while a Democratic Party candidate making a…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness May 5, 2026

States Eye Aid To Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts

This article by Bernard J. Wolfson first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 5, 2026 LOS ANGELES — At Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, patients on…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, State Government May 5, 2026

Voter guide: Republican candidates for Georgia Secretary of State

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 5, 2026 The race to become Georgia’s next top election official is well…

Government & Politics, State Government May 5, 2026

Voter guide: Democratic candidates for Georgia Secretary of State

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 5, 2026 The race to become Georgia’s next top election official is well…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education May 5, 2026

Bullying is common in elementary school – and it’s more likely to happen in classrooms that are chaotic

by Qingqing Yang, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] About 1 in 4 elementary students in the United…

Education May 5, 2026

Denmark’s ‘hands‑off’ approach to parenting could offer a blueprint for raising more resilient, self‑reliant kids

by Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Much has been written about Denmark’s consistently high scores in global happiness rankings, so it…

outline of a human head with drawing of brain visible

Science & Technology May 5, 2026

Photographic memory is a myth – here’s what research really says about remembering

by Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive:…

Opinion May 5, 2026

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Boy Scout Troop 22 litter cleanup group photo with orange litter bags and yellow safety vests

Community, Giving Back to the Community May 5, 2026

Scouts Remove 16 Bags of Trash From Cooper Lake Road in Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Boy Scout Troop # 22 litter cleanup of their adopted mile ofCooper Lake Road: Boy Scout Troop #…

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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…