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The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business May 17, 2022

The Home Depot reports increase of $1.4 billion in sales for first quarter of 2022

Cobb County-headquartered home improvement retail giant The Home Depot reported $38.9 billion in sales for the first quarter of their 2022 fiscal year. In a press release the company stated…

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Health Care May 17, 2022

Kemp OKs expanded Medicaid coverage for new moms, rejects coverage for HIV

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 17, 2022 Low-income moms will be eligible for a year of Medicaid coverage under…

Climate and Weather May 17, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast Tuesday May 17, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday May 17, 2022 with an expected high near 86 degrees. 7-day forecast This forecast is centered on…

Business May 16, 2022

The Cobb Chamber names Artisan Custom Closets as 2022 Small Business of the Year

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that Artisan Custom Closets has been awarded 2022 Small Business of the Year. The winning company was founded in 2011, and according…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta May 16, 2022

Registration open for Marietta’s Gem City Summer Camp

The City of Marietta posted the following news on its website about the opening of registration for its Gem City Summer Camp: MARIETTA – Registration is open for Marietta Parks,…

Climate and Weather May 16, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb and much of n. Georgia, including chance of “hail up to 1 inch in diameter”

The National Weather Service, has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia for the afternoon of Monday May 16 and overnight…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History May 16, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway

The Marietta History Center will host a traveling exhibit about the Dixie Highway until July 30. Before the interstate highway system was built, the Dixie Highway, which commenced development in…

Building with stucco finish and arched doorway housing the Cobb elections headquarters

2022 Elections May 16, 2022

We’re starting the last week of early voting: How many people have voted in Cobb so far?

As we head into the last week of early voting for Cobb County’s May 24 Primary and General Nonpartisan General elections, here are the way the numbers look so far,…

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Education May 16, 2022

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 16, 2022 Georgia students will soon be trading their pencils and books for sunglasses…

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Climate and Weather May 16, 2022

Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why

By William R.L. Anderegg, University of Utah [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees,…

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