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Smyrna Fire Department December 5, 2022

Matt Stewart of the Smyrna Fire Department Honored in 2023 American Lung Association Firefighter Calendar

The American Lung Association distributed the following press release announcing Smyrna firefighter Matt Stewart will be in its 2023 Fight for Air Climb Firefighter Calendar. ATLANTA (December 5, 2022) –…

Powder Springs December 5, 2022

Ribbon-Cutting Set for Goodr Grocery Store Wednesday at Powder Springs’ Tapp Middle School to help fight food insecurity

The City of Powder Springs passed along the following press release: Powder Springs, GA (Dec. 5, 2022) ~ Sustainable waste management and hunger relief company, Goodr, will be unveiling their…

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 5, 2022

“I’m going to stare at you with these big sad eyes until you adopt me!” The Cobb County Courier’s pick for adoptable Dog of the Day

The Cobb County Courier’s Adoptable Dog of the Day, taken from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is named Cali. The following information on this potential family member is copied…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 5, 2022

“Please, adopt me now!” Cat of the Day

The Cobb County Courier supports the adoption of animals from shelters, rather than purchase from pet stores. So we’ve begun highlighting a Dog of the Day and Cat of the…

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Health Care December 5, 2022

Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents

This article by Judith Graham was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Judith Graham December 5, 2022 Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs…

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Economy December 5, 2022

Georgia gasoline price average drops below $3.00

Georgia gasoline prices per gallon dropped to below $3.00 per gallon for regular unleaded on average over the past week. According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters the…

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Weather December 5, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Monday December 5

The National Weather Service forecasts widespread rain here in Cobb County on Monday December 5, 2022 with a high temperature of near 50 degrees. The rain is expected to extend…

Weather December 5, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: widespread rain forecast that could lead to flooding, Monday Dec. 5

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County on Monday, December 5, due to expected widespread rain across north and central Georgia that might lead to…

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2022 Elections December 4, 2022

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration issues statement on State Board of Elections investigation

Cobb County Board of Elections and Resignation issued the following statement about the State Board of Elections’ investigation into the problems with the county’s absentee ballot process over the course…

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Literature December 4, 2022

Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

by Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books…

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