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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day poster featuring a woman and girl

Health Care March 8, 2022

Cobb & Douglas Public Health offers free HIV testing on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Cobb & Douglas Public Health will be offering free HIV testing to mark Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) which is held on March 10. The details are in…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Crime March 8, 2022

66-year-old Cobb man convicted and given two life terms for child molestation

A Cobb County man was convicted of child molestation charges for incidents beginning in 2017, and given two life sentences plus five years. The office of Cobb County District Attorney…

Cobb police SUV with "Crime Scene Unit" on side

Crime March 8, 2022

Cobb police seek person who ran over and shot man in Mableton

Cobb County police are seeking the person or persons who ran over and shot a man in Mableton yesterday morning. The victim, an 18-year-old Hampton, Georgia man, remains in critical…

Climate and Weather March 8, 2022

National Weather Service warns of possible localized flooding in Cobb and other north Georgia counties

The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook that mentioned the possibility of localized flooding in Cobb and other north Georgia counties north of I-20 as thunderstorms start moving…

Business March 8, 2022

Cobb Young Professionals to hold St. Patrick’s Day event at Glover Park Brewery

The Cobb Chamber distributed the following press release about a St. Patrick’s Day event the Cobb Young Professionals are holding on March 17 at Glover Park Brewery: ATLANTA (March 8,…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Opinion March 8, 2022

Opinion: Partisan policies didn’t raise gas prices, and partisan sniping won’t lower them

by Hugh Jackson, Georgia Recorder [this article was published in the Georgia Recorder, and is republished with permission]March 7, 2022 In 2020 the price of oil crashed, even falling to…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Music March 8, 2022

Local musicians sought to perform in the May-Retta Daze festival April 30 and May 1

Are you a local singer-songwriter or other Cobb County musician who would like to perform for a festival in Marietta this spring? The May-Retta Daze arts, music, and crafts festival…

Economy March 8, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices race past $4.00 per gallon on Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to steadily drive gasoline prices upward, and today’s estimates on the AAA website put the price of a gallon of regular unleaded in Georgia…

Climate and Weather March 7, 2022

Warning of thunderstorms, high winds and late-week freezing temperature for Cobb and north Georgia

According to the report from the National Weather Service, there is danger of high winds, possible tornados, in Cobb County and much of north Georgia as thunderstorms head our way,…

Art March 7, 2022

ArtsBridge hires Elizabeth Lenhart as Director of Arts Education

The ArtsBridge Foundation announced in the following press release that they’ve hired Elizabeth Lenhart as their director of arts education. ATLANTA – March 3, 2022 – ArtsBridge Foundation today announced Elizabeth “Beth” Lenhart…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…