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Cobb County Public Library July 27, 2023

Cobb Public Library system receives grants to aid in narrowing the digital divide

According to a news release from the Cobb County Public Library, the system was awarded two grants to support digital literacy and broadband adoption in the community. They were chosen…

A black/white labrador retriever with a blue leash

Pets and Pet Adoption July 25, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “You can tell by my wagging tail that I’m anxious to go home with you. Please adopt me!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female black/white labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…

Mableton District 1 Councilman Ron Davis, Mableton District 2 Councilwoman Dami Oladapo, Mableton District 3 Councilwoman Keisha Jeffcoat, Mayor Michael Owens, Mableton District 4 Councilwoman Patricia Auch, Mableton District 5 Councilman T.J. Ferguson, Mableton District 6 Councilwoman Debora Herndon all seated in a row at a table

Mableton July 25, 2023

Agenda for July 26 Mableton City Council and minutes from three previous meetings available here

Mableton Interim City Clerk Susan Hiott distributed the agenda for the July 26 Mableton City Council meeting plus supporting documents for the meeting. Those include minutes from the previous three…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton July 25, 2023

Mableton Improvement Coalition membership now open to all residents within Mableton city limits

The Mableton Improvement Coalition, which had previously limited full membership to residents of the 30126 zip code, has now expanded its membership to include parts of the City of Mableton…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care July 24, 2023

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 14 to July 20

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Mableton July 22, 2023

Next Mableton City Council meeting set for Wednesday July 26

Mableton Interim City Clerk Susan Hiott distributed the following announcement: “CITY OF MABLETON STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE “Special Called Transitional City Council Meeting “There will be a…

Austell Mayor Ollie Clemons reading to children

Cobb County July 22, 2023

Cobb Collaborative creates program for children from birth to five years

From the Cobb Collaborative The Basics Cobb County is Cobb Collaborative‘s Birth-5 programming that aims to provide fun, simple, and powerful strategies to help every child reach their full potential….

The brick front of the Lewis Ray Library, with dappled shade

Cobb County Public Library July 22, 2023

Cobb’s Lewis Ray Library to close for renovations and transformation into Family Services Branch

According to a news release from Cobb County Public Library Communications Coordinator Thomas Brooks, the Lewis A. Ray Library will close temporarily starting Monday, August 7, for a renovation project….

Climate and Weather July 21, 2023

Flash flood warning in effect for Cobb and nearby counties until 12:15 a.m. Saturday July 22.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning in effect for Cobb County and several other nearby counties, in effect until 12:15 a.m. Saturday (just after midnight) July…

People talking and looking at display easels

Transportation July 20, 2023

Residents give input on upcoming South Cobb Transit Center

by Caleb Groves South Cobb residents voiced their opinions at the public workshop for the new South Cobb Transit Center held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Connection Pointe Church….

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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