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Health Care December 29, 2021

Georgia Department of Public Health urges people to not go to ERs for COVID testing

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release asking Georgia residents to only go to hospital emergency rooms for COVID testing if their symptoms are severe. Atlanta…

Health Care December 29, 2021

CDC: COVID cases in Cobb County up 249.77 percent over past week

The County View for Cobb County on the CDC tracking website for December 29 reports that new cases of COVID-19 in Cobb County rose by 249.77 percent over the past…

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From the Editor December 29, 2021

A little explainer about the stories we’ve run lately

Those of you who come directly to our home page and browse the articles might have noticed that there have been some changes in the balance and type of articles…

Health Care December 29, 2021

Video conversation between BOC Chairwoman Cupid and Dr. Memark about Cobb’s COVID surge

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt posted a video conversation between Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health about…

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Health Care December 28, 2021

Cobb COVID case rate soars, while deaths show a one-week decrease

Cobb County’s case rate for COVID-19 is soaring, in step with the national trend as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads across the country. The current rate posted on the…

Health Care December 24, 2021

Big jump in Cobb County school-aged COVID cases over past week

The COVID case count among school-aged residents of Cobb County showed a large increase over the past week, with the count among the 5-17 age segment more than doubling, from…

Holidays December 24, 2021

Home for the holidays and worried about an older relative? Make observations, not assumptions

If you’re worried about older loved ones’ ability to care for themselves, try starting a conversation with nonjudgmental questions. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia…

Guest Opinion December 23, 2021

Highland Rivers 2021 Year in review: excellence at every level

By Melanie Dallas, LPC [This guest opinion article and Highland Rivers year in review is by Melanie Dallas, the CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health which serves Cobb County] As…

Health Care December 22, 2021

Chairwoman Cupid reinstates COVID Declaration of Emergency — masks required in county facilities

Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 in Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid has reinstated the county’s Declaration of Emergency. It includes a mask mandate at all…

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Holidays December 22, 2021

AAA offering Tow-to-Go service for holiday party-goers who have had too much to drink

AAA announced in a press release that they are activating their Tow-to-Go services as an emergency backup to help holiday party-goers avoid the dangerous practice of drinking and driving. It…

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