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2020 Elections August 27, 2020

GEMA to provide Personal Protective Equipment for Cobb poll workers

According to a press release from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has agreed to ship Personal Protective Equipment…

Lisa Morgan President of Georgia Association of Educators (photo courtesy of the Georgia Association of Educators)

Guest Opinion August 27, 2020

An Open Letter to Georgia Families by Lisa Morgan, President, Georgia Association of Educators

The Georgia Association of Educators distributed the following open letter to the media, from Lisa Morgan, their president. Less than six months ago, Georgia reported the first positive cases of…

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

Marietta August 25, 2020

Glover Park Concert Series cancelled

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the annual Glover Park Concert Series has been cancelled this year due to the spread of COVID-19. Here is the complete…

Guest Opinion August 25, 2020

As schools open, children’s mental health remains a priority

[This is a guest opinion by Melanie Dallas, LPC, the interim CEO of the Cobb County Community Services Board] By Melanie Dallas, LPC If last spring students were enthusiastic about…

Health Care August 24, 2020

Wellstar pediatrician warns against skipping immunizations for children

Dr. Andrew Doyle, a pediatrician with Wellstar Health System, warned that a dangerous drop in childhood immunizations is taking place nationwide, and if it continues as the schools reopen for…

Tiffany Wingo steps forward to speak as the Wingo family's attorney Tim Gardner looks on (photo by Richard Solomon)

Cobb County August 21, 2020

‘I can’t breathe’: Calls for Investigation into Kevil Wingo’s Death Rise

COBB COUNTY, GA – Georgia lawmaker David Wilkerson, representatives from the Cobb NAACP and Georgia ACLU held a press conference Thursday at the Cobb County Detention Center and called on…

Screenshot of rendering of townhome development to be built at 1630 Stanley Rd.

Kennesaw August 18, 2020

Kennesaw adopts millage rate; council members disagree on rollback

Kennesaw adopted a maintenance and operations (M&O) millage rate of 8.0 mills and a bond millage rate of 1.5 mills at Monday’s city council meeting. The rates are the same…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna August 18, 2020

Derek Norton issues executive order requiring face coverings in Smyrna

Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton issued an executive order today requiring the use of face coverings in public with the exception of a list of exclusions delineated in the order. The…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business August 18, 2020

Home Depot declare $1.50 dividend, releases quarterly results

Home improvement retail giant The Home Depot, headquartered in Cobb County, announced a second quarter cash dividend of $1.50 per share, payable on September 17 to shareholders of record on…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb County August 18, 2020

When will the Cobb senior centers reopen?

A question we hear regularly is: when will the Cobb Senior Centers reopen? The short answer is that a date to reopen has not been announced. In early July, Cobb…

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