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Kennesaw July 22, 2024

Proposed Kennesaw budget comes with property tax increase

By Rebecca Gaunt The proposed budget for the City of Kennesaw in fiscal year 2025 comes with a tax increase of 8.83% for maintenance and operations (M&O) and 7.45% for…

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Marietta June 30, 2024

City of Marietta to hold public hearings on tax increase

The City of Marietta will hold three public hearings regarding the city’s proposed tax increase. The millage rate will remain the same as last year, 4.692 mills, but state law…

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Opinion June 13, 2024

Is our drinking water at risk due to “forever chemicals”?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On a day that I was driving toward our local water tower, I learned that testing showed there were “forever…

Marietta May 22, 2024

Marietta Public Hearing on FY2025 Proposed Budget will take place June 5

The City of Marietta will hold a Public Hearing on the FY2025 Proposed Budget on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 205 Lawrence…

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Health Care May 20, 2024

Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.

This article by Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA, and Sarah Boden, WESA, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA and Sarah Boden, WESA May 17,…

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Kennesaw April 30, 2024

It’s ‘about safety’: Council member’s attempt to save Kennesaw treehouse rental unsuccessful

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council member Antonio Jones unsuccessfully proposed a moratorium on the demolition of auxiliary dwelling units (ADUs) in response to the city’s decision to require Ryan…

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Georgia March 22, 2024

School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes years of failure

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 20, 2024 Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to…

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Business March 19, 2024

How to Run a Successful Hair Business in 2024

by Demya Gaskin Atlanta hair stylist Ashley Harris says, ‘’I always knew what I wanted to do as a kid so, I started by preplanning.’’ Harris took cosmetology classes in…

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Georgia March 13, 2024

Another fraught Georgia election season after predictable 2024 presidential primary

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 12, 2024 This story was updated at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13,…

Cobb Police Chief VanHoozer and Cobb school board member Tre' Hutchins

Powder Springs February 17, 2024

Tre’ Hutchins reveals school safety plan at McEachern town hall

Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer joined Tre’ Hutchins to address the audience. Photo by Rebecca Gaunt by Rebecca Gaunt Post 3 Cobb County school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins…

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