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Marietta January 24, 2025

UPDATE: Missing Person in Marietta found safe

UPDATE: Thirty-seven-year-old Demarcus Benton has been located safe and reunited with his family. Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed the following notice about a missing person in…

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Health Care January 21, 2025

Junk Food Turns Public Villain as Power Shifts in Washington

This article by Stephanie Armour and David Hilzenrath first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Stephanie Armour and David Hilzenrath January 17, 2025 The new Trump administration could…

History January 5, 2025

William Grady Bagby, one of the last depression-era bandits

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…

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Mableton January 4, 2025

When Mableton first was (and shortly thereafter wasn’t) a city

[The Cobb County Courier is republishing some of our earliest articles. When many of these articles were first published, our readership was less than 10,000 per month. Now that we’re…

Marietta December 20, 2024

Marietta’s HR awarded Large City Agency Award of Excellence

The City of Marietta announced on its website that its Human Resources and Risk Management Department has been awarded the Large City Agency Award of Excellence by the Georgia Local…

Opinion December 19, 2024

Highland Rivers 2024 Year in Review: more services in more places

By Melanie Dallas, LPC As one of the largest public behavioral health providers in Georgia – serving 13 counties with a combined population of nearly 1.8 million – Highland Rivers…

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Marietta December 17, 2024

Marietta man, 71, reported missing after wandering from assisted living facility

Photo of Cartha Speed courtesy of the Marietta Police Department Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed the following public information release: 71-year-old Cartha Speed of Marietta wandered…

Health Care December 17, 2024

Helicopters Rescued Patients in ‘Apocalyptic’ Flood. Other Hospitals Are at Risk, Too.

This article by Lauren Sausser and Holly K. Hacker first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser and Holly K. Hacker December 16, 2024 ERWIN, Tenn. —…

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Kennesaw November 27, 2024

Kennesaw City Council to vote on plan to cover safety facility funding gap

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council will vote on funding an increase of $6.5 million for the new public safety facility at the Dec. 2 council meeting. The updated cost…

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Smyrna November 27, 2024

Smyrna Public Safety Foundation, Braves and first responders host Shop with a Hero

Smyrna Public Safety Foundation’s Shop With a Hero event, in collaboration with the Atlanta Braves and local first responders, returns to Smyrna on Dec. 13 The following news release was…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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