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Politics July 2, 2024

Democrats reel from ‘terrible’ Biden debate performance as he defends candidacy

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 29, 2024 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden touched on a flood of criticism…

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Business July 2, 2024

Cobb Chamber announces Leadership Cobb’s 2025 class

The Cobb Chamber released the list for the 2025 class of its influential 10-month Leadership Cobb program. Leadership Cobb began in 1983; since then, much of the county’s political and…

Cobb County June 29, 2024

Purchase and installation of furniture and shelving approved for new Gritters Library

In a sign that the long-awaited opening of the new Gritters Library is near, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last Tuesday, approved a $219,627.46 contract with…

Transportation June 28, 2024

Lane closures on I-285 Friday night and through the weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-285 between South Atlanta Road and Donald Hollowell Parkway beginning tonight, Friday, June 28, at 9 p.m. The purpose of…

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Mableton June 28, 2024

Mableton moves forward on the development of its Comprehensive Plan

By Madi Sutter The City of Mableton voted in its June 26 meeting to approve the contract negotiations between Mayor Michael Owens and Georgia-based city planning firm Grice Consulting Group,…

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Health Care June 27, 2024

Closing of Rural Hospitals Leaves Towns With Unhealthy Real Estate

This article by Taylor Sisk first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Taylor Sisk June 26, 2024 JELLICO, Tenn. — In March 2021, this town of about 2,000…

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Powder Springs June 27, 2024

The City of Powder Springs will kick off its fourth-annual “Sounds of the Springs” Concert Series on July 27

Photo above: Kasper and the 911 Band — courtesy of the City of Powder Springs The City of Powder Springs distributed the following press release about this year’s installment of…

Mableton June 20, 2024

“A bench by the road” placed to commemorate enslaved people in Cobb County

On June 18, the day before Juneteenth, a group of people gathered at the Concord Road trailhead of the Silver Comet Trail to watch the unveiling of the “Bench by…

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Opinion June 19, 2024

Florida’s False Lessons On Tulsa, Atlanta and Other Racial Massacres Are Terrifying

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As we celebrate Juneteenth, the newest Federal holiday, and the freeing of enslaved people in America, Florida’s education curriculum provides…

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Marietta July 5, 2025

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