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Health Care August 20, 2021

Cobb school cumulative COVID cases more than double in one week: now at 1764

In one week the number of cumulative COVID-19 cases in the Cobb County School District has more than doubled, jumping from 822 last Friday to 1764 with the report released…

Education August 19, 2021

Cobb School Board work session ends in argument over adding COVID-19 to agenda

By Rebecca Gaunt An item was conspicuously absent from the agenda for Cobb County Board of Education’s Thursday meeting – COVID-19. Despite soaring cases in the county, classes sent home…

Health Care August 19, 2021

CDC: national 7-day average of daily COVID cases more than 1000 percent higher than June

According to the CDC, the 7-day average of new daily COVID cases nationwide is more than 1,000 percent higher than June’s lowest average. The CDC tweeted the following yesterday evening:…

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Business August 18, 2021

Home Depot announces second quarter earnings for 2021

Home improvement retail giant The Home Depot, whose corporate headquarters are in Cobb County, announced their second quarter earnings in a webcast, a conference call, and in a press release….

Health Care August 16, 2021

Local Doctors Sign Letter to Ragsdale and Cobb County School Board about COVID-19 protocols

The following letter was sent to the Cobb County School Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb County Board of Education signed by 240 local doctors raising concerns about the Cobb…

Health Care August 12, 2021

Cobb parents rally for mask mandate as COVID-19 tensions rise

By Rebecca Gaunt This week the entire fifth grade at East Side Elementary was sent home due to a high number of COVID-19 cases, and a school board member sent…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care August 10, 2021

Memark on COVID-19 crisis in Cobb County: “I’m tired and I can’t believe we are here again.”

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health once again painted a grim picture of the COVID-19 crisis in Cobb County in a county-produced video. While…

Powder Springs August 8, 2021

Sounds of the Springs continues August 14 with Departure: a Journey tribute band

If you’re looking for some free outdoor musical entertainment next weeked, the City of Powder Springs in hosting another concert in its Sound of the Springs series. Next Saturday, August…

From the Editor August 6, 2021

Nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts: Georgia schools and COVID-19

[This is an opinion piece from Larry Felton Johnson, Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] The title of this “From the Editor” begins with a quote from a…

Health Care August 6, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health makes statement on school COVID-19 protocols

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following statement regarding COVID-19 protocols followed by the two local school systems: Statement regarding schools and their COVID-19 policies and quarantine protocol Cobb…

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