On August 14th the Cobb County Department of Transportation opened “non-cost technical proposals for Engineering Consulting Services” for the design of planned sidewalks and other pedestrian improvements for Mableton Parkway…
[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…
By Larry Felton Johnson As part of a project to convert to electricity as much as possible, I purchased a used 2023 Chevy Bolt 1LT EV (electric vehicle) three days…
This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen August 25, 2025 As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s…
This article by Henry Larweh, Rachana Pradhan, and Rae Ellen Bichell first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell August…
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) issued the following advisory about extensive upcoming road work affecting the portions of I-20 and I-285 area in Mableton and in southwest Atlanta. The…
By Rebecca Gaunt In a 5-2 vote, the Cobb County school board approved a $1.97 million contract with Woodstock-based NPSG Built to add parking at 440 and 460 Glover St.,…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Just over the border from Cobb County, earlier this month, readers packed FoxTale Book Shoppe to hear two nationally-recognized authors,…
By Mark Woolsey Cyclists celebrating the completion of a key Silver Comet Trail segment and interested in fighting multiple sclerosis will take to the streets of Atlanta and Cobb County Saturday,…
photo above: Chattahoochee National Recreation Center: by Madeline Hipp By Madeline Hipp Forest bathing, or mindfully existing in nature has marked positive effects on mental health. Urban tree canopies can…