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2022 Elections March 23, 2022

Nick Miller: Democratic candidate for House District 35

By Rebecca Gaunt Nick Miller found his calling as a community organizer and now hopes to bring that passion to the recently redrawn Georgia House District 35, which includes Kennesaw…

Jason Esteves outdoors, smiling, wearing suit jacket

2022 Elections March 20, 2022

Jason Esteves: Democratic candidate for state senate district 6

By Rebecca Gaunt Jason Esteves is running as a Democrat for State Senate District 6. Esteves and his wife Ariel live with their two children in northwest Atlanta. A former…

a heat map of the parts of the county with the least resources to recover from disaster, explained in the text of the article

Cobb by the Numbers March 20, 2022

Community resilience and FEMA: what does it mean for Cobb County?

Cobb County is no stranger to disasters. We had major flooding in 2009, and last September we were slammed with floods that were serious enough to make residents eligible for…

a screenshot of a map showing the boundaries of proposed cities of East Cobb (on the right of the map), Lost Mountain (to the left of the map) Mableton (on the bottom of the map) and Vinings (bottom right on the map)

2022 Elections March 12, 2022

Cobb cityhood town hall discusses police, fire, taxes

Last Wednesday evening Cobb County government held a wide-ranging one-hour town hall meeting about the three cityhood initiatives that will be on the ballot May 24 (East Cobb, Lost Mountain…

NOAA map showing swirling clouds over the U.S. east coast

Climate and Weather March 12, 2022

Freeze warning added to the wind and winter weather advisories already in effect for Cobb County

The National Weather Service has placed Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia under a freeze warning. We are under continuing wind and winter weather advisories. As…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

2022 Elections March 9, 2022

County-sponsored town hall meeting about the Cobb cityhood ballots this evening

This is a reminder that the first in a series of town halls on the cityhood initiatives that will be on the ballot for East Cobb, Lost Mountain, Mableton and…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library March 6, 2022

Cobb Public Library to digitize the county’s city directories

If you’ve ever done detailed genealogical or historical work tracking a person, a business, or a fixed address through time, you’ll know what a valuable resource city directories can be….

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Cobb County Public Library March 6, 2022

South Cobb Regional Library Babytime

South Cobb Regional Library hosts a fun and educational half-hour event called Babytime on Monday mornings from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for caregivers and children ages 0-24 months. >> You…

Lisa Campbell, a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 35

2022 Elections March 5, 2022

Lisa Campbell: Democratic candidate for House District 35

By Rebecca Gaunt Lisa Campbell hopes to bring 30 years of business experience to the Georgia legislature as the representative for newly-redrawn House District 35. Ed Setzler, a Republican, currently…

Cobb by the Numbers February 28, 2022

Proposed East Cobb, Vinings cities assemble census tracts with the lowest Black population

It is about race. Specifically, the proposed cities of East Cobb and Vinings have carved out the census tracts with the lowest Black population in the county when drawing their…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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