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Cobb County June 28, 2022

Cobb police request new record management system, additional funding and phased build-out for new Precinct 6

At their meeting this evening, Tuesday June 28, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a request from Cobb Chief of Police Stuart VanHoozer, Sheriff Craig Owens, Public Safety…

Health Care June 27, 2022

Wellstar Health System and UnitedHealthcare sign agreement

Wellstar Health System and UnitedHealthcare have signed a new agreement after months in which Wellstar facilities were out-of-network for patients insured by UnitedHealthcare. Negotiations broke down last year and on…

Matthew Wiersema holds a graphic anti-abortion sign near the Georgia State University campus. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Education May 11, 2022

University system ends era of free-speech zones on Georgia’s college campuses

By Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 10, 2022 When Georgia college students return to their campuses in the fall, they…

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

Environment May 4, 2022

Cobb County announces spill of 7 million gallons from waste water facility into Lake Allatoona: “No impact on Cobb County’s drinking water system”

Cobb County distributed the following notice of spill from the Cobb County Water System’s (CCWS) Northwest Water Reclamation Facility into Lake Allatoona: May 4, 2022 – Notice of spill from…

Health Care March 31, 2022

Co-response vital to strengthening Georgia’s mental health system

[This guest opinion article is from Melanie Dallas, the CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health] By Melanie Dallas, LPC As the Georgia General Assembly’s 2022 legislative session wraps up, we…

Climate and Weather March 10, 2022

National Weather Service: Powerful storm system to hit north and central Georgia, including Cobb County

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement that warned of a powerful storm system that could bring wintry precipitation, strong winds, and even tornadoes to Cobb County and…

Science and Technology February 22, 2022

Meet Gladys Mae West, the hidden hero behind a system billions of people rely on today

[This article first appeared in AccuWeather News, excerpted with permission. Follow this link to the full original article] Global Positioning System (GPS) was developed and originally used for military purposes,…

Health Care January 27, 2022

I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.

By Bram Sable-Smith [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] January 25, 2022 I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before…

map of Georgia with affected area of storm outlined

Climate and Weather January 15, 2022

GDOT: “It is critical that motorists take this storm system very seriously and stay off the roads”

In a press release describing the road-brining work the Georgia Department of Transportation is doing in preparation for the winter storm expected to hit Cobb County and much of the…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 10, 2022

GDPH reporting system issues resolved and Georgia COVID Daily Status update posted

The Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report was posted today, after several days of absence due to problems with the state’s Electronic Laboratory Reporting system. The message from…

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Cobb County Explained May 25, 2026