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Business May 31, 2022

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews wins $7 million contract for resurfacing in Forsyth County

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Company was awarded a $7 million contract for 6.757 miles of milling, inlay and plant…

Education May 30, 2022

A group of KSU professors, students, want answers after RCHSS department chair resigns and says she was ‘set up to fail’

By Arielle Robinson A group of Kennesaw State University faculty, students, and community members want answers from university officials after the only Black department chair within the Radow College of…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Environment May 30, 2022

Georgia Power pressing ahead with coal ash storage plan, slow rollout of clean energy

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 30, 2022 The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote July 22 on…

Sherlock Holmes in the fog, standing by the Thames River

Cobb County Public Library May 29, 2022

Sherlock Holmes fans: Gather at the North Cobb Library for a celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday.

The Cobb Public Library announced in a news release on its web page that a special event will be held in honor of the birthday of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation May 28, 2022

Reminder: Six Flag Parkway to be blocked this Tuesday, May 31, for month-long drainage installation project

The Cobb County Department of Transportation posted the following news release to their website announcing that Six Flags Parkway will be closed between Hillcrest Drive & Silver Mine Trail starting…

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

Health Care May 28, 2022

School-aged COVID transmission rate in Cobb County high, increasing over the past week

The transmission rate of COVID among school-aged residents of Cobb County is high, and the rate per 100,000 population is increasing, according to the latest COVID School-Aged Surveillance Report from…

Transportation May 27, 2022

GDOT lane closures paused from today through 5 a.m. Tuesday in anticipation of Memorial Day traffic surge

This is just a reminder for those of you near the big Georgia Department of Transportation projects in Cobb County you’ll get a reprieve from the disruption of lane closures…

National May 27, 2022

Why gun control laws don’t pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

By Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta May 26, 2022

Marietta History Center to participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale

The Marietta History Center announced on the City of Marietta website (reprinted below) that it will participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale. Before the interstate highway system was built,…

Product recalls May 25, 2022

Del Monte recalls products containing Jif peanut butter

The recall of Jif peanut butter for potential salmonella contamination has prompted Del Monte, which distributes a number of products containing Jif, to issue a recall of its own. The…

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