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Education December 9, 2022

When the punishment is the same as the crime: Suspended for missing class

by Tara García Mathewson and Maria Polletta, Center for Public Integrity This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C….

Weather December 9, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: morning fog, afternoon thunderstorms, Friday December 9

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County on Friday December 9 due to patchy dense fog in the morning, and expected showers and thunderstorms in…

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Health Care December 8, 2022

COVID in Cobb County from the report issued December 7, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state and the counties weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, December 7, 2022….

Crime December 8, 2022

Dropping the Charges Against General Cienfuegos Was William Barr’s Call

by Tim Golden, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

Race and Racism December 8, 2022

White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways

by Rowhea Elmesky, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Olivia Marcucci, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a…

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Elections December 8, 2022

Senate runoff fatigue renews debate over election process in Georgia

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 8, 2022 After spending one year in the U.S. Senate, appointed Sen. Kelly…

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Weather December 8, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. Thursday, December 8

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of the region due to expected dense fog the morning of Thursday, December 8, and…

2022 Elections December 6, 2022

Georgia runoff elections are exciting, but costly for voters and democracy

by John A. Tures, LaGrange College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In Georgia, if no candidate receives 50% of the general election vote for a…

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National December 6, 2022

Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to the House – it’s an idea older than Congress itself

by Julie Reed, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the…

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Health Care December 5, 2022

Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents

This article by Judith Graham was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Judith Graham December 5, 2022 Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs…

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Business & Economy, Local Business March 21, 2026

Check out the 39 new businesses licensed in unincorporated Cobb County over the past week

Cobb County issued 39 new business licenses between March 15 and March 20, 2026, reflecting a steady mix of home services, construction trades, and small-scale retail and food ventures. The…

Education, News March 21, 2026

Video of public comments at the March 19, 2026 Cobb school board meetings

By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to remove public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the…

Home sale prices, Real Estate March 21, 2026

January 2026 Home Sales in Kennesaw Mountain High Attendance Zone

These prices for January 2026 home sales in the Kennesaw Mountain High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort…

Government & Politics, Local government March 21, 2026

Mableton City Council Work Session, Regular Meeting Agendas

The Mableton City Council will hold a work session and a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy. The work session begins at…

News, Transportation March 21, 2026

This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule…