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Kennesaw State University November 15, 2022

Ivan Pulinkala, who developed dance program at KSU, named provost

Kennesaw State University posted the following article to its website announcing that Ivan Pulinkala, who is credited with developing KSU’s dance program, has been named provost and senior vice president…

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Health Care cost November 15, 2022

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

This article by Fred Schulte first appeared in Kaiser Health News and in USA Today, republished with permission Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News November 14, 2022 Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died…

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Magistrate Court November 14, 2022

New judges appointed to Cobb County Magistrate Court

Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy has appointed five judges to the Cobb County Magistrate Court (see the section at the bottom of this article to learn the many functions…

Climate November 14, 2022

4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

by Rachel Kyte, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Something significant is happening in the desert in Egypt as countries meet at COP27, the…

Education November 13, 2022

GNETS funding a top legislative priority for Cobb County School District

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District’s top legislative priority for the 2023 session is to preserve the current funding mechanism for the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Supports…

Health Care cost November 13, 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: No Money, No Job, No Health Care? Not Always.

“An Arm and a Leg” is co-produced by Kaiser Health News and Public Road Productions, republished on the Cobb County Courier with permission Dan Weissmann November 11, 2022 Can’t see…

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Health Care November 13, 2022

What is inflammation? Two immunologists explain how the body responds to everything from stings to vaccination and why it sometimes goes wrong

by Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When your body fights off an…

Climate and Weather November 13, 2022

Freeze watch in effect for Cobb County and other parts of the region starting Sunday November 13, 10 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch for Cobb County on Sunday November 13 due to expected overnight sub-freezing temperatures. The freeze watch is in effect from Sunday, November…

Crime November 12, 2022

Caregiver sentenced to 20 years without parole for elder abuse in Acworth that resulted in shattered hip on 86-year-old woman

On November 7, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Angela Z. Brown sentenced Shelia Knight to twenty years to be served in custody for aggravated battery and elder exploitation. Knight was…

Transportation November 12, 2022

Some I-75 lanes near the Battery will be closed both northbound and southbound overnight Sunday for installation of Akers Mill direct access to new express lanes

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that GDOT contractors will close I-75 lanes overnight Sunday at Cumblerland Blvd. and Akers Mill Road in both northbound and southbound directions. These closures…

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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…