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Crime November 3, 2022

Convicted serial robber sentenced to life without parole for eight 2018 robberies in Cobb County compared at the time to “Bonnie and Clyde”

Lashumbia D. Session was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole by Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Childs after Session was convicted of eight counts of armed robbery….

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Opinion November 1, 2022

Opinion: County Commissioners Side with Developers Again to Building More Rental Apartments

[This opinion article was submitted by the board of the Bells Ferry Civic Association] A multi-family 5-story 240-unit apartment complex will be built in what is commonly called “apartment city”,…

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Letters to the Editor October 31, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Future may be Dim for Minority Students

Increasing educational challenges disproportionately affect minority students. A new report shows the devastating impact school closures had on students during the pandemic. Test scores fell to levels not seen in…

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Health Care cost October 29, 2022

$38,398 for a Single Shot of a Very Old Cancer Drug

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in Kaiser Health News an on National Public Radio, republished with permission. Arthur Allen October 26, 2022 Dr. Josie Tenore and Paul Hinds…

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Health Care October 29, 2022

COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged residents for the 14-day period ending October 27

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending October 27, 2022, for Cobb County and…

Transportation October 28, 2022

Lane closures on I-75 median and Akers Mill Road Sunday evening October 30 through Monday morning

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced overnight lane closures on the median of I-75 at Akers Mill Road in Cobb County from Sunday evening October 30 until Monday morning. The…

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Transportation October 28, 2022

Daytime lane closure on SR 360 in Cobb County

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced a lane closure on SR 360 (Macland Road) for Saturday, October 29, 2022. [Editor’s note: the GDOT press release describes the closure as “Powder…

Transportation October 28, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday October 29 to Friday November 4

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday October 29 to Friday November…

Health Care October 28, 2022

What is the state of COVID in Cobb County and Georgia over the past week?

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday October 26, 2022. The numbers in…

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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…