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Left - Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right - Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter.

Justice May 6, 2025

Porsha Winfrey receives Excellence in Legal Administration Award

Left – Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right – Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter (photo courtesy of Cobb County) Porsha Winfrey, the coordinator of Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court, received the…

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Economy May 6, 2025

How rising wages for construction workers are shifting the foundations of the housing market

by Bahaa Chammout, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Islam H. El-adaway, Missouri University of Science and Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Construction…

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Climate and Weather May 6, 2025

Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming

by Chris Vagasky, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The National Hurricane Center’s forecasts in 2024 were its most accurate on record, from…

Judge Sonja Brown, smiling, seated in robes

Cobb County May 4, 2025

Cobb Superior Court judge Sonja Brown receives award for volunteerism

According to a news release on the Cobb County website, Superior Court Judge Sonja N. Brown was honored for her dedication to volunteerism during the 25th Annual Justice Robert Benham…

Justice May 3, 2025

Cobb Chief Magistrate Murphy named “2025 Magistrate of the Year”

Georgia’s Council of Magistrate Court Judges has named Cobb County Chief Magistrate Brendan F. Murphy “2025 Magistrate of the Year.” Murphy, who was the 2021 “Workhorse of the Year,” received…

Keep Cobb Beautiful booth with bee hotel presentation

Cobb County May 3, 2025

Report and photos from the 2025 Cobb County Sustainability Expo

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos from the 2025 Cobb County Sustainability Expo: The 2025 Cobb County Sustainability Expo held at the Jim Miller Park…

A sidewalk lined with storefronts in The Battery

Cumberland May 2, 2025

The Battery Atlanta released its May schedule

The Battery Atlanta released the following May schedule: Jazz on the Plaza Green with Allatoona High School Jazz Band Thursday, May 1; 6 p.m. and Friday, May 16; 5:15 p.m….

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Food Security May 2, 2025

Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand

This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 1, 2025 Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts…

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Labor May 2, 2025

Trump administration’s attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on ‘national security’ grounds furthers the GOP’s long-held anti-union agenda

by Bob Bussel, University of Oregon, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal workforce, slash nonmilitary spending and…

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Education May 2, 2025

Trump seeks to reshape how schools discipline students

by F. Chris Curran, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students – and…

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