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Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation August 15, 2024

Marietta firm wins two GDOT contracts in latest transportation contract list

Cobb County businesses are often well-represented among the winners when the Georgia Department of Transportation releases its periodic list of contracts. Several large Cobb-based firms are involved in road construction,…

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Business August 14, 2024

A bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses − 2 marketing professors explain why

by John Lynch, University of Colorado Boulder and Jean-Pierre Dubé, University of Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Orion Brown started Black Travel Box to…

Wellstar Health System President and CEO Candice L. Saunders and KSU President Kathy S. Schwaig (photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University)

Education August 13, 2024

Wellstar commits $25M to expand partnership with Kennesaw State

Wellstar Health System President and CEO Candice L. Saunders and KSU President Kathy S. Schwaig (photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University) The following article and photos first appeared on the…

A rat standing next to a bottle with the poison skull and crossbones

Science and Technology August 13, 2024

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

by Meghan P. Keating, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and…

Transportation August 13, 2024

A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since the 1940s, there has been a broad shift away from public transit across…

Cobb County August 12, 2024

Cobb Solicitor General to host town halls to educate the public about State Court

Cobb Solicitor General Makia Metzger will host three more town hall meetings for the public this month. The meetings are held so that Cobb County residents will have an opportunity…

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Elections August 12, 2024

Dealing with election anxiety? A psychiatrist explains how to channel your fears and break out of tribal thinking

by Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Instead of excitement about the upcoming election, many of my patients and friends –…

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Business August 10, 2024

Sen. Jon Ossoff to speak to the Cobb Chamber this Monday

The Cobb Chamber announced that U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff will be the featured guest at the chamber’s Marquee Monday event on August 12. Check-in and lunch begin at: 11:15 a.m. and…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County August 10, 2024

Suspect fatally shot by Cobb police at pharmacy on Cobb Parkway

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that an officer fatally shot an armed suspect in a Walgreens on Cobb Parkway. The…

Politics August 10, 2024

Members of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy – with antidemocratic rhetoric

by Christopher Miller, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Blame was cast far and wide after the attempted assassination of former President Donald…

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Cobb County September 18, 2025

LiveSafe Resources Hosts ‘A Fashion Affair’ Fundraiser Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Photo: Cobb County Solicitor General Makia Metzer, provided courtesy of LiveSafe Resources LiveSafe Resources submitted the following article about its benefit fashion show: LiveSafe Resources hosted one of Atlanta’s premier fashion events, A Fashion Affair, on Tuesday evening…

Mableton September 18, 2025

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