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Kennesaw March 20, 2020

Kennesaw declares state of emergency

The City of Kennesaw declared a State of Emergency this afternoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was issued by Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling. Earlier in the day the…

Mableton March 7, 2020

Mableton cityhood feasability study released

[Editor’s note: a reader pointed out that the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority map I originally added as the featured image was misleading, since it only included a portion of the…

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment February 19, 2020

Testing at Sterigenics plant canceled

The following news release was issued this afternoon by Ross Cavitt, Cobb County’s communications director: Air Pressure Test at Sterigenics CanceledProposed test was not part of county’s work on fire…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care February 14, 2020

Healthy Start program aims to improve pregnancy outcomes among African-American women

A room full of community health professionals, social workers, agency officials and community leaders met at the Smyrna Community Center on Jan. 22, 2020 for the first meeting of the…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

coal ash, Environment February 3, 2020

Bill would require Georgia Power to place coal ash in lined pits

Georgia Power will have to come up with a new plan for its coal ash if a new bill filed in the Georgia House passes. Georgia law does not currently…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County January 21, 2020

Genetic genealogy helps solve three Cobb rape cold cases

Three Cobb cold cases from 1999 were solved with the use of technology called genetic genealogy, according to a public information release from the office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette…

Customers at the Chattahoochee Coffee Company

Smyrna January 20, 2020

Chattahoochee Coffee Company at Riverview Landing is now open

Chattahoochee Coffee Company at Riverview Landing is now open, and not only can you stop by for a cup of coffee, and work at your laptop or mobile device in…

Janine Eveler at lectern at a BOC meeting

2020 Elections January 15, 2020

Cobb commissioners approve new voting precincts

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners proposals to create three new voting precincts were approved 4-1, with District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid opposing the motions….

Sports January 14, 2020

Atlanta Braves rename home stadium Truist Park

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That seemed to be the Atlanta Braves’ stadium name philosophy as the club announced Tuesday morning that the former SunTrust Park would be…

coal ash, Environment January 13, 2020

Duke Energy settlement in NC results in largest coal ash cleanup in U.S.

According to a December 31, 2019 news release from the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) a settlement reached with Duke Energy will result in the largest cleanup of toxic coal…

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National March 10, 2025

Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history

by Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive…

Health Care March 10, 2025

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