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History September 18, 2022

Upcoming Sankofa Festival previews new museum in Cobb opening in 2023 that will look at life of Africans before slavery

By Arielle Robinson When European slave traders kidnapped Africans from the western and central portions of the African continent during the Transatlantic slave trade, not only were people kidnapped, entire…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb Senior Services September 17, 2022

Class in Maximizing your Tablet for Cobb Seniors 55 years of age and older

Are you a Cobb County resident 55 years of age or older who has a tablet computer, but who suspects you are not getting the most out of it? Cobb…

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Dance September 17, 2022

Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre announces its 2022-2023 schedule

The Marietta-based Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre (GMDT) announced its 2022-2023 schedule. GMDT is housed in the Georgia Dance Conservatory on Marietta Square. The GMDT website describes the mission of the…

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Food September 16, 2022

Restaurant and other food service inspection scores in Cobb County: Saturday September 10- Friday September 16

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotel and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Transportation September 16, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for Saturday September 17 – Friday September 23, 2022

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 September 17 – September 23, 2022….

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Marietta Police Department September 15, 2022

Marty Ferrell appointed as Marietta police chief

Now it’s official. Marty Ferrell, who had been interim chief of the Marietta Police Department, has been officially hired as police chief. City Manager Bill Bruton Jr. had previously recommended…

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Education September 15, 2022

The Cobb Chamber announces its 33rd annual Give Our Schools a Hand events

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that three events will be held as a salute to education in Cobb County: the Handprint Unveiling Ceremony on October 6, 2022,…

2022 Elections September 14, 2022

U.S. Senate Republicans shy away from proposed 15-week national abortion ban

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission]September 14, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans are skeptical…

a heat map of Cobb's employment by cities. The numbers are available within the text of the article

Cobb by the Numbers September 13, 2022

How do the cities within Cobb County rank in concentration of jobs?

As the Courier shifts its focus to provide heavier coverage of quality-of-life issues in the Cobb County, including mobility and the environment, we’re expanding, updating and repurposing some of the…

Holidays September 12, 2022

Kennesaw presents Spook-Central Park on October 15

The City of Kennesaw’s annual Fall-O-Ween Fest this year features a costume contest at Spook-Central Park, a showing of the film “Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island”, and more. For more information…

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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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