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aerial map of Veterans Memorial Highway at Cooper Lake Road

Land Use and Zoning July 7, 2022

Cobb Planning Commission postpones decision on rezoning for child care center on Veterans Memorial pending stipulation letter from applicant

At the July meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission on Tuesday commissioners voted 3-0 to hold (postpone) a decision on a rezoning request that would allow the operation of…

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Public Transit July 5, 2022

Latest GDOT Major Mobility Investment Program newsletter features transit project with high impact on Cobb County

The July 5 edition of the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Major Mobility Investment Program Newsletter features updates on a project that will have a high impact Cobb County, and is…

aerial map showing triangular lot on Wade Green Road

Land Use and Zoning July 5, 2022

Cobb Planning Commission delays decision on application to allow 32 townhomes on Wade Green Road

The Cobb County Planning Commission held (or delayed) a decision until the next meeting on an application from KM Homes that would allow the company to build a 32-unit townhome…

Cobb Parkway map at intersection with McCollum Parkway

Transportation July 4, 2022

County to hold public hearing on funds related to possible realignment of Cobb Parkway at McCollum Pkwy, Kennesaw Due West Road, and old Hwy 41

At last Tuesday’s meeting the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, in a 5-0 vote, approved a request from the Cobb DOT to hold a public hearing on an expenditure related…

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Town Center July 3, 2022

Cobb BOC approves funding for additional design services for the South Barrett Reliever

At last Tuesday’s meeting of the the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the commissioners unanimously approved additional funding for design services for Phase 3 of the South Barrett Reliever. According…

Town Center July 3, 2022

Agreement approved by Cobb BOC that will allow KSU to install pedestrian lights in Town Center Community Improvement District

As part of the consent agenda at the Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting last Tuesday, the BOC approved an Intergovernmental Lighting District Agreement with the Town Center Community Improvement…

Cobb County July 3, 2022

Jim Harner named Cobb’s new Chief Human Resources Officer

At last Tuesday’s meeting of the the Cobb County Board of Commissioners Jim Harner was approved as the county’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. He takes over the department at…

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Cobb County July 3, 2022

Cobb BOC approves continued funding for Cobb’s Child Support Services program in 4-1 vote

In a 4-1 vote at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the BOC approved funding that would allow the continuation of the long-standing Child Support Services…

Land Use and Zoning July 2, 2022

Cobb County Planning Commission to meet this Tuesday, July 5

The Cobb County Planning Commission will meet this Tuesday, July 5, at 9 a.m. in the BOC Room on the 2nd Floor of 100 Cherokee Street, Marietta, GA 30090. The…

Cobb County June 28, 2022

Cobb police request new record management system, additional funding and phased build-out for new Precinct 6

At their meeting this evening, Tuesday June 28, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a request from Cobb Chief of Police Stuart VanHoozer, Sheriff Craig Owens, Public Safety…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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