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

Health Care November 10, 2020

Cobb BOC recognizes Cobb & Douglas Public Health 100-year anniversary

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners presented a proclamation recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Cobb & Douglas Public Health. According to the text accompanying the agenda item: In 1920, Cobb…

2020 Elections November 8, 2020

Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…

2020 Elections November 5, 2020

700 remaining absentee ballots to be counted in Cobb

Cobb elections Director Janine Eveler wrote the Courier in an email that there are 700 remaining absentee ballots to be counted in Cobb, in addition to resolving provisional ballots. The…

2020 Elections November 4, 2020

With 16,000 absentee ballots remaining to be counted, Democrats lead in Cobb countywide races plus narrow lead in BOC District 2

Cobb County Director of Elections Janine Eveler told the Courier in an email that there are around 16,000 absentee ballots remaining to be counted, along with 878 provisional ballots from…

2020 Elections November 3, 2020

Leroy Tre’ Hutchins: incoming Democratic member of the Cobb County Board of Education

Leroy “Tre” Hutchins, who is running unopposed for Cobb County Board of Education Post 3, answered questions from the Courier about his plans and positions as an incoming school board…

East West Connector mixed-use stipulation being read by Commissioner Lisa Cupid

Cobb County October 22, 2020

Cobb BOC approves mixed-use development on East West Connector in 3-2 vote

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a mixed-use development in District 4, at the intersection of the East West Connector and Floyd Road, in a 3-2 vote at their…

Cobb Senior Citizen Council lifetime achievement honorees

Cobb County October 21, 2020

Senior Citizen Council of Cobb selects honorees for lifetime achievement proclamations

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County issued the following press release highlighting the lifetime achievement proclamations, which they selected, and which the Cobb BOC presented: The Senior Citizen Council…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Economy September 15, 2020

Cobb to host event on rental and mortgage assistance

One of the crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is the inability of many citizens to keep current with their rent and mortgage payments because of lack of income…

Cobb County August 31, 2020

COVID-19 financial relief available for Cobb Not-for-Profits

Financial relief is available for Cobb County Not-for-Profit organizations that have been hurt by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The county established the Not-for-Profit Small Organization Relief Grant program, which will…

Cobb County, Health Care August 17, 2020

UPDATED: Cobb leadership to review Kemp executive order, which allows possible local mask mandate

[UPDATE: an update to the original press release was issued, and the following paragraph added: Boyce says he believes that the growing success by the business community, state and county…

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Education October 31, 2024

Cobb eighth grader expelled for warning friend of shooting threat

By Rebecca Gaunt Upon hearing that three Cobb schools were the target of a violent threat, a Campbell Middle School special education student accessed Google Chat in his first-period class…

Pedestrian Safety October 31, 2024

Dangerous conditions for pedestrians on South Cobb Drive at serious accident site

By Larry Felton Johnson According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson, the Cobb County Police Department’s STEP Unit is investigating an incident on South Cobb Drive, north…

Health Care October 31, 2024

Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jackie Fortiér October 30, 2024 This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer…

Elections October 31, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

Holidays October 31, 2024

Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite

by Richard Hartel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You…

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