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Concord Covered Bridge in article about archeological investigation at Concord Covered Bridge

Concord Covered Bridge Historic District June 18, 2017

The Old vs. the New — The preservation of Concord Covered Bridge

During the 19th Century, wooden covered bridges were a common sight throughout the area that later became metro Atlanta. Before the 1920s, when creosote became the preferred way of protecting wooden…

Elder Abuse June 10, 2017

This Thursday is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will present a proclamation to the Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force (CEATF) designating Thursday, June 15, 2017, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in…

Cobb residents celebrating county commission decision to move forward with parks bond-- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County Parks May 23, 2017

Four properties dropped from park land acquisition list

This report was prepared from information in a May 22 parks bond property update distributed by the county. In a closed executive session, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners were told…

Mableton Parkway, Veterans Memorial Highway February 9, 2017

Final public input meeting held for Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines

The final public input meeting for the Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines was held on Tuesday at the SAE School on Mableton Parkway. Cobb County’s planning division and the…

Mableton, Mableton Parkway, Planning, Veterans Memorial Highway January 13, 2017

Citizen design workshop for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway held Thursday

Do you live near Mableton Parkway or Veterans Memorial Highway? Do you consider those roads, in their current condition, a source of community pride: pleasant places to walk, cycle, or…

Group photo of volunteers at the Cobb Household Hazardous Waste event

Community, Giving Back to the Community October 19, 2026

Volunteers help collect hazardous waste at Jim Miller Park

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb County Water‘s Household Hazardous Waste event: Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb County Water had…

drawing of oil drilling and processing machinery

Health & Wellness October 12, 2026

‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 9, 2026 CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states,…

Health & Wellness October 9, 2026

‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline

Drawing of a woman working in bank of servers in data center

Government & Politics September 29, 2026

Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 29, 2026 As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction,…

Group photo of volunteers for the litter cleanup along Discovery Blvd

Community, Giving Back to the Community September 22, 2026

Mableton Volunteers Remove 33 Bags of Litter From Discovery Boulevard

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a litter cleanup along Discovery Blvd: Volunteers from Legacy At The River Line HOA, Friends of Mableton and theSouth…

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Health & Wellness October 23, 2026

Medicaid at Risk for Hundreds of Thousands of Lawfully Present Immigrants

This article by Andrew Jones first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 23, 2026 Refugees. Sex-trafficking victims. People fleeing war. They’re among the hundreds of thousands of…

Government & Politics October 23, 2026

GOP Congressman in California Swing-District Race Defends Vote for Medicaid Cuts

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 23, 2026 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ulises Hernandez has had health coverage through Medicaid for as…

Health & Wellness October 23, 2026

Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 22, 2026 WASHINGTON — The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans…

Government & Politics October 23, 2026

Bottoms is vowing to expand Medicaid. But has the longtime Democratic priority lost its zip?

by Ariel Hart, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 23, 2026 Keisha Lance Bottoms stood outside the DeKalb County elections headquarters facing…

Justice October 23, 2026

A pregnant mom let her 5‑year‑old stay outside to collect goose feathers – and was placed on the child abuse and neglect registry

by Jennifer L. Brinkley, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ford’s Colony in Williamsburg is a leafy, gated community in Virginia’s colonial-era historic…