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Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta June 17, 2024

Marietta Police identify suspect in homicide

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department announced that a suspect is identified in the death of 42-year-old Samantha Wollery. She was attacked while inside her apartment on Williams…

Cobb County June 16, 2024

Cobb’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Council held its first meeting

Cobb’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Council held its first meeting. The purpose of the group is to determine how the county should spend the proceeds from lawsuit settlements over the opioid…

Marietta Police Chief David Beam in uniform

Marietta June 14, 2024

David Beam appointed Marietta Police Chief for the long haul

Marietta‘s interim Police Chief David Beam was officially appointed chief of the Marietta Police Department for the long haul at a Special Called Meeting of the Marietta City Council on…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Cobb County June 11, 2024

Plenty of opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth in Cobb County

1900 photo of Juneteenth celebration (public domain) There are Juneteenth celebrations across Cobb County this weekend. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned…

An abstract image representing cyberthreats

Cobb County June 5, 2024

Cobb government participates in cyber threat exercises

Image generated by DALL-E from OpenAI Several Cobb County departments participated in a set of cybersecurity exercises organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)….

Marietta May 31, 2024

Interim Marietta Police Chief David Beam recommended to fill the position long-term

Photo from City of Marietta website Marietta City Manager Bill Bruton, Jr. recommended that interim Police Chief David Beam be appointed to that position for the long haul. Beam has…

Marietta May 28, 2024

Police identify suspect in hit-and-run injury of police officers: seek public help in finding him

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued this update on their search for the driver who sideswiped a police cruiser and left the scene with two officers injured:…

Jennifer Susko being removed from Cobb school board meeting by police

Education May 17, 2024

Audience members removed as John Floresta’s contract renewed by Cobb school board

Photo by Rebecca Gaunt: Jennifer Susko removed from meeting by police By Rebecca Gaunt John Floresta, the chief strategy and accountability officer for Cobb County School District and a member…

Sonya Allen (L) and Cobb DA Flynn Broady (R)

Elections April 28, 2024

Broady and Allen face off in Cobb District Attorney candidate debate

Photo by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves Last Thursday’s forum at Zion Baptist Church for the Cobb District Attorney’s Office quickly shifted into heated debate. An estimated 80 to 100…

Map at intersection of Plant Atkinson Road and Church Road

Transportation April 27, 2024

Cobb DOT to hold open house on Plant Atkinson Road plans

Map above from Cobb DOT web page The Cobb Department of Transportation will hold an open house for residents to learn about the county’s plans for traffic and safety improvements…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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