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Marietta January 8, 2022

Early morning pedestrian fatality in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a pedestrian was killed while walking in the travel lanes of I-75 North at the…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 8, 2022

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Georgia’s Board of Public Health will hold its meeting virtually this Tuesday, due to the statewide surge in COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Tommy Allegood being sworn in for this term as mayor

Acworth January 8, 2022

Familiar faces sworn in at first Acworth Board of Aldermen meeting of year

By Arielle Robinson Acworth swore in the mayor, two aldermen and two municipal judges at the first Board of Aldermen meeting of the year at City Hall Thursday evening. In…

Building with stucco finish and arched doorway housing the Cobb elections headquarters

2022 Elections January 7, 2022

SPLC announced lawsuit against new Georgia Congressional maps

The Southern Poverty Law Center announced its participation in a lawsuit against new congressional district maps, that, among other things, put the majority Black and Democratic Powder Springs and Austell…

Health Care January 6, 2022

COVID Daily Status Report not issued due to ongoing glitches, but statewide summary stated in a press release

The Georgia Department of Public Health had continuing issues with the Electronic Laboratory Reporting system, so did not issue a Daily Status Report for today, but they did issue a…

Health Care January 6, 2022

Georgia Department of Public Health temporarily removes column on PCR test data due to glitch

The Georgia Department of Public Health has suspended its reporting on PCR COVID-19 test data from the column in which it normally appears in the Daily Status Report due to…

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation January 6, 2022

After a holiday break, more lane closures on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

After the Georgia Department of Transportation gave us a holiday break from the routine of lane closures for road work, it’s back to business as usual, as the GDOT resumes…

Marcus Flowers in black cowboy hat leaning against a vertical-paneled wooden barn wall

2022 Elections January 6, 2022

Interview with Marcus Flowers, a Democratic candidate for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson The Courier interviewed Marcus Flowers, a Democrat running for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, by phone Wednesday afternoon. Flowers seeks to unseat current U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,…

Antonio Jones, accompanied by fiancée Chantel Benjamin, was sworn in by the Honorable Kellie S. Hill.

Kennesaw January 5, 2022

New Kennesaw City Council members sworn in to office

By Rebecca Gaunt Newly-elected Kennesaw City Council members Antonio Jones and Trey Sinclair took the oath of office for the first time Monday, and Pat Ferris was also sworn in…

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