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Cobb County July 28, 2021

Cobb commissioners fund Magistrate Court staff to relieve COVID-related case backlog

In a 4-0 vote (with Commissioner Keli Gambrill absent), the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a request from Cobb County Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan Murphy to use $1,778,430.05 of…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Economy July 27, 2021

Judge Murphy’s efforts to lessen the effects of the eviction crisis featured in White House hearing

The efforts of Cobb County Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan Murphy to lessen the effects of the impending eviction crisis were featured in the Second White House Eviction Prevention Convening. Murphy…

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

Health Care July 13, 2021

Dr. Memark reports uptick in Cobb COVID cases

At the July 13 Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting this morning Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, reported an uptick in COVID…

Health Care June 5, 2021

Cobb COVID cases continue to drop

There was continuing good news in this week’s Cobb County COVID report, as cases continue to drop, according to a news release from the county. With the rolling average of…

Transportation June 4, 2021

Striping of I-575 at Barrett Parkway to resume this evening

The striping of I-575 starting at Barrett Parkway will resume this evening, Friday June 4 at 9 p.m. It will affect traffic in both directions. The Georgia Department of Transportation…

Health Care May 14, 2021

Cobb schools will no longer require fully vaccinated individuals to wear a mask

The Cobb County School District has updated its COVID-19 precautionary policies based on recent CDC recommendations. The press release from the district announcing the change is reprinted below: Cobb Schools…

Labor movement April 30, 2021

Union issues failing report card for KSU

Kennesaw State University’s chapter of the United Campus Workers of Georgia union says the university continues to fail at looking after its students and employees. The union held a rally…

Georgia March 17, 2021

Jaret Usher, former Cobb ADA, to serve as GBI legal director

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced yesterday that Jaret Usher will be promoted to Director of the GBI’s Legal Division. Usher, a Cobb County native, began her GBI career…

Economy March 10, 2021

Rep. David Scott’s office issues statement on passage of American Rescue Plan Act

U.S. Representative David Scott‘s office issued the following press release celebrating the passage of the $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan Act by the House. Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13)…

Dr. Danny Branstetter in white medical jacket

Health Care March 5, 2021

At one-year mark of first Georgia COVID-19 cases, a Wellstar physician gives an update

Dr. Danny Branstetter, a physician with Wellstar Health System and an expert on infectious disease and COVID-19, spoke to the Courier about what we know about COVID-19 on this one-year…

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