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Mableton December 12, 2024

Mableton considers its Solid Waste Management Ordinance, appoints Director of Code Enforcement

By Madi Sutter The Mableton City Council held an initial reading of its Solid Waste Management Ordinance in its December 11 meeting and approved several other resolutions and appointments. The…

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Climate and Weather December 11, 2024

Wind advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Wed Dec 11

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and much of the rest of north and central Georgia until 7 p.m. for Wednesday December 11. What is…

Aging December 11, 2024

Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham Updated December 9, 2024 Originally Published December 9, 2024 Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit…

History December 10, 2024

Hollywood Cemetery’s 19th Century beginnings

This is a revised and expanded version of a story originally published in the Courier in May 2016. At that time, the Cobb County Courier was called River Edges and…

Mableton December 10, 2024

Agendas for Mableton City Council work session and regular meeting Wednesday Dec. 11

The Mableton City Council will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11. There will be a work session beginning at 5:15 p.m., and the regular meeting will begin at 6:30. We’ve included…

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Health Care December 8, 2024

How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen December 6, 2024 The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year…

Health Care December 7, 2024

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

This article by Andy Miller, Renuka Rayasam, and Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead December 5, 2024…

Mableton December 7, 2024

Mableton city council work session to be held Monday (agenda included)

The Mableton City Council will meet in a work session this Monday, December 9, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168. We’ve included the…

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Marietta, Uncategorized December 4, 2024

Marietta announces road closure schedule for this week’s rail crossing work

The City of Marietta posted the schedule of closings of railroad crossings for CSX maintenance. The city posted the following announcement to its website: CSX Transportation (CSX) has notified the…

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Dance December 4, 2024

Marietta-based Georgia Ballet to present the Nutcracker

The Georgia Ballet will present its production of The Nutcracker from December 5-9, 2024, at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre near Marietta Square. This year’s performances will blend tradition with…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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