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Crowd rises to applaud Stacey Abrams at Gala of Cobb Democrats

2018 elections, Cobb County Democrats August 19, 2018

Optimistic Cobb Democrats celebrate ‘Infinite Shades of Blue’ at the Omni Hotel

There’s a blue wave coming in Cobb County. At least, that was the message delivered by a host of high-profile political candidates and party insiders during the Annual Awards Gala…

2018 elections May 14, 2018

Healthcare, public education top priorities for Georgia Lt. Governor candidate Sarah Riggs Amico

Sarah Riggs Amico proudly counts herself among this year’s wave of first-time female political candidates, entering the race for Georgia Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat. But what Amico really wants…

2018 elections April 21, 2018

Two Democratic candidates for Georgia House and Senate seats in East Cobb talk about their priorities at meet-and-greet

At a meet-and-greet in East Cobb on Friday evening, two Democratic candidates for Georgia state legislative seats outlined their priorities and reasons for running. Karín Sandiford is campaigning for Georgia…

Cobb County School District March 1, 2018

Cobb County High School Students Plan to Walk Out In Spite of Possible Disciplinary Action

Superintendent Chris Ragsdale met with Cobb principals Wednesday to discuss the planned March 14 walkouts in support of gun control and in honor of the victims of the February 14…

Cobb County School District February 27, 2018

Group of Cobb Students planning 17-minute walkout to mark 17 killed in Parkland FL

A group of 23 students from Lassiter, Pope, Walton and Wheeler High Schools are organizing walkouts in solidarity with the National Walkout on March 14 at 10 a.m. for 17…

New business licenses article posted each week with an image of Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Business & Economy, Local Business December 13, 2025

Cobb new business listing for the week ending Friday, December 12, 2025

Here are the 53 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, December 12, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness November 7, 2025

Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health

This article by Amy Maxmen and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen and Oona Zenda November 7, 2025 When President Donald Trump posted…

Crime & Public Safety October 21, 2025

How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran crime reporter has the story behind the end of the ‘Mob War’

by George Anastasia, Rowan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The bloody mob war that is the focus of the new Netflix series “Mob War:…

Group photo from Chamber's public safety luncheon

Community Public Safety Events October 7, 2025

Cobb Chamber honors public safety heroes

The Cobb Chamber distributed the following press release about its Public Safety Appreciation Luncheon (all photos provided by the Cobb Chamber): COBB PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES HONORED AT 2025 AWARDS LUNCHEON…

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Health & Wellness October 2, 2025

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

by Ted Powers, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success…

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Community, Giving Back to the Community December 16, 2025

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