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The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna June 15, 2022

Smyrna’s Juneteenth celebration dinner to include talk by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of biography of Harriet Tubman

The City of Smyrna Juneteenth celebration dinner will feature author Erica Armstrong Dunbar. Dunbar wrote She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman. The Juneteenth dinner will…

Storefront with the late Dent Myer and a White History Month sign and Confederate battle flag

Kennesaw June 15, 2022

Updated with city’s response: Kennesaw councilman resigns, former councilwoman relocating business over Wildman’s reopening

By Rebecca Gaunt UPDATE: Kennesaw issued the following statement through their spokesperson, Communication and Engagement Manager Rebecca Graham: The City of Kennesaw has issued a business license to Dent Myers…

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 Care June 13, 2022

Long Wait for Justice: People in Jail Face Delays for Mental Health Care Before They Can Stand Trial

Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Georgia Health News June 10, 2022 [This article by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] Beau Hampton’s…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta June 12, 2022

Front-row tables for sale for the Marietta July 4th fireworks display

The Friends of Marietta History will sell front row seats to the July 4th fireworks display. The City of Marietta posted the following announcement on their webpage with the details:…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Economy June 12, 2022

Inflation hits fresh 40-year high, pushing Fed to get more aggressive with interest rates – and the ‘Beveridge curve’ should give it courage to do so

By Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Inflation surged at the fastest pace in over 40 years in May 2022, pushing…

President Joseph Biden at a podium with solar panels in the background

Energy June 10, 2022

Why Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense

By Daniel Cohan, Rice University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy….

Education June 10, 2022

Voting rights organizations file lawsuit over Cobb Schools redistricting

By Rebecca Gaunt Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Cobb County school board redistricting map, alleging discrimination against communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic voters, by…

Gun violence June 9, 2022

Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us

By Michael J. Klein, New York University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for…

Marietta June 6, 2022

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief visits Marietta

By Pax Riddle After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin said he was delighted to return to the “old Cherokee Nation” to see so many friends…

Gay pride flag with multicolored horizontal stripes

LGBTQ June 4, 2022

Cobb Public Library compiles reading list for LGBTQ Pride Month

The Cobb County Public Library compiled a reading list in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, observed during the month of June. Here is the introduction and the list, reprinted from…

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Education July 12, 2025

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