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

Smyrna June 21, 2022

Smyrna City Council unanimously approves Juneteenth, Veterans Day as paid city holidays

By Arielle Robinson Smyrna City Council members approved a motion to make Juneteenth and Veterans Day paid city holidays for eligible staff during its regular meeting at City Hall Monday…

Jeff Buzzelli with text "2022 Greater Atlanta Heart Walk Chair"

Health Care June 20, 2022

Comcast Exec Jeff Buzzelli to chair Greater Atlanta Heart Walk

Comcast Business announced that Senior VP Jeff Buzzelli will chair the American Heart Association’s 2022 Greater Atlanta Heart Walk, which will take place at The Battery Atlanta. The company issued…

Georgia Symphony Orchestra interim co-Executive Directors Susan Stensland and Mary Kay Howard.

Music June 20, 2022

GSO Executive Director steps down, retired executive director and board member to co-lead in the interim

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra announced changes in its leadership with the resignation of Executive Director Taylor Rambo. The GSO issued the following press release: (Marietta, Ga., June 20, 2022) The…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta June 19, 2022

Laine and Kevin Berry to talk about historic preservation at William Root House June 25

Cobb Landmarks posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website about a talk at the historic William Root House that is sure to be of interest to historic…

Health Care June 17, 2022

LGBTQ adults and youth continue to face mental health struggles

By Melanie Dallas, LPC In June we recognize Pride Month, but the ongoing mental health struggles of LGBTQ individuals in our country is nothing to be proud of. Although homosexuality…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education June 16, 2022

White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.

By Nicole Carr [This article was first published in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories…

Economy June 16, 2022

5 things to know about the Fed’s biggest interest rate increase since 1994 and how it will affect you

By D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Federal Reserve on June 15, 2022, lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage…

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…

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