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Business October 10, 2024

Want to do business with Cobb government or schools? There’s an upcoming event to show you how

Do you own or manage a firm that offers a product or service, and are you interested in doing business with either the Cobb County government or with the school…

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Powder Springs October 8, 2024

The Powder Springs second annual Hispanic Heritage Fiesta

Photo from last year’s fiesta courtesy of the City of Powder Springs The City of Powder Springs announced its second annual Hispanic Heritage Fiesta. The festival will be held on…

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

Marietta October 8, 2024

Marietta’s William Root House decorated for Victorian funeral

Appropriate to the Halloween season, the William Root House is decorated for a Victorian-era funeral through October. According to the announcement on the City of Marietta website: In the 1850s,…

Justice October 7, 2024

Smith College incident is latest case of racial ‘profiling by proxy’

by Brian N. Williams, University of Virginia; Andrea M. Headley, University of California, Berkeley, and Megan LePere-Schloop, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

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Music October 7, 2024

Marietta-based GSO celebrates 100th anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue

Photo courtesy of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra distributed the following announcement about its tribute concert for the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue:…

Cobb County October 4, 2024

Cobb Public Library publishes reading list for Global Diversity Awareness Month

October is Global Diversity Awareness Month. While no single event or organization is credited with officially creating the month, it emerged from various global and national efforts to foster inclusivity,…

Drawing of houses and water with hurricanes winds

Opinion October 3, 2024

The Atlanta Area Is Not Safe From Hurricanes Anymore

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As Atlanta and Asheville learned last week, they’re no longer insulated from climate change in general, or hurricanes in particular….

Cobb County October 1, 2024

Cobb Library Fall Book Sale coming this weekend

Cobb County Public Library’s popular annual Fall Book Sale begins this weekend, October 4-6, 2024. All proceeds from the sale go directly to buying more items for the system’s 15…

A color drawing of a house, car, and tree partially submerged in a flood

Climate and Weather September 29, 2024

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell in Cobb and Douglas counties continues Sunday

The National Weather Service flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell, affecting nearby parts of Cobb County and Douglas County continues Sunday morning, September 29. The flooding is expected to…

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports September 28, 2024

Spencer Schwellenbach Shows The Braves Know How To Prepare Rookies

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College With the Atlanta Braves’ season on the line, pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the New York Mets. It’s yet another example…

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