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Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County July 20, 2019

Final public hearing on Cobb budget next Tuesday

The final public hearing on the upcoming Cobb budget will be next Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting on the second floor of…

coal ash, Environment July 19, 2019

Environmental groups warn coal ash is contaminating groundwater in Cobb County

Environmental groups are warning the public that coal ash, the toxic waste left after burning coal for electricity, is not being stored safely in Cobb County and they need the…

Joe Bozeman, Betsy Brown, Mack Turner, MaryHelyn Hagin and Rick Kienel shared what it was like to grow up in Acworth and Kennesaw.

History July 19, 2019

Cars, football and Vietnam: Longtime residents reminisce about Acworth and Kennesaw

From teenage high jinks in the 1950s and ‘60s to the painful era of the Vietnam War, five people with deep roots in their communities shared about growing up in…

Cobb County July 15, 2019

National Night Out in Cobb set for August 6

Cobb County’s National Night Out, a yearly event put on by law enforcement agencies nationwide, will be held in Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road SW, Marietta, GA 30008, on…

Cobb County July 12, 2019

Learn about how the Cobb County Budget works, in Budget 101

The Cobb County budget process can be confusing, so residents have a chance to take part in a workshop called Budget 101. To help Cobb residents understand the process by…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

coal ash, Environment July 9, 2019

Environmentalists To Hold Meeting on Coal Ash Contamination in Cobb

Environmental groups have organized a public informational meeting about coal ash waste in Cobb County and its effect on the environment. Coal ash is created by burning coal in coal-powered…

Operating room at the WellStar Outpatient Surgery Center in Acworth, Georgia.

Acworth July 5, 2019

WellStar opens Outpatient Surgery Center in Acworth

WellStar Health System will open a third Outpatient Surgery Center they describe as state-of-the-art on July 15. The center is located in North Cobb at the Acworth Health Park located…

Site of Bob Callan Trail (photo by Haneefa Walton)

Cobb County July 2, 2019

Bob Callan trail ribbon-cutting date set

The Cumberland Community Improvement District board met on Thursday and announced the ribbon-cutting for a trail extension that will connect to other trails within Cobb County. Kim Menefee, Executive Director,…

Sarah Clay Lindvall of ArtsBridge Foundation accepting the organization's second-straight Emmy Award for their live broadcast of the Shuler Awards with Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Art and Culture, Uncategorized June 29, 2019

Cobb County’s ArtsBridge Foundation wins second Emmy Award

Cobb-based arts organization the ArtsBridge Foundation received its second Emmy Award on June 15 for its production of the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards. Also known as the Shuler…

Steven Valentine, an English instructor with Family Kickstart Georgia, in front of his ESL classroom lecturing

Cobb County June 24, 2019

ESL Class in Cobb draws low attendance despite high registration numbers

A Cobb County library hosted its weekly English as a Second Language (ESL) class with seven people in attendance on Tuesday. The Stratton Library, in connection with Family Kickstart Georgia,…

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Opinion & Editorial May 16, 2025

Bookman: Some likely suspects who knifed MTG’s U.S. Senate run

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 15, 2025 Through most of last week, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sounded…

Government & Politics May 16, 2025

Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound…

Equity & Justice May 16, 2025

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