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Education December 5, 2023

How Georgia Educators Helped Students “Cross the Finish Line” to Graduation

By Hannah Watson (Watson is a senior at Kennesaw State University) Georgia’s four-year graduation rate increased to 84.4%, which had never occurred since 2011 Georgia teachers raised the state’s graduation…

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Smyrna November 26, 2023

Smyrna Christmas tree lighting and holiday celebration this Tuesday, Nov 28

The City of Smyrna posted the following notice to its webpage announcing its annual tree lighting and holiday celebration: Join us on November 28 from 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm…

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Politics November 24, 2023

Small-town America’s never-ending struggle to maintain its values hasn’t always been good for US democracy

by Joseph Patrick Kelly, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For better and worse, the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, has come…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community November 22, 2023

Be Thankful. Every. Single. Day.

Photo of his friend John, by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] My friend John passed away today, and I am…

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Kennesaw November 8, 2023

Kennesaw re-elects Viars, Orochena unseats Burnette

Madelyn Orochena (in pink), Tracey Viars (in blue) (Photos provided by the candidates) By Rebecca Gaunt In Kennesaw’s own bizarre version of musical chairs, Madelyn Orochena unseated Lynette Burnette for…

Marietta November 7, 2023

Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre to present The Nutcracker

Marietta-based Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre (GMDT) will feature a performance of Tchaïkovsky’s The Nutcracker, an evergreen Christmas favorite on November 24-26 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 S. Marietta…

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Environment November 3, 2023

The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California’s Ice Age history – podcast

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation, [This podcast first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In recent years, Californians have had to deal with some deadly and destructive wildfires. But…

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Cumberland October 29, 2023

The Battery Atlanta has a full lineup of events for November

The Battery Atlanta distributed its calendar of November events. It includes outdoor movies on the plaza, a Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday November 4, and several Thanksgiving and Christmas-themed…

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Sports October 20, 2023

The Braves Shouldn’t Worry About Those “Damn Phillies” For Long

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College I’m writing a musical about the last two years of Cobb County Baseball. It’s called “Damn Phillies,” where a middle-aged…

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Cumberland October 18, 2023

Atlanta Ballet to perform the Nutcracker at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Photo by Kim Kenney, provided by the Atlanta Ballet The Atlanta Ballet, based at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, announced that it will perform the holiday favorite The Nutcracker,…

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Cobb County May 13, 2025

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