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Climate September 8, 2022

Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America’s aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change

By Paul Chinowsky, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Crime September 6, 2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Cobb County has two events to focus on the issue

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and in preparation there are two events in Cobb County in September to put a spotlight on the issue. The first is a program…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County September 6, 2022

Reminder: Deadline for applications to Cobb County for ARPA funding is this Friday, September 9

Cobb County posted a reminder that the application deadline for the ARPA funds detailed below is this Friday, September 9, 2022. Cobb County announced that applications are open for the…

Both Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock have agreed to a place and time for a debate ahead of the November election, just not at the same place and time. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections September 6, 2022

Candidates, mostly Republican, skip debates, bar press during midterm campaigns

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 6, 2022 WASHINGTON — With two months left of the 2022 campaign season, a majority…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw September 4, 2022

McShane Construction chosen to build 318-unit apartment building with ground-floor commercial in downtown Kennesaw

McShane Construction Company will build the apartment component of the 19-acre mixed-use development approved by the Kennesaw City Council last December. Rendering courtesy of McShane Construction The company announced its…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Sports September 4, 2022

Learn Pickleball at the Ward Recreation Center

Have you wanted to learn to play pickleball, the sport that gained an enthusiastic nationwide following? There will be a free class offered at the Ward Recreation Center on the…

Cobb County Police Chief Michael Register (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Georgia September 3, 2022

Michael Register appointed to Georgia Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a list of appointments to state boards in a press release yesterday, and among those was Michael Register’s appointment to the Georgia Board of Private…

International September 2, 2022

A winner is emerging from the war in Ukraine, but it’s not who you think

By Aaron Pilkington, University of Denver [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national…

From left, Rev. John Foster of Big Bethel AME Church, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Nikema Williams. Pelosi came to Atlanta to promote a Democratic measure aimed at restoring communities divided by unjust laws. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

Urban Design September 2, 2022

Pelosi in Georgia to plug funding to reunite Black communities split by 1950s highway projects

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 2, 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood…

Marietta Police Department August 31, 2022

Marietta City Manager recommends interim Police Chief Marty Ferrell as permanent chief

Marietta interim Police Chief Marty Ferrell has been recommended by City Manager Bill Bruton to take on the job permanently. According to the City of Marietta website: Appointed by Mr….

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