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Silver Comet Trail June 28, 2017

Connect The Comet delivers petition with 4,000 signatures to Georgia State Capitol

The decade-long battle to extend the Silver Comet Trail into the City of Atlanta continued Wednesday morning as a group of volunteers from Connect The Comet delivered a petition to…

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Cobb County May 11, 2017

Cobb County will apply for ARC grant to develop Chattahoochee River mixed-use trail

The Cobb County Department of Transportation is taking the lead in a joint project to build a multi-use path along the Chattahoochee River. It would begin at Mableton Parkway, extend…

A sleek mid-20th Century passenger train

The Silver Comet Story January 23, 2017

The Silver Comet Story — the beginning

This is the first installment in a periodic series that will track the Silver Comet from its beginning as an innovative passenger train line, to the Silver Comet Trail, a…

Silver Comet Trail January 21, 2017

Connect the Comet Citizen Meeting Sunday Jan 22

Would you like to see the Silver Comet Trail really finished, and connected to Atlanta’s thriving Beltline? This heavily used and economically important multi-use path will become even more useful…

Cyclists on the Silver Comet Trail for article about Silver Comet Extension

Atlanta Beltline, Silver Comet Trail, Smyrna September 10, 2015

Connect the Comet citizen meeting

Connect the Comet is holding a citizen meeting on Sunday, September 13, 4-5:30 PM, at the Vinings Bank, 4135 Atlanta Road SE, in Smyrna. Anyone interested in this project is…

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens speaks to the city council and the attendees

Government & Politics, Local government October 16, 2026

Mableton City Council approves the city’s inaugural comprehensive plan

photos by Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow By Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow The Mableton City Council unanimously approved the “Elevating Tomorrow Mableton 2045 – City of Mableton’s Inaugural Comprehensive Plan” which outlines how…

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

Community Life September 24, 2026

Things to Do in Cobb County This Weekend, Sept. 25-27

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27. Be sure to check the information in the…

Community, History May 14, 2026

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, often with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia…

A cluster of headstones in Collins Springs Cemetery

Community Life May 7, 2026

A walk through Collins Springs Cemetery near Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This evergreen article was originally an installment in the series “Accidentally car-free“. I’ve updated the article.] A truth I learned a long time ago, and that…

Community, History March 23, 2026

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

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Health & Wellness November 2, 2026

Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct. 30, 2026 Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their…

Government & Politics November 2, 2026

A GOP Congressman Backed Medicaid Work Requirements. His Voters Might Be Exempt.

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Nov. 2, 2026 When U.S. Rep. David Valadao defended voting for a bill aimed at reducing…

Government & Politics November 2, 2026

Explosive spending, ugly ads and courtroom battles set stage for tense midterm elections

by Ashley Murray and Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 1, 2026 WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night,…

Health & Wellness November 2, 2026

Georgia helped inspire the Medicaid work rules. Its own rules could soon end.

by Briah Lumpkins and Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 2, 2026 After years of searching for…

Government & Politics November 2, 2026

From 18th‑century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them

by Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Less than a week before Election Day, The New York Times reported that people…