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Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta May 27, 2022

Marietta proposed budget summary online for viewing

If you’d like a look at what the proposed budget for the City of Marietta holds in store, you can take a look at the summary by following this link….

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

History May 26, 2022

Cobb NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square

The Cobb NAACP will host its annual Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square celebrating the end of slavery. The Juneteenth holiday and the event are described in the news release below,…

a map showing the boundaries of the proposed new cities in Cobb County

2022 Elections May 26, 2022

Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 26, 2022 Efforts to carve three new cities out of Cobb County failed Tuesday…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

2022 Elections May 26, 2022

Sonja Brown and James Luttrell will face each other in the June 21 runoff for Cobb County Superior Court

Magistrate Court Judge Sonja Brown and attorney James Luttrell will face each other in the June 21 runoff for the Cobb Superior Court seat opened by the retirement of Judge…

a map of Georgia state House District 39

2022 Elections May 25, 2022

Cummings and DeLancy face likely June 21 runoff for House District 39 Democratic Primary

The unofficial vote tally in the Democratic race for Georgia state House District 39 indicates that Terry Cummings and Monica DeLancy will likely face each other in a runoff on…

Marietta May 24, 2022

City of Marietta to hold public hearing on its proposed budget June 1

The City of Marietta will hold its budget hearing for FY2023 on June 1. The details are in the news release from the City of Marietta website, reprinted below: MARIETTA…

Building with stucco finish and arched doorway housing the Cobb elections headquarters

2022 Elections May 23, 2022

Tally of votes cast at the end of early voting in Cobb County, with breakdown by party and poll site

Early voting ended Friday evening in Cobb County for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan general election, and the Cobb elections website posted the total votes cast for the period,…

Photo of Carlos Stiven Diaz-Barrios seated with hand on chin

Missing Persons May 23, 2022

Marietta police seeks public’s health in locating missing teen with autism

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued a public information release asking for the public’s help in locating a Marietta teen with autism who disappeared from his family’s…

Screenshot of Becky Sayler speaking at a Cobb Board of Education meeting

Education May 21, 2022

No answers from Cobb Schools about changes to Dual Language Immersion program

By Rebecca Gaunt A month after Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced significant changes to the dual language immersion program, parents say they are frustrated with the lack of communication and equity….

Transportation May 20, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for May 21 to 27

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday May 21 to Friday May…

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Climate and Weather January 8, 2025

Update on winter storm watch for metro Atlanta and north Georgia

The National Weather Service updated the winter storm watch at 3:10 p.m. The primary change in this update is the forecast of how much snow might fall. The NWS repeated…

Opinion January 8, 2025

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Immigration January 8, 2025

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

by Margot Moinester, Washington University in St. Louis and Kaitlyn Stanhope, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented…

Environment January 8, 2025

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

by Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen….

Literature January 8, 2025

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous…

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