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Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County Police Department October 26, 2022

Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Cumberland Parkway near the South Cobb Drive intersection

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating the collision death of…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta Police Department October 25, 2022

Marietta woman crashes car into Rottenwood Creek, hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy, the Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash that resulted in life-threatening…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta October 25, 2022

Marietta’s historic William Root House recognized for its use of interative touchscreen technology

Marietta’s historic William Root House Museum & Garden was recognized by the American Alliance of Museums‘ Center for the Future of Museums (CFM) for its use of touchscreen technology. The…

2022 Elections October 25, 2022

The midterms will see a number of nonreligious candidates – but why is it so hard for atheists to get voted into Congress?

by Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The midterm elections are likely to return to Congress elected representatives who hold a range…

Cobb County October 23, 2022

Meetings in Cobb County for the week of Monday October 24

This is a list of government meetings that have been announced on the websites of Cobb County and the six cities within the county. If there are any meetings we’ve…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta October 23, 2022

Marietta Fire Department announces promotions

The City of Marietta announced promotions in the Marietta Fire Department that took effect in September. The city posted the following information to its website: “The Marietta Fire Department and…

Holidays October 22, 2022

With Halloween approaching the October Cobb Library virtual Graphic Novel Book Club goes ghostly and retro with a collection from EC’s Vault of Horror

This Monday, October 24, the Cobb Public Library‘s virtual Graphic Novel Book Club will get into the Halloween spirit by discussing selections from the pioneering horror comic, EC’s Vault of…

Marietta October 21, 2022

There are two upcoming town halls with Marietta City Council members next week.

There are two town halls by Marietta City Council members scheduled for next week. Ward 5 Councilman M. Carlyle Kent will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, October 26,…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw October 21, 2022

Kennesaw Parks & Recreation receives awards from state parks & rec organization

The City of Kennesaw announced that its Parks & Recreation Department was honored with the District 5 Class A Agency of the Year Award from the Georgia Recreation and Park…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna October 19, 2022

Smyrna Bulky Trash Amnesty Day: Sat Oct 22

If you are a resident of the City of Smyrna, and have bulky trash in need of disposal, you’re in luck! Smyrna has scheduled a bulky trash amnesty day for…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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