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Economy December 14, 2023

The US avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024?

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 12, 2023 Next year is packed with potential shifts in the economy but…

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Opinion December 13, 2023

The Fourth GOP Debate Offers Little For Suburbs And College Towns

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since 2016, Republicans have been losing the suburbs like Cobb County and college towns like Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Despite locating their…

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Climate and Weather December 12, 2023

Cobb EMA asks that if your home was damaged during the storms you fill out a survey

Cobb County asks that residents whose homes suffered structural damage from the overnight storms on Sunday December 10 report the damage online to Cobb Emergency Management Agency at https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/df351313bcb549ccac57f15cfc4a6808?portalUrl=https://CobbCountyGA.maps.arcgis.com Cobb…

Climate and Weather December 11, 2023

Hope House winter warming shelter in Cobb County to open tonight through Thursday Dec 14

With the overnight lows forecast to range from the upper 20s to the lower 30s for the next four days, the Hope House Shelter winter warming shelter will be open…

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Politics December 11, 2023

Conservatives’ ‘anti-woke’ alternative to Disney has finally arrived

by Nick Marx, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As fanfare blares, female sprinters at the starting line suspiciously eye a man in…

A chart showing place of origin of foreign-born Cobb residents

Cobb County December 10, 2023

What percentage of Cobb County population is foreign-born?

The Courier is publishing a series of articles springing from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) released last Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau (more on that below). We think…

A group photo of Powder Springs Parks & Rec receiving Agency of the Year award

Powder Springs December 6, 2023

Powder Springs Parks & Rec named Agency of the Year for cities under 20k population

Photos courtesy of the City of Powder Springs The City of Powder Springs announced in the following news release that their parks & recreation department was honored with Georgia’s Agency…

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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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Marietta December 5, 2023

Exceptional Marietta staff and retirees are given awards for their service

by Larry Felton Johnson Government workers often have a bad reputation, which we at the Courier think is unfair. We all get frustrated with long lines, roads the don’t get…

Cobb County December 3, 2023

Help families in need in Cobb by donating toys to Stuff-A-Bus

The holiday season is a time for giving, and the annual Stuff-A-Bus gives you the opportunity to provide Cobb County children from families with limited resources with a joyous holiday…

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