East West Connector

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

Cobb County August 29, 2024

Woman killed in crash on East West Connector

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

Cobb police SUV with "Crime Scene Unit" on side

Cobb County May 30, 2023

15-year-old homicide victim found off Quiet Creek Court Sunday morning

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department issued the following public information release: On Sunday, May 28, 2023, around 11:35 am, Cobb County Police responded to an address…

A group of people, one on a bicycle, stand around a table set up on the Silver Comet Trail

Chattahoochee RiverLands, Connect the Comet April 21, 2023

Connect the Comet continues to push for link from the Silver Comet Trail to the Atlanta Beltline

On Sunday, April 16, Connect the Comet set up a table on the Silver Comet Trail roughly midway between the spur trail that begins at the East West Connector near…

bridge with a very narrow clearance for pedestrians)

Accidentally car-free August 18, 2022

Accidentally car-free part 3: A shopping trip to the East West Connector

[This is the third installment in Accidentally car-free, a diary of my experiment in getting around in Cobb County without a car] In the last installment of Accidentally car-free I…

Land Use and Zoning October 20, 2021

Cobb Board of Commissioners approve large mixed-use development off the East West Connector

In a 3-2 vote the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning application that will allow Greystar to build a mixed-use development with 340 residential units on the southwest…

EMS Technology Solutions staff lined up in two rows, the front row kneeling the back standing.

Business August 17, 2021

Cobb software firm makes Inc Magazine’s fastest-growing 5000 list

EMS Technology Solutions, a Cobb-based software firm located in the Austell area near the East West Connector, made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. For…

Cobb County February 15, 2021

Two Cobb shooting victims die, suspected shooter in critical condition

Two victims of a shooting on Peel Castle Lane, near the East West Connector in Cobb County, died of their wounds. The incident took place Sunday evening, and police arrived…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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East West Connector

Woman killed in crash on East West Connector

15-year-old homicide victim found off Quiet Creek Court Sunday morning

Connect the Comet continues to push for link from the Silver Comet Trail to the Atlanta Beltline

Accidentally car-free part 3: A shopping trip to the East West Connector

Cobb Board of Commissioners approve large mixed-use development off the East West Connector

Cobb software firm makes Inc Magazine’s fastest-growing 5000 list

Two Cobb shooting victims die, suspected shooter in critical condition