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Weather January 30, 2023

GEMA/HS and the National Weather Service announce plan for Severe Weather Preparedness Week

During Severe Weather Preparedness Week (Feb. 6-10), the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency is partnering with the National Weather Service to encourage Georgians to learn about the threats…

Education February 4, 2021

GEMA/Homeland Security rolls out new school security program

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) announced they have developed a new program to help schools identify vulnerabilities to improve the level of safety at their facilities….

Georgia September 2, 2020

Kemp appoints Chris Stallings new GEMA/HS director

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced in a press conference yesterday that he has named Chris Stallings as the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Director, and Mike Smith as…

Georgia June 30, 2020

GEMA releasing 3 million cloth masks to hardest-hit counties and Department of Education

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) announced in a press release today that they are releasing 3 million cloth face coverings to the Georgia Department of Education…

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Opinion September 26, 2023

Are American Workers Unproductive? And How Do We Compare To China?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When I was a teenager, the movie “Gung Ho” was released, which depicted the American manufacturing workers as lazy and…

Acworth September 26, 2023

Cyclist dead after being hit from behind by motorist on Cobb Parkway in Acworth yesterday

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 death of a…

Cobb County September 26, 2023

New database at Cobb 911 alerts first responders to individuals with special needs

Logan’s List is a database linked to Cobb emergency services that identifies individuals with special needs, so that when police or other first responders arrive on a call they know…

Opinion September 26, 2023

Be the connection for suicide prevention

By Melanie Dallas, LPC On September 13, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health hosted a symposium about suicide among veterans. Called “It Takes a Village to Combat Veteran Suicide,” the symposium sought…

Climate and Weather September 26, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, with a high near 84 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…