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Shepherd’s Men members recognize outstanding veterans and SHARE graduates at the 2021 Shepherd’s Men Dinner & Auction

Health Care September 22, 2022

Shepherd’s Men to hold benefit for injured veterans

Shepherd’s Men, a Marietta-based veteran’s advocacy group associated with the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, is holding a fundraising dinner and auction to benefit injured veterans. The event will be held…

Harold Lloyd and Midred Davis looking at each other lovingly through round-framed black rimmed glasses

Film September 20, 2022

Marietta’s Strand Theatre has big event planned for Silent Movie Day, featuring live organ accompaniment

September 29 is Silent Movie Day, and Marietta‘s Strand Theatre is celebrating by showing an assortment of silent movies, accompanied in the way they were originally shown in the early…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History September 19, 2022

Dr. Marietta Monaghan to speak about historical architecture at Marietta History Center

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website about about a subject that should be of interest to people interested in historic preservation and…

Business September 13, 2022

Danya Trent appointed site lead for Lockheed Martin Greenville facility

Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that Danya Trent, vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ F-16 Programs, will now also serve as site lead of the company’s Greenville, South…

Lala Nicole with accompanist at Welcome to South Cobb)

Music September 11, 2022

From Colombia, to Florida to Marietta: country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole

Colombian-born country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole, who now lives in Marietta, performed a half-hour set at the Welcome to South Cobb festival yesterday at the Eddy at Riverview Landing, on a…

Zachary Bernknopf smiling, with stadium seats behind him

International September 1, 2022

A conversation with Marietta native Zachary Bernknopf, who will be volunteering in Kosovo with the Peace Corps

The Courier spoke with Zachary Bernknopf over the phone Wednesday. Bernknopf, a native of Marietta, will be going to Kosovo to work as a Peace Corps volunteer on a community…

Strand Theatre on Marietta Square in article about Six Strings Cure

Music August 29, 2022

Smoke on the Mountain returns to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The musical comedy Smoke on the Mountain will come to Marietta’s Strand Theatre September 9 to 18, 2022. According to promotional materials for the performances: Rollicking, exhilarating, and charmingly funny,…

Children with GSO members, once holding a violin

Music July 13, 2022

GSO awarded NEA grant for Sensory Friendly concert series

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has been chosen for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its annual Sensory Friendly concerts….

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,…

Second Helpings May 17, 2022

Ice Cream Is Happiness

By Brian Benefield [This is the latest of Brian Benefield’s Second Helpings columns, highlighting food in Cobb County. To read more of his reviews, follow this link] The thermometer is…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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