Old Highway 41

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw November 23, 2022

Plans for Kennesaw hotel on Old 41 Highway dropped for mixed-use development

By Rebecca Gaunt Plans for a 140-room hotel on Old 41 Highway, where the Electric Cowboy nightclub used to sit, were officially abandoned Monday. The hotel was approved in 2018…

Cobb Parkway map at intersection with McCollum Parkway

Transportation July 4, 2022

County to hold public hearing on funds related to possible realignment of Cobb Parkway at McCollum Pkwy, Kennesaw Due West Road, and old Hwy 41

At last Tuesday’s meeting the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, in a 5-0 vote, approved a request from the Cobb DOT to hold a public hearing on an expenditure related…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History May 16, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway

The Marietta History Center will host a traveling exhibit about the Dixie Highway until July 30. Before the interstate highway system was built, the Dixie Highway, which commenced development in…

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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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Old Highway 41

Plans for Kennesaw hotel on Old 41 Highway dropped for mixed-use development

County to hold public hearing on funds related to possible realignment of Cobb Parkway at McCollum Pkwy, Kennesaw Due West Road, and old Hwy 41

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway