road construction

Transportation June 2, 2021

Cobb County announces road closings for summer construction

Cobb County announced road closings of three county roads for the summer construction season. The announcement on the county’s website highlighted projects on Cheatham Hill Road, Willeo Road at the…

Smyrna March 3, 2020

Major Construction on the Way as Smyrna Awards $29.6 Million Windy Hill Road Contract

Things are about to get messy on Windy Hill Road. A $42-million extreme makeover of the corridor funded by sales tax dollars was approved in 2016. Since that time several…

Repaving Brookside Drive -- trucks spread asphalt

Cobb County, Mableton July 5, 2018

Repaving Brookside Drive in Mableton — Part 2

Repaving Brookside Drive continues Repaving crews have been working on streets adjoining Oakdale Road. Over the past few days they’ve begun spreading and rolling the asphalt. This is our second…

Crew at work on a repaving project in Mableton (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County, Mableton July 2, 2018

Repaving of Brookside Drive in Mableton

Repaving of Brookside Drive Repaving crews have been working on the streets adjoining Oakdale Road, including Brookside Drive. We’ve put together a slideshow of the work-in-progress. This morning crews scraped…

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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

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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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road construction

Cobb County announces road closings for summer construction

Major Construction on the Way as Smyrna Awards $29.6 Million Windy Hill Road Contract

Repaving Brookside Drive in Mableton — Part 2

Repaving of Brookside Drive in Mableton