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Science and Technology June 14, 2023

Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists

by John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Glass is a material of many faces: It is both…

diagram of a device consisting of nothing but a ground wire, a resistor, a switch and an antenna

Science and Technology January 24, 2023

Device transmits radio waves with almost no power – without violating the laws of physics

by Joshua R. Smith, University of Washington and Zerina Kapetanovic, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new ultra-low-power method of communication at first…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library April 5, 2022

Cobb County Public Library has Wi-Fi-equipped Chromebooks for checkout for people with little or no broadband access

The Cobb County Public Library now has 150 Chromebooks with built-in cellular Wi-Fi service that are available for checkout to library patrons 17 years old and up who have either…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County July 29, 2021

Superior Court to upgrade property record software

At the request of Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor, Support Services Director Sharon Stanley, and Information Services Director Kimberly Lemley, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved replacement of the…

Forklift unloading pallets of Chromebooks for Cobb schools

Education September 23, 2020

Conversation with the CEO of the company providing Chromebooks to Cobb schools

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a lot of changes in the way we interact, do business and in particular how we educate our children. The Cobb County School District has…

Government & Politics May 24, 2025

Cobb posts notice of cybersecurity event, phone number for call center

Cobb County posted two notices, one announcement posted yesterday about a cybersecurity event the county has been monitoring since early May, and the other about a call center the county…

Community Life, Uncategorized May 24, 2025

Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K presents the Silver Pen Award for 2025

Photo provided by KCMGK: L to R: John Kone, past president KCMGK; Rosie Teague, KCMGK; Aailyah Reeves, Powers Ferry ES Silver Pen award winner; Jim Perry, past president KCMGK and…

Opinion May 24, 2025

Peers use their lived experience to help others

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I thought a lot about what the title of this column would be. One of my ideas, the one I obviously didn’t choose, was “We all…

Weather & Environment May 24, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, May 24, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, May 24, 2025, with a high near 78 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Education May 23, 2025

Cobb County School District proceeding with Mableton bus depot over objections

Photo above: Mableton resident Susan Steinway speaks out on school bus depot during public comment at school board meeting By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District issued a bid…

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