YMCA

Recreation February 8, 2023

Registration now open for the YMCA of Metro Atlanta day camp sessions

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is now offering summer day camp sessions at its 18 locations in the metro area, including the following three Cobb County locations: McCleskey-East Cobb Family…

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Recreation September 12, 2022

YMCA of Metro Atlanta offering free one-day guest passes through September 18

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is offering visitors a one-day free guest pass from September 9 through September 18. The three branches in Cobb County are: The McCleskey-East Cobb Family…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Volunteer events September 3, 2022

Cobb County YMCAs to hold community service events September 10

Three Cobb County YMCA branches will hold community service events on Saturday September 10. The McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA will host volunteer outdoor painting projects. The location of this branch…

Health Care April 28, 2022

Three Cobb YMCA’s among the 18 locations holding festivals on Healthy Kids Day, April 30

For Healthy Kids Day this Saturday, there will be festivals at 18 YMCA locations in metro Atlanta, including three in Cobb County. The YMCA is also partnering with Cobb &…

Sports February 5, 2022

YMCA waives membership fees for new members in the month of February

The YMCA announced a membership fee for new members this month. There are three Cobb County YMCAs, at the following locations: McCleskey East-Cobb YMCA: 1055 East Piedmont Rd, Marietta, GA…

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Science and Technology October 4, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin…

Cumberland October 4, 2023

Football, movies, music and more: the Battery Atlanta releases its October schedule

The Battery (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Battery Atlanta released its schedule for the beginning of the fall season. Events include Friday movie nights, an escape room, College…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

Politics October 4, 2023

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump-style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

by Karyn Amira, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13,…

Uncategorized October 4, 2023

Where the Supreme Court stands on banning books

by Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Efforts to ban books in public schools and public libraries reached an all-time high…