The newest escape room at Cobb County Parks, “Prison Break,” opens Sept. 10 and runs through Oct. 30 at the Oregon Park Annex in Marietta. You can try this interactive challenge with friends, family or colleagues. Teamwork and puzzle-solving a must. In the escape room, you’ve been wrongfully sentenced to life without parole. You’ve settled […]
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Dinosaurs come to Mable House
The Mable House has crash-landed in the Mesozoic Era. You and your family can join the Jurassic Journey to unearth the dinosaurs’ nests and engage in the ultimate egg hunt from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. The Jurassic Journey, for ages Ages 3 to 10, is a self-guided game beginning in the Arts Center’s Mesozoic […]
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Here are the roads that will be closed for Bibb County’s Labor Day races
On Monday, September 6, roads will be temporarily closed for the Labor Day Road Race. Starting at about 7 a.m. all traffic headed into town on Vineville Avenue will be blocked. The 5K road race will begin at 7:30 a.m. Traffic going out of town on Vineville Avenue will be diverted at Hines Terrace to […]
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Crews prepare to lift section of Golden Ray shipwreck onto dry-dock
Responders completed cutting operations on the remainder of the Golden Ray wreck on Saturday. Wreck removal personnel separated the remainder of the Golden Ray wreck into two sections on Saturday and they are preparing to lift and stow Section Five onto a dry-dock barge. Once the Section Five is removed, response engineers will prepare Section […]
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
Here’s how much it costs per year to drive in Georgia
Car prices are surging in the United States. Rising demand, in conjunction with a limited supply of new vehicles on dealer lots, has led to a 45% increase in the consumer price index for used vehicles since June 2020. Perhaps now more than ever, car buyers should bear in mind that the cost of vehicle […]
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COVID-19 has killed more than 20,000 Georgians
The number of confirmed Covid deaths in Georgia has now surpassed 20,000, state officials said Friday. In addition, there are more than 3,000 “probable’’ deaths from Covid, according to the state Public Health website. Georgia’s first confirmed Covid death was in March 2020. “It is tragic but not surprising that we have surpassed this grim […]
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Georgia author pens romance novel, Southern Steel
Southern Steel, a new book by Sherrie H. Coombs, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Determined to live out her late father’s dreams, Sydney James has achieved the ultimate success in education and in the world of engine design. Independent, laser-focused, and determined, she lives a lonely life, believing that the key to […]
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Want to go to a football game? Get vaccinated
The college football season is kicking into high gear, the NFL season starts Sept. 9, and the baseball pennant races are heating up. For the first time since 2019, nearly all stadiums will be fully open to fans. In the so-called Before Times, sitting shoulder to shoulder inside a stadium with tens of thousands of […]
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UGA and Clemson: Football rivals, but peach partners
Georgia and South Carolina share a border, a passion for football and pride in their peaches. With the University of Georgia and Clemson University campuses separated by a mere 70 miles, the Bulldogs and Tigers began fighting it out on the football field in 1897. Over dozens of games, UGA and Clemson have had many […]