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Cobb Chamber accepting 2025 Citizen of the Year nominations

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Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

by Seema Lakdawala, University of Pittsburgh and Anice Lowen, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict research on viruses and pathogens called gain-of-function studies. The National Institutes of Health is now taking steps to cancel dozens of such studies – including ones that have been deemed safe by agency scientists who reviewed them, according to Science magazine and The Washington Post. The term “gain of function” is often taken to refer to research with viruses that puts society at risk of an infectious disease outbreak for questionable gain. Some research on emerging viruses can result in variants that gain the ability to infect people, but this does not necessarily mean the research is dangerous or that it is not fruitful.Cobb · Cobb Read Article

Vision to Learn has distributed 300 pairs of glasses and county at Cobb libraries

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following report on the success of its Vision to Learn mobile clinics: Vision To Learn mobile clinics at Cobb County libraries in June through mid-July provided more than 400 eye exams, resulting in glasses for over 300 students. The professional eyecare teams of VTL have worked through about two-thirds of the exam appointments at the nine host Cobb library locations on the 2025 summer break calenda…Cobb · Cobb Read Article

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Cobb approves traffic project at Shallowford-Gordy Parkway

The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract for traffic improvements at the intersection of Shallowford Road and Gordy Parkway in Northeast Cobb. The project was awarded to Backbone Infrastructure of Sugar Hill in the amount of $995,561, and was the low bidder out of four companies. According to an agenda item, the work will focus on the western intersection of Shallowford and Gordy, including realigning the turn lanes and pav…Cobb · Cobb Read Article

Pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway opens in time for All-Star festivities

By Mark Woolsey Just in time for Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities, the pedestrian bridge linking the Cobb Galleria Centre and Cumberland Mall over Cobb Parkway is open again. The bridge was shut down March 24 for painting, sandblasting, renovation and enhancement work. It reopened in the middle of this past week. Cobb County Department of Transportation officials stated that elevator modernization work on the span was ongoing and ex…MLB · Cobb Read Article

Cobb EMC considering term limit extension

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Members of the Cobb Electric Membership Corporation will decide later this summer whether to extend term limits for the co-op’s board of directors.Cobb · Cobb Read Article

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Candidates for office in Cobb: send us your press releases, but with one condition

Cobb Chamber accepting 2025 Citizen of the Year nominations

Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

Vision to Learn has distributed 300 pairs of glasses and county at Cobb libraries

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Pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway opens in time for All-Star festivities

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Candidates for office in Cobb: send us your press releases, but with one condition

Cobb Chamber accepting 2025 Citizen of the Year nominations

Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

Vision to Learn has distributed 300 pairs of glasses and county at Cobb libraries

MDJ Biz Briefs for 7/17/25

Cobb approves traffic project at Shallowford-Gordy Parkway

Pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway opens in time for All-Star festivities

Cobb EMC considering term limit extension