Kennestone Ranked 6th Best Hospital in Metro Atlanta
Wellstar Kennestone in Marietta was ranked sixth in the Atlanta region and ninth in the state in theannual "Best Hospitals" rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
The magazine analyzed data from 4,800 U.S. hospitals and ranked Wellstar Cobb Hospital as 15th in the state and ninth in Metro Atlanta.
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Powder Springs Mayor Warns of Closed Meeting Leaks
Powder Springs Mayor Pat Vaughn sent a warning to City Council members before Monday’s legislative meeting, telling them that if they leak information from executive sessions, they “can be sanctioned.”
The warning stems from an email sent to council members by former three-term Councilman Tom Bevirt. The email, provided to Patch by Bevirt and posted at the bottom of this article, asks mostly questions but does reveal Bevirt found out the city will not utilize a selection committee in its search for a permanent city manager.
“He couldn’t have done this with his own mind,” Vaughn said of Bevirt’s knowledge of the situation, later adding, “You can laugh if you want to, but that’s an ethics charge.”
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TSPLOST Debate Comes to East Cobb
If you're still on the fence about the Atlanta regional transportation referendum, Monday's impassioned TSPLOST forum in East Cobb might not have done much to change your mind.
For many of the more than 200 citizens who attended the forum at , their minds were made up a long time ago. And they weren't shy about grilling the pro-TSPLOST panelists, former Cobb State. Rep. Chuck Clay and WSB traffic reporter Capt. Herb Emory.
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Election May Make Sullivan Case Moot
If a to the isn’t held before the July 31 primary election, the whole issue will be moot, said one local resident who filed the complaint against Sullivan in .
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