Boltonville

Entrance to Hooper-McWilliams cemetery, probably erected by boy scouts in the late 1990s

History November 26, 2023

Cobb County’s Hooper family and a Civil War mystery

This is an expanded republication of an article originally published by the Courier on January 1, 2017. There is a second part to this article, in which an authority on…

Cobb County October 1, 2023

Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery in Cobb County, with a Slideshow

[Entrance to the Hooper-McWilliams cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)] The Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery began on the property of Cobb County resident Thomas Hooper, one of the first European-American residents of…

Atlanta History, Cobb County History, History Puzzlers, River Line Historic Area January 7, 2017

Hooper Family Civil War Mystery — Part 2

In a January 1st article I presented the mystery of a discrepancy between the middle initials of two young Civil War era men who were involved in a controversy over their…

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Cobb County April 23, 2024

GBI announces new evidence in 2015 homicide of two Cobb residents in Telfair County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued the following statement about the investigation into the death of Cobb County residents Bud and June Runion, whose bodies were discovered in January 2015…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 23, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I have an aggressive temper so I need a very patient loving family”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black/white husky/malamute. The following information on this potential family member is…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 23, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “My name is Goldie … adopt me and I’ll be the sunshine of your life!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female orange tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Sports April 23, 2024

Matt Ryan: a Falcons QB worthy of Hall of Fame

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As soon as Matt Ryan made his move to sign and then retired an Atlanta Falcon, and the ink was…

Opinion April 23, 2024

Managing stress important for mental and physical health

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I saw in the newspaper recently that April 16 was National Stress Awareness Day. It occurred to me that few people I know need a specific…