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Mableton January 24, 2025

Mableton City Council moves forward on November’s municipal elections

Mableton will hold elections for three of the six Mableton City Council seats on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. City Council districts 2, 4, and 6 will be on the ballot…

Marietta January 24, 2025

Missing Person in Marietta: missing man with multiple health issues

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed the following notice about a missing person in Mariette who has multiple health issues: January 23, 2025 MISSING PERSON Thirty-seven-year-old Demarcus…

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Opinion January 24, 2025

If A.I. Beats Human-Created Art In Contests, Should We Be Worried?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier in the year, I wrote an article about the challenges that artificial intelligence poses for writers, and a test…

Pets and Pet Adoption January 24, 2025

“My name is Duke, and I want to rule over your home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A grey/white great Pyrenees looking happy

Pets and Pet Adoption January 24, 2025

“My name is Smoky, and I’m a big boy in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male grey/white great Pyrenees. The following information on this potential family member…

Cobb weather January 24: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather January 24, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Friday, January 24, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts increasing clouds here in Cobb County on Friday, January 24, 2025, with a high near 44 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Weather January 24, 2025

Some icy roads remain possible in GA as overnight temperatures remain below freezing

A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for Cobb County and other Georgia counties on Friday, January 24, 2025. Although the outlook applies primarily to central Georgia, subfreezing overnight temperatures…

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Energy January 23, 2025

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue

by Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After four years of U.S. progress on efforts to…

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Immigration January 23, 2025

What is a migrant? What is ICE? 10 terms to help you understand the debate over immigration

by Ernesto Castañeda, American University and Daniel Jenks, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump aims to upend the immigration system…

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Environment January 23, 2025

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

by Stephen Pyne, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted…

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Health Care January 23, 2025

Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments

This article by Sarah Boden first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sarah Boden January 22, 2025 Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when…

Pets and Pet Adoption January 23, 2025

“My name is Destiny! I hope my destiny is to be adopted soon!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A tri-color terrier looking at the camera

Pets and Pet Adoption January 23, 2025

“My name is Cruz, and I’m ready for a loving, permanent home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tri-color terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County January 23, 2025

Acworth man killed in collision on Hickory Grove Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb…

Climate and Weather January 23, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Thursday, January 23, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, January 23, 2025, with a high near 40 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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Weather January 23, 2025

Bitterly cold weather expected to continue in Georgia Thursday morning, Jan 23

Bitterly cold weather will continue through north and central Georgia this morning, with a Cold Weather Advisory issued for parts of central Georgia “along and south of LaGrange, to Barnesville,…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of President Donald…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald…

Justice January 22, 2025

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly…

National January 22, 2025

How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think Donald Trump can’t be president after his second term is up in January 2029?…

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Mableton City Council moves forward on November’s municipal elections

Mableton City Council moves forward on November’s municipal elections

Missing Person in Marietta: missing man with multiple health issues

If A.I. Beats Human-Created Art In Contests, Should We Be Worried?

“My name is Duke, and I want to rule over your home!”

“My name is Smoky, and I’m a big boy in need of a loving home!”

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Friday, January 24, 2025

Some icy roads remain possible in GA as overnight temperatures remain below freezing

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue

What is a migrant? What is ICE? 10 terms to help you understand the debate over immigration

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments

“My name is Destiny! I hope my destiny is to be adopted soon!”

“My name is Cruz, and I’m ready for a loving, permanent home!”

Acworth man killed in collision on Hickory Grove Road

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Thursday, January 23, 2025

Bitterly cold weather expected to continue in Georgia Thursday morning, Jan 23

Mableton City Council moves forward on November’s municipal elections

Missing Person in Marietta: missing man with multiple health issues

If A.I. Beats Human-Created Art In Contests, Should We Be Worried?

“My name is Duke, and I want to rule over your home!”

“My name is Smoky, and I’m a big boy in need of a loving home!”

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Friday, January 24, 2025

Some icy roads remain possible in GA as overnight temperatures remain below freezing

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue

What is a migrant? What is ICE? 10 terms to help you understand the debate over immigration

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments

“My name is Destiny! I hope my destiny is to be adopted soon!”

“My name is Cruz, and I’m ready for a loving, permanent home!”

Acworth man killed in collision on Hickory Grove Road

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Thursday, January 23, 2025

Bitterly cold weather expected to continue in Georgia Thursday morning, Jan 23

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains

How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends