May 2018

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid in article about water treatment facility failure

Cobb Board of Commissioners, Cobb County Commission District 4 May 11, 2018

Cobb Commissioner Lisa Cupid’s “State of the District” address

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid has been holding a series of “State of the District” addresses. The third, upcoming one is next Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m. at…

Sports May 10, 2018

Two NFL draft picks from Cobb County recognized at Board of Commissioners meeting

At Tuesday’s Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid introduced two NFL 2018 draft picks who began their athletic careers in high schools in her district. Bradley Chubb,…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna May 9, 2018

Cobb BOC offers no objection to Smyrna’s annexation and rezoning of 18.7 acres on Buckner Road

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) offered no objection to the annexation by Smyrna of 18.7-acres of land on Buckner Road adjacent to the Whitefield Academy, or of Smyrna’s…

Smyrna May 8, 2018

Smyrna council rejects plan for church-affiliated dormitory near South Cobb Drive

The Smyrna city council unanimously rejected a rezoning that would have provided dorms for up to 120 college-age students at the site of a former church building. Atlanta Dream Center,…

Riverside Parkway road sign in article about homicde suicide at EpiCenter

Riverside Parkway May 8, 2018

Renter’s Community Town Hall Meeting at South Cobb Recreation Center

We Thrive in Riverside Renter’s Association will be hosting a Renter’s Community Town Hall meeting tomorrow evening, Wednesday May 9, at 7 p.m. at the South Cobb Recreation Center, 875…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County Courts, Magistrate Court May 7, 2018

Arson suspect bound over for trial in auto fire at Marietta motel

Christopher Shockley, 35, was bound over to Cobb Superior Court for trial on a charge of arson, suspected of setting fire to the vehicle of a woman described in court as his…

Public Transit May 7, 2018

Smyrna legislators: ‘A lot of work’ ahead in Cobb transit debate

A pair of Smyrna-area state legislators stressed two points during a Sunday afternoon town hall: transit bill HB 930 was the most important piece of legislation passed in the General…

Cobb County May 3, 2018

Recommendation on rezoning Wigley property on Cobb/Cherokee line postponed until July planning commission meeting

The Cobb County Planning Commission, in its May 1 hearing, voted to postpone a recommendation on the rezoning of a hilly property on the border of Cobb and Cherokee counties…

Some of the remaining Silver Comet track which might be part of the Silver Comet extension (photo by Haisten Willis)

Silver Comet Trail May 3, 2018

Connect the Comet sees progress in mission to connect Silver Comet with Atlanta Beltline

Connect the Comet leaders didn’t have any hard news to report during their most recent quarterly meeting, but all evidence points toward growing momentum for the group. Perhaps the most…

Mableton May 2, 2018

Punky Pooh postponed

Citing lack of clear site plan and elevations, planning commission delays rezoning request Z-3 for a site on Mableton Parkway until July The Cobb County Planning Commission, in its May…

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Pets and Pet Adoption April 16, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I’m a big kitty who needs a loving permanent home!”

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

Climate and Weather April 16, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, with a high near 86 degrees. The weather service has also issued a…

Climate and Weather April 16, 2024

Cobb County is under a high fire danger alert for Tuesday, April 16

The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger alert for Cobb County and other counties in the region for the afternoon of Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Low humidity, along…

Health Care April 15, 2024

Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research

by Dustin Long, University of Washington and Chloe Bryson-Cahn, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought…

Environment April 15, 2024

The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle

by Jonathan Fisk, Auburn University; John C. Morris, Auburn University, and Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Climate change is…