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April 2019

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Georgia April 22, 2019

AAA: High gas prices to continue

According to the weekly news release from AAA, high  Georgia gas prices are continuing.  Prices statewide are an average of $2.68 per gallon for regular unleaded, 16 cents less than…

Lawrence King (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Guest Opinion April 21, 2019

Career Decisions Can’t Wait

by Lawrence King [This guest opinion article is by Lawrence King, He is a business and education consultant and publisher of Stem News Chronicle a newsletter for engineers, technology and…

Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

Cobb County April 20, 2019

Lane closures on South Cobb Drive Sunday

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, there will be overnight single-lane closures on South Cobb Drive between 8 p.m. Sunday, April 21, and 5 a.m….

Kennesaw summer camp expo displays

Kennesaw April 19, 2019

Kennesaw to host summer camp expo

The City of Kennesaw will host a a free Cool for the Summer Camp Expo at the Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw, on Tuesday, April 30 from…

Flynn Broady headshot used in article Flynn Broady sworn in

2020 Elections April 18, 2019

A conversation with Flynn Broady

The Courier had a conversation with Flynn Broady, a candidate for Cobb County District Attorney, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters, a few blocks from the courthouse, where he works as…