March 2020

2020 Elections March 10, 2020

Nick Simpson to run for Superior Court clerk

Business development consultant and Acworth resident Nick Simpson has announced his candidacy for Clerk of Superior Court of Cobb County. Simpson is one of three Democratic Candidates who have filed…

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

Economy, Uncategorized March 9, 2020

Coronavirus fears fuel continued drop in gasoline prices

In part because of the effect of coronavirus fears on world oil prices, gasoline prices in Georgia have continued to drop over the past week. According to a press release…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Health Care March 8, 2020

Quarantined cruise ship passengers to be brought to Cobb County

A group of cruise ship passengers who are under quarantine due to the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic, will be coming to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. None of them have tested…

Mableton March 7, 2020

Mableton cityhood feasability study released

[Editor’s note: a reader pointed out that the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority map I originally added as the featured image was misleading, since it only included a portion of the…

From the Editor March 6, 2020

Now we have a podcast

The Cobb County Courier now has a podcast, hosted on Buzzsprout, called “Hello, Cobb County.” The first episode is technically a bit spotty, since I’m just figuring out the audio…

Marietta March 6, 2020

Marietta Police Athletic League to hold 4th annual Shamrock Shuffle

The Marietta Police Athletic League issued the following press release about their 4th annual Shamrock Shuffle race, to be held Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. beginning at Marietta…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care March 3, 2020

Cobb & Douglas Public Health releases recommendations regarding coronavirus

Cobb & Douglas Public Health released the following statement and recommendations regarding coronavirus, along with a description of CDPH’s plan for addressing the pandemic (correction: In an earlier version the…

Smyrna March 3, 2020

Major Construction on the Way as Smyrna Awards $29.6 Million Windy Hill Road Contract

Things are about to get messy on Windy Hill Road. A $42-million extreme makeover of the corridor funded by sales tax dollars was approved in 2016. Since that time several…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education March 3, 2020

Cobb Board of Education announces plan for new Cobb Horizon High School location

According to a press release from the Cobb County School District, the school board will consider a plan to purchase property near the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Terrell Mill Road…

« 1 … 4 5 6

Daily newsletter signup

Please wait...

Thank you for sign up!

Cobb County History December 26, 2024

Cobb Courier

Your Source for Local News