November 2021

Marietta November 22, 2021

Serious injury collision on Sandtown Road in Marietta leads to arrest

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the Marietta Police Department (MPD) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a multi-vehicle…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Jobs November 22, 2021

Home Depot announces virtual career day and hundreds of job openings

Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot will host its first-ever virtual Corporate Career Day on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. ET. The corporation is…

Economy November 22, 2021

Likely to remain high through Thanksgiving

Georgia gasoline prices remained about the same over the past week, dropping a barely significant one cent and are likely to remain high through Thanksgiving. According to the weekly press…

Split graphic: grey skies to the left, mostly sunny to the right. Text: Cobb weather November 22 30 percent chance of rain before 9 a.m. Followed by mostly sunny skies High of around 57 Wind increasing during the day to 10 to 15 mph

Climate and Weather November 22, 2021

Cobb weather November 22: possible morning rain, mostly sunny later

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 9 a.m. in Cobb County followed by a mostly sunny day….

Marietta November 21, 2021

Marietta to hold a preconstruction community meeting on big water main replacement project

Marietta Water will begin a major water main replacement in January of 2022, and is holding a meeting with the community to inform the public about the project, road closures,…

Cobb by the Numbers November 21, 2021

How has the number of people identifying as ‘white alone’ changed in Cobb County?

This is one of a series of short observations taken from the 2020 census. Since I’m making observations on the meaning of these numbers, these articles fall somewhere between hard…

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

East Cobb November 21, 2021

Avenue East Cobb announces holiday events: from Menorah lighting to pet photos with Santa

North American Properties announced a series of holiday events at Avenue East Cobb, starting with a Menorah lighting on November 30, and capping off the season with pet photos with…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb Board of Commissioners November 21, 2021

Cobb County opts into the national opioid settlement with drug companies

In a 4-1 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted to accept funds from the settlement reached with pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson about…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor November 21, 2021

We are not out of the woods on COVID-19 in Cobb County

Yesterday I reported that Cobb County had a spike in COVID-19 cases among 0-4-year-olds and 5-17-year-olds and a consequent rise in the COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 of population. The…

Cloudy skies graphic: mostly cloudy, high near 61, wind from the east at 5 miles per hour becoming a south wind later in the day

Climate and Weather November 21, 2021

Cobb weather November 21: Mostly cloudy

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there will be mostly cloudy skies today in Cobb County with a high near 61, with wind from the east…

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Kennesaw January 7, 2025

Kennesaw City Council holds first meeting of 2025

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council’s first meeting of the year was a quick one, tackling first of the year house cleaning matters. They approved the $360 qualifying fee for…

Education January 7, 2025

Kennesaw State professor’s animation offers new take on climate change

Photo by Darnell Wilburn This article by Dave Shelles first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission Upon entering a small room at Northlake Mall, a person…

Cobb County January 7, 2025

Cobb Collaborative marks Feb. 3-7 as Resiliency Week

By Mark Woolsey The non-profit Cobb Collaborative believes in the concept of resiliency- so much so that it will devote a whole week to the best ways to achieve it…

Health Care cost January 7, 2025

Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can…

Immigration January 7, 2025

Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration

by William McCorkle, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has been a staple of his political career, but his…

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