September 2023

Climate and Weather September 30, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, September 30, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, September 30, 2023, with a high near 84 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

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Cobb County September 30, 2023

Cobb DOT recognizes National Pedestrian Safety Month

October has been designated as National Pedestrian Safety Month by the United States Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA has published a resource…

Marietta September 30, 2023

Argument escalates to stabbing in motel on Delk Road in Marietta

[Feature photo above by Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier] A man was hospitalized with a stab wound after an argument broke out between him and a roommate. According to a…

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Business September 30, 2023

Cobb Chamber presents annual public safety awards October 2

The Cobb Chamber will hold its annual Public Safety Appreciation Week awards at a luncheon on Monday Oct 2, 2023 at the Coca-Cola Roxy in the Battery. The press release…

Pets and Pet Adoption September 30, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day “I am a fuzzy yappy little chihuahua mix in need of a loving home!”

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

Cobb police SUV with "Crime Scene Unit" on side

Cobb County September 30, 2023

Cobb police investigate shooting on Pat Mell Road

[Feature image above: Cobb police vehicle (Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson)] The Cobb County Police Department is investigating an incident in which an Atlanta man shot a Marietta man at…

Transportation September 30, 2023

Multiple lane closures on I-75 in Cobb County throughout this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced multiple lane closures on I-75 in Cobb County this weekend to continue the ongoing bridge preservation work. The public information release describes the…

Political Cartoon for September 29, 2023 by Clay Jones title page

Opinion September 29, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day

by Clay Jones

Opinion September 29, 2023

Shutting Down Government Shutdowns Permanently

[Feature image above, Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons] By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College We’ve had more than a dozen government shutdowns…

Opinion September 29, 2023

Child Care Crisis in Georgia

[This opinion column is by Georgia Representative Lisa Campbell, HD-35, Kennesaw] The expiration of funds from the American Rescue Plan puts child care centers, children, parents and caregivers in Georgia…

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Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Elections October 30, 2024

For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state

by Naomi F. Sugie, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People who are convicted of felonies might think they can’t vote….

Health Care October 30, 2024

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September 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, September 30, 2023

Cobb DOT recognizes National Pedestrian Safety Month

Argument escalates to stabbing in motel on Delk Road in Marietta

Cobb Chamber presents annual public safety awards October 2

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day “I am a fuzzy yappy little chihuahua mix in need of a loving home!”

Cobb police investigate shooting on Pat Mell Road

Multiple lane closures on I-75 in Cobb County throughout this weekend

Political Cartoon of the Day

Shutting Down Government Shutdowns Permanently

Child Care Crisis in Georgia