2023

Riverview Landing multi-family phase nearing completion

Chattahoochee RiverLands July 23, 2023

A brief history in photos of the development of Riverview Landing

Riverview Landing is an important site along the Chattahoochee RiverLands corridor. It’s a large mixed-use community, with phases still under construction, that provides public access to the river. It joins…

A black/white cat inside a cage, looking happy

Pets and Pet Adoption July 23, 2023

Overpopulation crisis at the Cobb County Animal Shelter: if you plan on adopting, now is the time!

Any regular reader of the Cobb County Courier knows that this local news site is heavily supportive of the philosophy “Adopt Don’t Shop.” I’m the editor and publisher of the…

Climate and Weather July 23, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday, July 23, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, July 23, 2023, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Photo of the earth taken from space facing the Pacific ocean

Science and Technology July 23, 2023

A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

by Daniel Apai, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date….

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care July 23, 2023

National abortion ban eyed as group marks ‘Siege of Atlanta’ protests 35 years ago

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 21, 2023 Members of a national anti-abortion religious organization called Operation Save America…

Mableton District 1 Councilman Ron Davis, Mableton District 2 Councilwoman Dami Oladapo, Mableton District 3 Councilwoman Keisha Jeffcoat, Mayor Michael Owens, Mableton District 4 Councilwoman Patricia Auch, Mableton District 5 Councilman T.J. Ferguson, Mableton District 6 Councilwoman Debora Herndon all seated in a row at a table

Mableton July 22, 2023

Next Mableton City Council meeting set for Wednesday July 26

Mableton Interim City Clerk Susan Hiott distributed the following announcement: “CITY OF MABLETON STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE “Special Called Transitional City Council Meeting “There will be a…

Education July 22, 2023

Cobb school board approves lower millage rate after heated debate

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School Board reduced the millage rate for the first time since 2007, but Vice Chair David Banks, who argued for a larger reduction, was…

A tan/white chihuahua inside a cage, looking sad

Pets and Pet Adoption July 22, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I have no idea why I’m in this jail. Please adopt and spring me from here!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male tan/white chihuahua. The following information on this potential family member is…

Austell Mayor Ollie Clemons reading to children

Cobb County July 22, 2023

Cobb Collaborative creates program for children from birth to five years

From the Cobb Collaborative The Basics Cobb County is Cobb Collaborative‘s Birth-5 programming that aims to provide fun, simple, and powerful strategies to help every child reach their full potential….

A series of medical images including a medical cross, a capsule and a checklist, overlaid with a stick figure under a crushing bag marked "debt"

Health Care July 22, 2023

Medical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey July 21, 2023 For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill…

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