2023

Climate and Weather December 11, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Monday, December 11, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, December 11, 2023, with a high near 47 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Transportation December 11, 2023

Georgia gasoline prices fall slightly over past week despite OPEC+ production cuts

by Larry Felton Johnson After a one-week surge, Georgia gasoline prices fell three cents over the past seven days to an average price of $3.03 per gallon for regular unleaded….

An automobile ad from the first decade of the 20th century

History December 10, 2023

1899: A high school student comments on Cobb County’s roads

by Larry Felton Johnson In the March 2, 1899 issue of the Marietta Journal (one of the previous names of the Marietta Daily Journal) a letter appeared from a high…

A chart showing place of origin of foreign-born Cobb residents

Cobb County December 10, 2023

What percentage of Cobb County population is foreign-born?

The Courier is publishing a series of articles springing from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) released last Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau (more on that below). We think…

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 December 10, 2023

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 1 to December 7

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Cobb weather December 17: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather December 10, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday, December 10, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 10, 2023, with temperature falling to around 46 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued…

Climate and Weather December 10, 2023

Scattered thunderstorms to continue in Cobb and region Sunday, with slight risk of severe weather

According to the National Weather Service scattered thunderstorms will continue in Cobb County and other parts of the region this afternoon and evening with a slight risk of severe weather,…

Two elephants sing a right-wing parody of the opening of All in the Family

Opinion December 9, 2023

The Week in Clay Jones political cartoons

Below is the week in Clay Jones political cartoons:

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County December 9, 2023

Universal Human Rights Month booklist from the Cobb Public Library

December is Universal Human Rights Month, and the Cobb County Public Library has prepared a booklist highlighting the observance. December 10 was designated Human Rights day to commemorate the signing…

A photo of a 1918 newspaper with the headline Alabama Bound Today: Atlanta to Borden Wheeler

From the Editor December 9, 2023

When automobiles were an adventure: a 1918 excursion through Cobb County

by Larry Felton Johnson Reading old newspapers has always been an interest of mine, and with the development of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website I’ve been like a kid in…

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