April 2024

Pets and Pet Adoption April 8, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m a sweet shepherd puppy who’s been living on the street. Please adopt me!”

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

Climate and Weather April 8, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Monday, April 8, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, April 8, 2024, with a high near 79 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

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Health Care April 8, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from March 29 to April 4

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…

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Transportation April 8, 2024

Slight uptick in Georgia gasoline prices over past 7 days

According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia experienced a one-cent uptick over the past week, reaching an average cost of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. The…

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Austell April 7, 2024

The incorporation of Austell, Georgia in September 1885

With the recent incorporation of the City of Mableton as the now-largest city in the county, we’ve decided to revisit our series Cobb County history through documents. This is an…

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Marietta April 7, 2024

Marietta police suspect murder-suicide in bodies found after SWAT team standoff

Investigators believe that the two bodies found in an Amy Lane house after the Marietta and Cobb Sheriff SWAT teams were called in were the result of a murder-suicide. See…

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Business April 7, 2024

Check out the 60 new businesses licensed by Cobb County last week

Here are the new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending April 5, 2024. There were 60 licenses issued. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated…

Marietta April 7, 2024

2 dead after SWAT Team standoff in Marietta

Two people were discovered dead, including the suspect, after the Marietta Police Department and Cobb County Sheriff SWAT teams attempted to negotiate the surrender of a suspect in auto theft…

Climate and Weather April 7, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday, April 7, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, April 7, 2024, with a high near 74 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Pets and Pet Adoption April 6, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “My name is Opal, and I’m a sweet kitty who needs a home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a small-sized female gray tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

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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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