August 2024

Climate and Weather August 24, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Saturday, August 24, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, August 24, 2024, with a high near 88 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

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Opinion August 24, 2024

The Democrats Need Their Next Convention in Atlanta

Republicans May Want To Switch It From Houston As Well By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Democrats had a highly successful political convention in Chicago for…

A graphic of a group of women of diverse race and profession

Business August 23, 2024

Cobb Executive Women to host speed networking luncheon September 6

Cobb Executive Women, a project of the Cobb Chamber, distributed the following announcement about its luncheon in September at the Marietta Country Club: The Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Executive Women (CEW)…

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

Cobb County August 23, 2024

Cobb Young Professionals, Cobb Community Foundation host Nonprofit Bus Tour

Cobb Young Professionals, a project of the Cobb Chamber, is hosting its 2nd Annual CYP Nonprofit Bus Tour, co-hosted with the Cobb Community Foundation. The event will showcase nonprofits that…

A blonde labrador retriever with a blue leash

Pets and Pet Adoption August 23, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m Captain! Let me command your home!”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a large-sized male blonde labrador retriever….

A gray/white kitten with a pink leash, held by someone

Pets and Pet Adoption August 23, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “My name is Peluza! I’m eager to find a loving home!”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female gray/white domestic short…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton August 23, 2024

Meeting August 27 to discuss Factory Shoals Road pedestrian bridge over I-20

The Cobb Department of Transportation has organized a meeting for August 27 at the South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Dr, Mableton, GA 30126, to discuss plans for a…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta August 23, 2024

Marietta announces vacancy on its Civil Service Board

The City of Marietta posted the following notice to its website about a vacancy on the city’s Civil Service Board: The Fire and Police civil service employees of the City…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta August 23, 2024

Root House Harvest Dinner returns to the historic Marietta house

Photo: Root House (Larry Felton Johnson) The City of Marietta posted the following announcement to its website about the Root House Harvest Dinner, to be held at the historic William…

Education August 23, 2024

Kennesaw State University Foundation names new chair, six new trustees

[Photo of Teddy Parrish from Kennesaw State University website] The following announcement appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission: The Kennesaw State University Foundation recently named Theodore…

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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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