August 2024

Climate and Weather August 23, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Friday, August 23, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, August 23, 2024, with a high near 86 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Marietta August 23, 2024

Marietta History Center highlights the role of typewriters during WWII

Image: section from a Remington ad created around 1914, screenshot from a December 1914 issue of the August Herald from the Georgia Historic Newspapers collection The clatter of typewriters is…

Opinion August 22, 2024

John Cole’s Georgia: Stooges rule

This cartoon by John McCosh first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permissionAugust 21, 2024 Georgia Recorder is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants…

Pets and Pet Adoption August 22, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “My name is Big Bill, and I’m big-hearted too!”

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 large-sized male tabby and white…

Pets and Pet Adoption August 22, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Samson, but you can still trim my hair if you’d like!”

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 medium-sized male brown/black terrier. The…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta August 22, 2024

Marietta Building Inspection Division receives accreditation

The City of Marietta announced on its website that its Building Inspections Division of the Department of Public Works is the first such division in Georgia to receive accreditation from…

Education August 22, 2024

Kennesaw State University’s outstanding faculty, alumni earn engineering awards

This article by Darius Goodman first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission. A Kennesaw State University professor and an alumnus were recently honored at the 2024…

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

Cobb County August 22, 2024

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb to celebrate National Senior Citizens Day

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb submitted the following news release. The deadline for reserving lunch at the event is August 31, 2024: The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb is…

Climate and Weather August 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Thursday, August 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, August 22, 2024, with a high near 85 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections August 21, 2024

Do Charli XCX’s and Kid Rock’s endorsements make a difference? 19% of young people admit they might

by Richard T. Longoria, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] British pop star Charli XCX sent many young people’s group…

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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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