2024

Six speakers at a Cobb Immigration Alliance

Immigration March 12, 2024

Local Cobb coalition pushes back on hate-mongering against immigrants

Last Thursday, March 12, the Cobb Immigrant Alliance and Cobb SCLC held a press conference in Glover Park on Marietta Square, pushing back against the increasingly sharp verbal and legal…

Cobb County March 12, 2024

Flood Insurance Costs Drop in Cobb Thanks to NFIP Rating Upgrade

Due to an increase in Cobb County‘s rating by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Cobb residents are eligible for a 15 percent discount for flood insurance. The discount takes…

National March 12, 2024

How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast

by Latisha Nixon-Jones, Jacksonville University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine saving for years to buy your dream house, only to have surging property insurance…

A black cat inside a cage, looking scared

Pets and Pet Adoption March 12, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I’m a frightened kitty who needs a patient loving home!”

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

A tri-color pit bull type with a scarf and blue leash

Pets and Pet Adoption March 12, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Louie. I hope you are an ‘Adopt Don’t Shop’ person!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male tri-color pit bull type. The following information on this potential family…

Climate and Weather March 12, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, with a high near 71 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Graphic of wildfire flames spreading through trees

Climate and Weather March 12, 2024

Frost, fire danger and approaching storms prompt hazardous weather outlook for Cobb

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on Tuesday, March 12, for multiple reasons. Until 9…

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2024 Elections March 11, 2024

11 Cobb County precincts have changed poll locations for the March 12 presidential preference primary

According to an announcement on the Cobb County website, the following 11 precinct voting locations have been changed for tomorrow’s Presidential Preference Primary for Cobb County. PRECINCT NAMEOLD LOCATIONNEW LOCATIONAddison…

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

Mableton March 11, 2024

Mableton City Council work session and regular meeting this Wednesday

The next regular Mableton City Council work session and regular meeting will be held this Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Both meetings will be held at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside…

Opinion March 11, 2024

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

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Sports January 10, 2025

Why Braves Catcher Brian McCann Belongs on Baseball’s Hall-of-Fame Ballot

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College This is an all-points bulletin to all die-hard Atlanta Braves fans. Your words, your posts, and reposts on social media…

Mableton January 10, 2025

17-year-old dies after shooting on Riverside Parkway in Mableton

Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that uniformed police officers discovered a 17-year-old male with gunshot wounds after residents called 911…

Mableton January 10, 2025

Photos of a walk in the snow in Mableton and Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson I live where Mableton and Smyrna share a ragged border along Oakdale Road. It’s on Mableton’s eastern part and Smyrna’s southernmost part, near the Chattahoochee River….

Weather January 10, 2025

Snow blankets Cobb County — and there could be more to come

By Mark Woolsey Snow blanketed Cobb County this morning, and there could be more to come. Reports from various sources indicated that roughly 2.5 inches had come down by late…

Pets and Pet Adoption January 10, 2025

“My name is Galena, and I need a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female fawn American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

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