2024

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Powder Springs December 27, 2024

Pedestrian killed Monday Dec 23 crossing CH James Pkwy

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] A pedestrian was killed in a…

Cobb weather January 27: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather December 27, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Friday, December 27, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Friday, December 27, 2024, with a high near 47 degrees. Tonight it is expected to have showers and…

Cobb County History December 26, 2024

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

Smyrna December 26, 2024

A slideshow from Smyrna Memorial Cemetery

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (photos by Larry Felton Johnson) We at the Courier have been reviving articles and photo albums that were published in the Courier at a time when our…

Cobb County December 26, 2024

North Cobb Regional Library features programs for kids and adults in the New Year

By Kelly Johnson With the New Year offering a modest schedule of events at North Cobb Regional Library (NCRL), its Kids Book Swap and Kids Create programs will provide kids…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Opinion December 26, 2024

What is the question we should be asking with AI?

How AI Could Replace Writers And Artists And When It Won’t By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College At the end of the science fiction thriller “I…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 26, 2024

“I’m Beau, and I’m interviewing for a new family. Would you like to apply?”

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

Pets and Pet Adoption December 26, 2024

“Oh, now I see what you’re prompting me to look at!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Climate and Weather December 26, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Thursday, December 26, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, December 26, 2024, with a high near 52 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Cobb County December 25, 2024

West Cobb Regional Library heralds might and magic for a New Year

By Kelly Johnson Amid midwinter’s arrival, the grounds of West Cobb Regional Library are scheduled for leisure and adventure of various types. From a number of Storytime events (for babies,…

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Marietta, Parks in Cobb County January 27, 2025

Marietta’s Laurel Park: ducks, geese, turtles, and even a visit from a bear

By Larry Felton Johnson One of my favorite small parks in Cobb County is Laurel Park, a Marietta city park located just off busy Whitlock Avenue. When my accountant was…

Letters to the Editor January 27, 2025

Letter to the Editor: “The black-white achievement gap has expanded in every computation skill area”

[This is a Letter to the Editor. For our policies on letters, and how to submit them, please see the bottom of this article] As a new administration takes office,…

Mableton January 27, 2025

Special called meeting of Mableton City Council to decide on trash pickup ordinance

The City of Mableton will hold a special meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28. The primary purpose of the meeting is to decide on a solid waste management (trash pickup) ordinance….

Elections January 27, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 4 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

[Editor’s note: as editor of the Cobb County Courier I admit total defeat in my effort to force the answers that came in to me in different formats into a…

Climate and Weather January 27, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Monday, January 27, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Monday, January 27, 2025, with a high near 50 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…