2024

A tabby calico kitten held by someone behind

Pets and Pet Adoption November 7, 2024

“I’m a confused little kitten, and I need a stable, loving forever 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 small-sized female tabby calico domestic…

Cobb weather March 10: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather November 7, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Thursday, November 7, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, November 7, 2024, with a high near 77 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

A Lockheed Martin C-130J turboprop airlifter in flight

Business November 7, 2024

Marshall chosen as Center of Excellence for C-130 center wing box replacement

Lockheed Martin designated UK-based company Marshall as the world’s first authorized Center of Excellence for center wing box replacements on the C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter. Leaders from Marshall and Lockheed…

Silhouettes of a group of soldiers with weapons and other gear

Smyrna November 7, 2024

Veterans Day Ceremony at the Smyrna Veterans Memorial

The Smyrna Veterans Committee will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 11 at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial next to City Hall: The featured speaker will be…

musical notation -- a treble clef sign and two eighth notes D and E ascending in pitch

Music November 6, 2024

Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes

by Jose Valentino Ruiz, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Science and Technology November 6, 2024

Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals

by Allan Albig, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably…

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Economy November 6, 2024

US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy

by David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Signing up for a subscription to a streaming service or newspaper has…

Climate and Weather November 6, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Wednesday, Nov 6

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, with a high near 73 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Marietta November 6, 2024

Marietta to celebrate its 20th annual Veterans Day Parade

The City of Marietta posted a notice announcing its 20th Annual Veterans Day Parade, hosted by the city and the Horace Orr Post 29 of the American Legion. The parade…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community November 5, 2024

Talking Turkey and A Random Encounter With Alton Brown

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I recently chatted briefly with my neighbor, renowned chef, and food science…

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Immigration March 19, 2025

Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison

by Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College and Sarah C. Bishop, Baruch College, CUNY, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] El Salvador President Nayib Bukele framed his offer…

Health Care March 19, 2025

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