2026

Pets and Pet Adoption September 25, 2026

“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”

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

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Business & Economy, Local Business September 25, 2026

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams to open at Avenue East Cobb

By Mark Woolsey A new sweet treat will be arriving in East Cobb by the end of the year. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is planning to open a “scoop shop”…

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Government & Politics, Local government September 25, 2026

Cobb BOC approves micro-transit plan

By Mark Woolsey Microtransit is expanding into more territory in Cobb County. The Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a batch of contracts that will extend the existing Southside on-demand bus…

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Crime & Public Safety September 25, 2026

Two Charged With Felony Murder in the Austell Norfolk Southern Yard Homicide Case

[The Cobb County Courier usually omits the names of suspects of crimes unless the crimes are high profile enough that exoneration would be as well publicized as the arrest or…

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Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community September 25, 2026

North Georgia State Fair-Fried Everything and Being a Kid Again

Photo credit: Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] There are two kinds of people at…

Weather September 25, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, September 25, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, September 25, 2026, with a high near 76 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

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Health & Wellness September 24, 2026

Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It

This article by Taylor Sisk first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sep 24, 2026 OAK HILL, W.Va. — Each day at New River Health in Oak Hill,…

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Crime & Public Safety September 24, 2026

Warnock urges greater federal oversight of automatic license plate readers

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 23, 2026 U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is calling for federal guardrails around the…

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Government & Politics September 24, 2026

Georgia Democrats are bullish on chances of flipping state House this year, but it won’t be easy

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 24, 2026 Georgia House Democrats say 2026 is the year they’re going to…

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International September 24, 2026

Mosque attack highlights evolving extremism landscape that has brought Pakistan‑Afghanistan ties to crisis point

by Saif Tahir, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Amira Jadoon, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The suicide bombing and…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 27, 2026