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Group shot of four South Cobb Lions at convention

Civic Organizations July 23, 2025

South Cobb Lions take a trip to the 107th Lions Club Convention

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following article, with tons of photos, about the trip by Cobb Lions to the Lions Club Convention: The 107th Annual Lions Club Convention…

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Mableton July 22, 2025

Three juvenile suspects arrested in connection with Mableton shooting

The Cobb County Police Department arrested three juvenile suspects in connection with a shooting that occurred on Padgett Drive in Mableton. View Larger Map The public information from the department…

Elections July 22, 2025

Councilwoman Dami Oladapo announces bid for reelection to Mableton City Council, District 2

Councilwoman Dami Oladapo submitted the following press release announcing her bid for reelection to Mableton City Council, District 2: Mableton City Councilwoman Dami Oladapo today officially announces her campaign for…

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Opinion & Editorial July 22, 2025

Instead of “Shark Week,” We Need To Worry About “Lake Week”

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Every year, we are treated to “Shark Week,” on the Discovery Channel, while other networks and channels cash in by…

Food and Restaurants July 22, 2025

Beyond the usual Tex-Mex at Luna y Sol Cantina in Austell

By Mark Woolsey Jesus Lagunas grew up in metro Atlanta but sometimes his culinary preferences were thousands of miles away. The 30-year-old relished the home cooking that his mother would…

Weather July 22, 2025

Scattered storms for most of GA, heat advisory for central GA

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia, forecasting potentially dangerous thunderstorms and extreme heat index values that could result in heat-related illnesses….

Weather July 21, 2025

Isolated to scattered storms expected in Georgia Monday

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia, warning of afternoon and evening thunderstorms and potentially dangerous heat indices that could trigger heat-related…

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Fuel Cost July 21, 2025

Gasoline price in Georgia remains the same over the past week

According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia held steady, at an average cost of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded. This is the same as the previous seven-day…

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Weekend Quiz July 20, 2025

Sunday Quiz: How much do you know about Cobb County businesses?

How much do you know about Cobb County businesses? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes onto…

Kennesaw July 20, 2025

Kennesaw to study reworking misdemeanor cannibas ordinance

By Ana Markosi The Kennesaw City Council voted to draft a proposed ordinance that would reduce the penalty for misdemeanor cannabis possession at the council meeting on July 7. Mayor…

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Elections August 23, 2025

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