UPDATE: Mayor Michael Owens messaged the Courier and explained that the reason for the back-to-back meetings Monday and Tuesday is to update the city’s insurance ordinance. Here is what he…
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Sunday December 17. The advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening….
[This article by Amanda Cook first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website; republished with permission] Over her first two decades of life, Maria Gonzalez has dealt with some major…
[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…
We’ve been making heavy use of Georgia Historic Newspapers to put together articles about the history of Cobb County and close by areas. This morning I sat at my desk…
The City of Marietta announced on its website that the 4th annual Lemon Street Classic will be held on December 21, 22 and 23, 2023. The event features three days…
The nature of housing in Cobb County is often a topic that generates controversy. How many times have you heard when new construction is proposed that a goal is to…
In a news release distributed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, a group of civil rights and voting rights organization celebrated the decision…
The City of Marietta announced on its website that the cost of water and electricity will go up beginning January 1, 2024. Marietta Power will raise electric rates by 2.5…