Cobb by the Numbers: Number of SNAP recipients falling
[This is one of a series presenting statistics about Cobb County, taken from publicly available data sources. Our aim is to use charts to make the data easy to understand.]…
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Multiple injuries in gunfire on Ridenour Parkway
Gunfire on Ridenour Parkway Friday afternoon resulted in injuries to multiple victims. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening at this time, but four people, all in their…
The Cobb County Courier’s top 10 stories of 2019
There are four days left in 2019, but I feel pretty safe in predicting the top ten stories of 2019 won’t be supplanted by anything we publish in the next…
Joyette Holmes will be featured speaker at Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County annual meeting
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County. The meeting will be held on Friday,…
UPDATED: Pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive
The Cobb County Police Department issued the following update for this story about the pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive: The pedestrian was identified as 49-year-old Jennifer Denise Evans of…
Shelia Edwards, a BOC District 4 Candidate, calls for an affordable housing summit
Shelia Edwards, a candidate for the Cobb County Commission District 4 seat being vacated by Commissioner Lisa Cupid, submitted the following press release proposing an Affordable Housing Summit: Shelia Edwards,…
South Cobb residents speak up for Monica DeLancy at Cobb BOC meeting.
A group of Cobb County residents came forward during the public comment section of the December Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting to support renters rights advocate Monica DeLancy, who…
Arrests made in Cumberland Mall shooting
Two arrests were made in connection with yesterdays’ Cumberland Mall shooting. According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department: On Saturday, December…
More information on the Cumberland Mall shooting incident
In response to an email inquiry from the Courier, Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department provided this description of the Cumberland Mall shooting incident: At 1:18 p.m.,…
Cobb Police: Cumberland Mall shooting not an “active shooter event”
The Cobb County Police Department sent the following tweets this afternoon about the reported gunfire at Cumberland Mall. The Courier will report more information as it becomes available. *No Active…