Cobb County

Cobb County November 7, 2023

Cobb County Public Safety Foundation provides decontamination device for the fire department

by Larry Felton Johnson With the help of donations from the public, the Cobb County Public Safety Foundation donated a “Storm Stick” to the Cobb County Fire Department. The Storm…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County November 5, 2023

Cobb to host report on county’s supplier diversity program Thursday Nov 9

Cobb County will host a virtual information meeting to report on the state of the county’s supplier diversity program at noon on Thursday, Nov. 9. The virtual event is open…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County November 3, 2023

Two killed when one truck rear-ends another on South Cobb Drive at Maner Road

According to a public information release from of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating a collision on South Cobb Drive at…

Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady stands in doorway

Cobb County November 3, 2023

Cobb DA holds Opioid Town Hall, announces Family Advocacy Center opening

Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady (Photo By Caleb Groves) By Caleb Groves Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady discussed the opioid troubles facing Cobb and how the county is approaching…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County November 3, 2023

Probable cause found in Cobb County to charge man with carjacking, illegal weapon modification

by Caleb Groves Last Tuesday a Cobb County Magistrate Court judge found probable cause for an 18-year-old Lithonia man to be prosecuted for carjacking and armed robbery. The defendant was…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County November 1, 2023

Cobb Public Library creates book list for Native American Heritage Month

Switzer Library (Photo Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson) November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Cobb Public Library has created a list of books by and about North America’s…

Cobb County November 1, 2023

Cobb County man sentenced to life for aggravated sodomy

A 20-year-old Cobb County man, Anthony David Johnson, was given a life sentence for aggravated sodomy in the rape of a 15-year-old girl. Superior Court Judge Julie Jacobs ruled that…

Cobb County October 31, 2023

Cobb’s Housing Stability Court aims to provide an alternative to eviction

Cobb County Magistrate Court and the Center for Family Resources will run a new accountability court called the Housing Stability Court. While Cobb’s other accountability courts, administered by Superior Court, …

Cobb County October 30, 2023

Cobb Travel & Tourism sets up pool of $2 million in grants to help companies retain employees

Cobb Travel & Tourism (CT&T) has launch a grant program aimed at helping Cobb County’s hospitality and tourism industries retain employees, and has a pool of $2 million to draw…

A large group of members of the Atlanta Latino Lions Club standing and kneeling around bags of trash they've collected along Windy Hill Road

Cobb County October 29, 2023

Atlanta Latino Lions Club adopts two miles of Windy Hill Road in Cobb County

Barry Krebs, an avid volunteer with Keep Cobb Beautiful and other civic organizations in Cobb County, sent the following report and photos about a cleanup of a two-mile stretch of…

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National February 6, 2025

Trump’s opening tariff salvo will hurt US consumers − following through on Canada, Mexico threats will increase the price pain

by Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If U.S. voters reelected Donald Trump hoping for relief from higher prices, his…

Immigration February 6, 2025

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Cobb County Public Safety Foundation provides decontamination device for the fire department

Cobb to host report on county’s supplier diversity program Thursday Nov 9

Two killed when one truck rear-ends another on South Cobb Drive at Maner Road

Cobb DA holds Opioid Town Hall, announces Family Advocacy Center opening

Probable cause found in Cobb County to charge man with carjacking, illegal weapon modification

Cobb Public Library creates book list for Native American Heritage Month

Cobb County man sentenced to life for aggravated sodomy

Cobb’s Housing Stability Court aims to provide an alternative to eviction

Cobb Travel & Tourism sets up pool of $2 million in grants to help companies retain employees

Atlanta Latino Lions Club adopts two miles of Windy Hill Road in Cobb County