Cobb County

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…

Several people gather around a comfort dog

Cobb County October 28, 2023

Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court celebrates 20 years of service

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County] Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court celebrated its 20th anniversary on Oct 26, 2023. Superior Court Judge Kimberly A. Childs led the celebration, which included judges,…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County October 26, 2023

Cobb police say man commits suicide after non-fatally shooting his brother

[Except under special circumstances the Cobb County Courier withholds the name of the person out of consideration for the family] According to the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Special…

Side-by-side maps of the two alternative school board maps, the benchmark and the one that was enacted

Cobb County October 25, 2023

Groups file for injunction against ‘gerrymandered’ school board maps

by Rebecca Gaunt A coalition of voters and civil rights groups filed a motion for injunction Tuesday to prevent the use of an electoral map in the 2024 election that…

A mother with a hijab speaking at the Cobb school board

Cobb County October 19, 2023

Muslim parents take Cobb school district to task over “fear mongering” email

Screenshot of parent Nazia Khanzada speaking at Cobb school board work session during comments By Rebecca Gaunt Nearly every public comment slot at Wednesday’s work session of the Cobb County…

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