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Cobb County November 15, 2023

GBI denies Cobb Sheriff Office request to investigate inmate death because hospital indicates natural causes

Photo: Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson, CC BY 4.0 According to a spokesperson for the GBI, the bureau denied a request by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office to investigate Monday’s…

Cobb County November 14, 2023

Detainee dies in custody at the Cobb County jail

Photo: Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson, CC BY 4.0 A detainee died in custody yesterday at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Randi Okray, a Senior Marketing and Public Relations…

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

Cobb County November 14, 2023

Pedestrian fatally struck by car on Powder Springs Road early this morning

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating an incident in which…

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

Cobb County November 12, 2023

Cobb library wins award for fall prevention initiative

The Cobb County Public Library is known for its books and its digital offerings, but a lot more is done by the library system, and some of it might be…

Section of 1833 map showing original shape of Cobb County (retrieved from http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hmap/id:hmap1833t3copy3 at the UGA libraries -- public domain)

Cobb County, History November 11, 2023

How did Cobb County get its name?

This article is an expanded version of one of the earliest articles published on the Cobb County Courier, in 2015. Cobb County, formed in 1832 after the Cherokee were expelled…

Eddie Canon and Jimmy Gisi in suits, smiling, flanked by two women

Cobb County November 11, 2023

Former Cobb parks directors Eddie Canon and Jimmy Gisi inducted into GRPA Hall of Fame

[Photo from Cobb County website: Eddie Canon (second from left) and Jimmy Gisi (third from left)] Eddie Canon and Jimmy Gisi are well-known among advocates for Cobb County’s parks. As…

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 10, 2023

Rezoning request for large development off Chastain Road in Cobb County held until next month

by Caleb Groves MARIETTA, Ga.– On Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, the Cobb County Planning Commission delayed the rezoning request until the next meeting for a multi-use plot of land off…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid speaks before TV microphones

Cobb County November 9, 2023

Cobb childcare providers awarded $4.5 million in grants

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at Chamber offices (Photo by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County government partnered with SelectCobb, an economic initiative of the Cobb Chamber, to award…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County November 8, 2023

Cobb police arrest man for motel shooting on Cobb Place Boulevard

The Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating an early morning shooting at the Quality Inn Hotel on Cobb Place Boulevard. At around 2:06 a.m., Cobb County Police…

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…

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