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photo from the Vision Rehabilitation Service (VRS)

Community, Giving Back to the Community December 16, 2025

Report with photos from Vision Rehabilitation Services Christmas party

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Vision Rehabilitation Service (VRS) Vision Rehabilitation Service (VRS) is an accredited organization dedicated to helping blind and visually…

Candy-cane exhibit from West Ridge Hope for Christmas event

Community, Giving Back to the Community December 16, 2025

West Ridge Church’s annual Hope For Christmas event

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about West Ridge Church‘s annual Hope For Christmas event: West Ridge Church in Dallas, GA hosted their annual Hope For…

Group photo of volunteers at the latest Queen Mill Road litter cleanup hosted by Friends of Mableton and Keep Cobb Beautiful

Community, Giving Back to the Community December 15, 2025

Friends of Mableton hosts litter cleanup on Queen Mill Road

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the latest litter cleanup on Queen Mill Road in Mableton: The Friends of Mableton hosted their quarterly adopt-a-mile litter…

Maximum Impact Love Christmas Celbration crowd seated

Community, Giving Back to the Community December 15, 2025

Maximum Impact Love holds annual Christmas celebration

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a church coalition’s annual Christmas celebration: Maximum Impact Love (MIL) is a group of churches in the Metro Atlanta…

Silhouette of a cannon on wheels beside a pyramid of cannon balls

History December 14, 2025

The beginnings of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

By Larry Felton Johnson Last month we published a article that included a reprint of a dispatch from the Civil War battlefront at Kennesaw Mountain (click here to visit that…

The words "Quiz Time" in large cartoon font

Engagement December 14, 2025

How much do you know about the cities in Cobb County?

The more Cobb County’s residents know about their county and its cities, the more they can be engaged and productive citizens. In this spirit, the Courier has a daily quiz…

Community, Engagement December 13, 2025

How much do you know about Cobb transportation and roadways?

It seems like road work and lane closures never cease in Cobb County. But how much do you know about Cobb’s transportation infrastructure and roadways? Take the 10-question quiz below…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Community, Things to Do December 11, 2025

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri Dec 12 to Sun Dec 14

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, December 12, to Sunday, December 14. Friday, December 12, 2025 Handmade Holiday Craft Series…

Community December 11, 2025

Upcoming holiday events in Smyrna include concert series, menorah lighting

The City of Smyrna distributed the following list of upcoming events: Blanket Concert Series December 13, 2025 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy live music at the Blanket Concert Series….

Drawing of a hilly nature scene with a postage stamp border

Community, Parks & Recreation December 9, 2025

What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out

by Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history,…

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Pets and Pet Adoption January 16, 2026

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