Government & Politics

Mableton September 12, 2025

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens delivers inaugural State of the City Address at EpiCenter Tuesday

By Madi Sutter The theme of Mableton Mayor Michael Owens’s inaugural State of the City Address was honoring how the contributions of the past have laid the foundation for the…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics

How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

Drawing of a row of four gunshot holes in a surface

Government & Politics

Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton

Mableton holds hearing on interim 2045 Comprehensive Plan

Government & Politics

An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy

Elections

Cobb elections board sets early voting schedule for municipal elections

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics

Open attorney general seat in 2026 sets off competitive race to be Georgia’s next top cop

Government & Politics

How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws

Government & Politics

Georgia Democrats press governor to reverse decision to send National Guard members to DC

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw September 8, 2025

Kennesaw holds first hearing for proposed 2026 $34.38 million budget

By Rebecca Gaunt The city of Kennesaw held the first public hearing for the proposed 2026 $34.38 million operating budget last week. The budget has undergone adjustments since it was…

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Smyrna September 12, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Crime & Public Safety September 12, 2025

Former Cobb DA Joyette Holmes picked to chair the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles

By Mark Woolsey Former Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has been picked to chair the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, officials announced Thursday. Holmes was selected for the…

Pets and Pet Adoption September 12, 2025

“I’m a doggy in need of a permanent loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black/white Jack Russell terrier. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption September 12, 2025

“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female calico/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Chattahoochee RiverLands September 12, 2025

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, often with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia…

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Government & Politics

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens delivers inaugural State of the City Address at EpiCenter Tuesday

How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

Mableton holds hearing on interim 2045 Comprehensive Plan

An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy

Cobb elections board sets early voting schedule for municipal elections

Open attorney general seat in 2026 sets off competitive race to be Georgia’s next top cop

How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws

Georgia Democrats press governor to reverse decision to send National Guard members to DC

Kennesaw holds first hearing for proposed 2026 $34.38 million budget