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Education, News December 9, 2025

Kennesaw State Fall 2025 commencement to take place Dec. 16 – 19

Kennesaw State University distributed the following schedule for its upcoming commencement ceremonies: Nearly 3,600 graduates will be recognized during Kennesaw State University’s Fall 2025 Commencement ceremonies Dec. 16-19. Undergraduate, graduate,…

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Local Government, News December 9, 2025

Marietta city council elections certified

By Mark Woolsey It’s official. Carlyle Kent and Daniel Gaddis have been confirmed as the members of the Marietta City Council from Wards 5 and 3. The Cobb County Board…

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Local Government, News December 9, 2025

Public Review Meeting on Cobb’s 2026 Grant Funding

The Cobb County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Office will hold a Public Review Meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The purpose of this meeting is…

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Education, News December 8, 2025

Ethics commission rules three Cobb school board members must return illegal campaign contributions

By Rebecca Gaunt Three Republicans on the Cobb County Board of Education must forfeit donations received in their 2024 campaigns from two political action committees created by a former Freeman…

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News, Public Safety December 8, 2025

Cobb Superior Court Judge A. Gregory Poole will retire effective January 2

Cobb Superior Court Judge A. Gregory Poole will retire effective January 2, 2026. Poole, a lifelong Marietta resident, came to the Superior Court on January 1, 2013 after winning the…

Education December 8, 2025

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

by Sarah Lubienski, Indiana University; Colleen Ganley, Florida State University, and Martha Makowski, University of Alabama, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Among high school students…

News, Public Safety December 8, 2025

Fifth Graders experience justice in action through Cobb Superior Court’s “Courtroom to Classroom” program

Cobb County Superior Court kicked off its 2025–2026 “Courtroom to Classroom” program Friday by hosting 106 fifth-grade students from Due West Elementary School, offering them an immersive introduction to the…

News, Public Safety December 8, 2025

Suspect and victims identified in Powder Springs double homicide

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…

News, Public Safety December 7, 2025

Two dead of gunshot wounds in Powder Springs homicide

By Mark Woolsey Powder Springs police say two people are dead after gunfire broke out Saturday afternoon. The department says officers were dispatched to an address on Yoshino Terrace at…

Weather December 6, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, December 6, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, December 6, 2025, with a high near 49 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…

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Kennesaw State Fall 2025 commencement to take place Dec. 16 – 19

Marietta city council elections certified

Public Review Meeting on Cobb’s 2026 Grant Funding

Ethics commission rules three Cobb school board members must return illegal campaign contributions

Cobb Superior Court Judge A. Gregory Poole will retire effective January 2

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

Fifth Graders experience justice in action through Cobb Superior Court’s “Courtroom to Classroom” program

Suspect and victims identified in Powder Springs double homicide

Two dead of gunshot wounds in Powder Springs homicide

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, December 6, 2025