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Powder Springs April 25, 2024

South Cobb Festival Makes Its Next Tour Stop Powder Springs

The following news release was submitted by the annual Welcome to South Cobb festival: The highly anticipated Welcome to South Cobb Festival presented by Publix is gearing up for its…

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

Powder Springs April 2, 2024

Woman dies after crashing into telephone pole on Meadows Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

A lunchtime crowd enjoys the pop/rock setlist performed by Incentive during the City of Powder Springs' Brown Bag Lunch Concert offering on Sept. 21, 2023. Held each September in previous years, the city's Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series is adding in 2024 four April bookings ahead of its annual autumn return, with the free concerts taking place from noon to 1 p.m. each Thursday in both April and September. Photo courtesy Jon Gargis/City of Powder Springs

Powder Springs March 14, 2024

Powder Springs adds brown bag lunch concerts to Thurman Springs Park

Photo above: A lunchtime crowd enjoys the pop/rock setlist performed by Incentive during the City of Powder Springs’ Brown Bag Lunch Concert offering on Sept. 21, 2023. Held each September…

Powder Springs February 22, 2024

Powder Springs Book Worm Book Fest starts April 8

The popular Book Worm Book Fest 2024 in downtown Powder Springs will feature more than 25 authors. It will take place from Monday, April 8, through the Festival on Saturday,…

Cobb Police Chief VanHoozer and Cobb school board member Tre' Hutchins

Powder Springs February 17, 2024

Tre’ Hutchins reveals school safety plan at McEachern town hall

Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer joined Tre’ Hutchins to address the audience. Photo by Rebecca Gaunt by Rebecca Gaunt Post 3 Cobb County school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Powder Springs February 2, 2024

Suspect arrested in McEachern High School shooting

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that a suspect has been arrested in yesterday’s shooting at McEachern High School. The suspect…

Powder Springs police SUV in front of brick clothing store

Powder Springs December 28, 2023

Powder Springs police give new info on arrest of carjacking suspects

The Powder Springs Police Department issued further information about the pursuit and arrest of carjacking suspects that also resulted in a police lieutenant’s involvement in a three-vehicle pileup. [Read the…

Powder Springs December 27, 2023

Powder Springs police vehicle involved in 3-vehicle crash while joining pursuit of carjacking suspects

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating a three-vehicle collision involving…

A screenshot of an 1838 ad for the Powder Springs Hotel

Powder Springs December 25, 2023

1838 advertisement for the Powder Springs Hotel

The Courier makes heavy use of the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia when we publish articles about the history of Cobb County and…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Powder Springs December 21, 2023

Probable cause found to charge Powder Springs man with first-degree vehicular homicide

By Caleb Groves MARIETTA, Ga.– On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, a Cobb County Magistrate Judge found probable cause for a Powder Springs man charged with crashing into a vehicle causing…

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Education February 3, 2025

Kennesaw State researcher receives American Heart Association grant to study heart valve disease

[This article by Raynard Churchwell first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA)…

Cumberland February 3, 2025

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