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Weekend Quiz August 10, 2025

How much do you know about celebrities from Cobb County?

Many famous people were born in, raised in, or now reside in Cobb County. Check your knowledge of Cobb celebrities by taking the ten-question quiz below. At the bottom of…

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Weekend Quiz August 3, 2025

How much do you know about the early history of Cobb County?

How much do you know about the early history of Cobb County? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and…

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Weekend Quiz June 22, 2025

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

How much do you know about the cities within Cobb County? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes November 25, 2022

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Quizmaster, The Conversation If you have feedback on our new quiz, or want to suggest a fact from a fascinating story for a future question, please send us an email…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 21, 2022

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Quizmaster, The Conversation If you have feedback on our new quiz, or want to suggest a fact from a fascinating story for a future question, please send us an email…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 15, 2022

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Quizmaster, The Conversation If you have feedback on our new quiz, or want to suggest a fact from a fascinating story for a future question, please send us an email…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 4, 2022

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Quizmaster, The Conversation If you have feedback on our new quiz, or want to suggest a fact from a fascinating story for a future question, please send us an email…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 10, 2022

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Quizmaster, The Conversation If you have feedback on our new quiz, or want to suggest a fact from a fascinating story for a future question, please send us an email…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 7, 2021

Quick and easy Tuesday crossword

This mini-puzzle is the result of my failure to finish a Kurt Weill-themed full-sized crossword. But I’ve committed us to a crossword every day, so I hope you find it…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 6, 2021

Labor Day Crossword Puzzle

In recent decades Labor Day is often treated as a bookend for Memorial Day. The theme-words in this puzzle hearken back to the real meaning of the holiday.

Theatre December 2, 2025

Strand Theatre executive director wins statewide award

By Mark Woolsey The executive director of Marietta’s Strand Theatre has been named a recipient of the Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. Andy Gaines is one of 10…

Home sale prices December 2, 2025

October home sales in the Pebblebrook High attendance zone

By Larry Felton Johnson These prices for October home sales in the Pebblebrook High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s search tool. There is an explanation…

Traffic incidents December 2, 2025

Latest count on holiday traffic fatalities in Georgia

By Mark Woolsey State highway patrol officials say 11 people were killed in traffic crashes across Georgia during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which lasted from 6 p.m. Wednesday,…

Weather December 2, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, with a high near 50 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

Warming Shelter December 2, 2025

MUST Ministries Hope House will open its warming shelter Tuesday and Wednesday

Cobb County distributed the following notice that Hope House will open its warming shelter today and tomorrow: The MUST Ministries Hope House will open its warming station Tuesday, Dec. 2, and…