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Criminal Justice System May 15, 2022

More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by race, criminologists find

Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An apparently racially motivated attack at a supermarket in Buffalo,…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library May 15, 2022

You can now check out passes to certain Alliance Theatre productions from your public library branch

Now you can check out tickets to certain theatre performances from your public library branch just like you check out books. The Cobb County Public Library announced on its website…

Front glass doorway of the Cobb County Civic Center

Cobb Senior Services May 15, 2022

Change the Way You Age this Wednesday at the Cobb Civic Center

The Change the Way You Age Expo is this coming Wednesday, May 18, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Pkwy, Marietta. The…

Health Care May 12, 2022

Free eye exams for children in June at the Switzer Library in Marietta

On June 6 through 8, 2022, a mobile eye clinic will return to the Switzer branch of the Cobb Public Library to conduct free eye exams for children. For more…

Cemeteries May 12, 2022

Kennesaw City Cemetery Decoration Day honors lost loved ones

By Rebecca Gaunt Locals came armed with scrub brushes and buckets for the 16th annual Decoration Day at Kennesaw City Cemetery Saturday. Robert Ellison, who was born in Kennesaw, has…

Cobb Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer and his family at the Cobb County BOC meeting

Cobb County May 11, 2022

It’s official: Stuart VanHoozer is the new Cobb County police chief

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the recommendation by Cobb County Manager Dr. Jackie McMorris that Deputy Chief Stuart VanHoozer take over as police chief effective immediately. VanHoozer…

Politics May 9, 2022

Florida Republicans’ row with Mickey Mouse highlights widening gap between historical BFFs GOP and corporate America

By M. K. Chin, Indiana University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a growing rift between corporate America and the GOP – two groups that…

Cobb County Public Library May 8, 2022

Professional genealogist Karen Molohon to lead hands-on workshop on the 1950 census

The Courier has run a few articles about the recently released 1950 individual census records. The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb Public Library will host a two-hour workshop with…

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