Who can influence your mental well-being? You!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month By Melanie Dallas, LPC We have learned a lot about mental illness over the past decades. We’ve learned that many mental illnesses are, at…
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Who can influence your mental well-being? You!
Report with photos from Mableton’s National Night of Prayer Celebration
Georgia Forecast Calls for Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms But Severe Weather Not Expected
Listen: A Federal Agency Is After Workers’ Health Data, and Critics Are Alarmed
Another court ruling blocks Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs
Advocates question Georgia Power fuel rates amid data center boom
AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt
Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
Who can influence your mental well-being? You!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month By Melanie Dallas, LPC We have learned a lot about mental illness over the past decades. We’ve learned that many mental illnesses are, at…
Report with photos from Mableton’s National Night of Prayer Celebration
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the National Night Of Prayer celebration at the Mable House Amphitheatre. The National Night Of Prayer celebration at the…
Georgia Forecast Calls for Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms But Severe Weather Not Expected
A hazardous weather outlook is in effect for north and central Georgia today through Friday, with a few thunderstorms possible this morning and scattered showers and thunderstorms expected each day…
Listen: A Federal Agency Is After Workers’ Health Data, and Critics Are Alarmed
This article by Amanda Seitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 8, 2026 Ten years ago, the Office of Personnel Management suffered one of the biggest…
Another court ruling blocks Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 7, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback…
Advocates question Georgia Power fuel rates amid data center boom
by Emily Jones, WABE/Grist, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 7, 2026 This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE…
AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt
by Sonali Chakravarti, Wesleyan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near…
Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
by Daniel Pastula, University of Colorado Anschutz,[This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, was…
Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world
by Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ted Turner, who died on April 6, 2026, was bright, shrewd and, most…
For President’s Award of Distinction recipient, KSU was a match made in Marietta
Photo: Ella Goode, center, as a member of the Aerial Robotics Competition Team [This article with photo by Matt Yung first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with…
Pebblebrook High School zone March 2026 home sales
These prices for March 2026 home sales in the Pebblebrook High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…
“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 tortoiseshell/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
“My name is Stormy, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…
Highest Walton High Area Home Sale Reaches $2 Million in March 2026 Data
These prices for March 2026 home sales in the Walton High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, May 8, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, May 8, 2026, with a high near 74 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
YMCA of Metro Atlanta Invites Families to Explore Affordable, Flexible Summer Day Camps
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta distributed the following press release about its day camp program. Cobb locations are listed below the text: Eighteen local Y branches offer extended care hours…
Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms Possible Across Georgia Through Sunday
North and central Georgia will see a low risk for hazardous weather through the weekend, though scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible late tonight into Sunday. The National…
Marietta man arrested for rape, sex trafficking
[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 or enters a…
Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up.
This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal and Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 7, 2026 Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced,…
Bookman: A Democratic Georgia governor would likely need to govern in a GOP-controlled world
by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 7, 2026 If Georgians elect another Republican as governor, we know it won’t…