by Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States military achieved every objective it set when it went to…
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by Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States military achieved every objective it set when it went to…
by Casey Ryan Kelly, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the intensification of U.S. combat operations…
by Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Brown University and Andrea Uhlig, Brown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles…
The City of Mableton, in a unanimous city council vote Wednesday, approved a temporary moratorium on immigration detention centers within city limits. The moratorium will remain in effect through Dec….
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about an Adopt-A-Mile cleanup on Buckner Road. We appreciate the Vinings Cove Homeowners for cleaning up their adopted Buckner Road…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Atlanta Braves fans had a lot to look forward in 2026, with a likely bounce-back season, expected to compete for…
The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a particular roadway, click on the legend to…
North and central Georgia face a risk of severe weather tonight through tomorrow morning, with a line of strong to severe storms expected to bring damaging wind gusts, a brief…
The National Weather Service forecasts showers here in Cobb County on Thursday, March 12, 2026, with a high near 56 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female muted calico domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white/tan terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…
By Larry Felton Johnson My apologies as the editor for the dark green background that makes articles on the site look like something from the 1990s.We’re having an abrupt technical…
By Mark Woolsey Tuesday’s special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene as Georgia’s 14th district representative in Congress appears headed to a runoff. The Secretary of State’s office says unofficial vote…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, with a high near 81 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
North and central Georgia face a threat of strong to locally severe thunderstorms tonight as a widespread line of showers and storms moves through, bringing the potential for damaging wind…
The Mableton City Council will hold a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy. We’ve included the agenda below, but…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
These prices for January 2026 home sales in the Pope High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, with a high near 77 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
