Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about its free HIV testing Saturday, June 27, is recognized as National HIV Testing Day, a day to highlight the importance…
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Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about its free HIV testing Saturday, June 27, is recognized as National HIV Testing Day, a day to highlight the importance…
New courts will bring access to one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports through youth programming, recreational play and community wellness initiatives The YMCA of Metro Atlanta distributed the following announcement…
The City of Powder Springs distributed the following announcement about its Independence Day celebration: The City of Powder Springs is presenting its annual free-to-the-public 4th of July Celebration with a…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, June 19, 2026, with a high near 86 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens at Public Safety Town Hall meeting Photo: Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier By Larry Felton Johnson The town hall meeting Monday evening in the auditorium of…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male orange tabby domestic medium 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 male blonde terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College And Zach Tures, Sports Management Major, Mercer University, After today’s thrilling soccer match between South Africa and Czechia, there are…
This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he…
by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 17, 2026 Democrats pulled off a win in a special election to fill…
by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 18, 2026 As Georgians headed to the polls on Tuesday, voters were doing…
by Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first…
by Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced, [This article first appeared…
by Thomas A. DuBois, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night…
Vinings, along with Fair Oaks, is one of the two Census Designated Places (CDP) in Cobb County, and is the largest CDP now that Mableton incorporated into the city. A…
[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…
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…
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory that goes into effect this evening, Thursday, June 18, and extends into Friday morning. Bonus for the more weather-curious among you ……
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Georgia businessman Rick Jackson may have done the unthinkable: defeat a sitting Lt. Governor Burt Jones who had the endorsement…
The National Weather Service forecasts showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Thursday, June 18, 2026, with a high near 84 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…