Georgia motorists are seeing continued relief at the gas pump following the Independence Day holiday, with the statewide average price for regular gasoline declining as lower crude oil prices and…
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Georgia motorists are seeing continued relief at the gas pump following the Independence Day holiday, with the statewide average price for regular gasoline declining as lower crude oil prices and…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, July 6, 2026, with a high near 89 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
By Mark Woolsey An Independence Day accident claimed the life of a Cobb County motorcyclist. Cobb County Police say it happened at around 2:20 p.m Saturday afternoon on Church Road at Saddlebrook Creek Drive. The…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/cream American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female calico domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
Heat Advisory and scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia today, with dangerous heat index values reaching up to 107 degrees in parts of east central Georgia. The…
The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, July 5, 2026, with a high near 94 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
By Larry Felton Johnson [This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the…
By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has seven cities within it, and some of these quizzes will focus on individual cities. Today the quiz takes on the City of Acworth,…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Marietta’s Let Freedom Ring parade: Everyone in attendance was grateful to the City of Marietta for hosting the Let…
A Heat Advisory remains in effect through this evening across north and central Georgia, where heat index values are expected to reach as high as 106 degrees this afternoon. In…
Cobb County issued 36 new business licenses during the week of June 28 through July 5, reflecting continued activity across a wide range of industries. The latest filings include restaurants,…
Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending July 4 A lot of things happen in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in the state of…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, July 4, 2026, with a high near 95 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Like many of you, I enjoyed drinking at outdoor events in college. The two seemed to go hand in hand…until…
A Heat Advisory remains in effect for north and central Georgia through Saturday as dangerous heat index values up to 109 degrees are expected. Hot and humid conditions will continue…
This article by David Hilzenrath and Holly K. Hacker first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 2, 2026 In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula…
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 3, 2026 WASHINGTON — What’s more American than apple pie? Capitalism. And an…