Officer Chuck McPhilamy reported that Marietta Police Department Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) unit is investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred on Friday September 17, 2021, at 9:07 PM on…
Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department reports that the man fatally struck by a car when he crossed Cooper Lake Road in a wheelchair has been identified….
Craig Owens was sworn in as Cobb County sheriff, a historic landmark since Owens became the first Black sheriff in the 189-year history of the county. The oath of office…
The man killed by a SWAT team deputy during an attempt to execute a search warrant last Thursday has been identified as Johnny Bolton, 49, of Austell. The Georgia Bureau…
At first glance the color-coded results map for the race between incumbent Republican Sheriff Neil Warren, and Sheriff-elect Craig Owens doesn’t look much different from other countywide races, where Democrats…
The Courier sent a list of questions to Dr. Vickie Benson, the Democratic candidate for Cobb County Board of Education Post 1. Benson is running against Republican incumbent Randy Scamihorn,…
During a short and otherwise uneventful meeting, the Powder Springs City Council passed a resolution to surplus and sell guns that had come into the possession of the Powder Springs…
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the lethal shooting of a suspect in a carjacking by a Cobb County police officer. The press release from the GBI decribes…
The Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Atlanta Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists,…
Monique Sheffield is running in the June 9 Democratic primary for the District 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC). The seat is being vacated by Commissioner…