Stratton Library Branch reopens
Photo above from the Cobb County website: public domain By Mark Woolsey A popular Cobb County Library branch has reopened its doors following a months-long interior makeover. The Stratton library…
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Stratton Library Branch reopens
Fatal crash on I-75 as SUV hits disabled CobbLinc bus
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Cobb County Property Taxes: A Quiz
What county roads in Cobb County are closed or have lane closures as of Wednesday, May 6?
Flood watch in effect for much of Georgia beginning Wednesday PM
GA 2026 Governor’s Race Echoes The 2020 GA Senate Race
States Eye Aid To Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts
Voter guide: Republican candidates for Georgia Secretary of State
Voter guide: Democratic candidates for Georgia Secretary of State
Bullying is common in elementary school – and it’s more likely to happen in classrooms that are chaotic
Denmark’s ‘hands‑off’ approach to parenting could offer a blueprint for raising more resilient, self‑reliant kids
Stratton Library Branch reopens
Photo above from the Cobb County website: public domain By Mark Woolsey A popular Cobb County Library branch has reopened its doors following a months-long interior makeover. The Stratton library…
Fatal crash on I-75 as SUV hits disabled CobbLinc bus
Two people were killed in an early Tuesday crash on I-75 in North Cobb. Cobb police say it began with a CobbLinc bus becoming disabled and in Lane 4 of…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, May 6, 2026, with a high near 81 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Cobb County Property Taxes: A Quiz
The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries in this series is “Cobb…
What county roads in Cobb County are closed or have lane closures as of Wednesday, May 6?
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…
Flood watch in effect for much of Georgia beginning Wednesday PM
A Flood Watch will be in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning for much of north and central Georgia, where excessive rainfall could cause flooding in low-lying, flood-prone, poor…
GA 2026 Governor’s Race Echoes The 2020 GA Senate Race
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Does this sound familiar? Two Republicans bash each other repeatedly during the primary, while a Democratic Party candidate making a…
States Eye Aid To Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts
This article by Bernard J. Wolfson first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 5, 2026 LOS ANGELES — At Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, patients on…
Voter guide: Republican candidates for Georgia Secretary of State
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 5, 2026 The race to become Georgia’s next top election official is well…
Voter guide: Democratic candidates for Georgia Secretary of State
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 5, 2026 The race to become Georgia’s next top election official is well…
Bullying is common in elementary school – and it’s more likely to happen in classrooms that are chaotic
by Qingqing Yang, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] About 1 in 4 elementary students in the United…
Denmark’s ‘hands‑off’ approach to parenting could offer a blueprint for raising more resilient, self‑reliant kids
by Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Much has been written about Denmark’s consistently high scores in global happiness rankings, so it…
Photographic memory is a myth – here’s what research really says about remembering
by Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive:…
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
Scouts Remove 16 Bags of Trash From Cooper Lake Road in Mableton
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Boy Scout Troop # 22 litter cleanup of their adopted mile ofCooper Lake Road: Boy Scout Troop #…
Cobb County Government: A Quiz
The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries for the county’s court system…
Upstairs neighbor suspected in Marietta shooting death
By Mark Woolsey [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…
“My name is Licorice. Are you here to adopt me?”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/white labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…
“My name is Mickey, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tortoiseshell domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
Two dead after Cobb SWAT standoff Identified as Mother and Son
By Mark Woolsey Cobb County police now say the man and woman found dead in an East Cobb home after an hours-long standoff were a mother and son. Police say…