Cobb County News Quiz: How Well Did You Follow the Headlines, Aug. 8–14?
Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending August 14 A lot of things happen during any week in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in…
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Cobb County News Quiz: How Well Did You Follow the Headlines, Aug. 8–14?
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, August 15, 2026
No-Cost Prostate Screenings Bring Vital Health Access to Cobb and Nearby Counties
Smyrna Environmental Events Planned for August Through October
Celebration of life planned for Smyrna historian Bill Marchione
Georgia Heat Advisory Extended Through 8 P.M. Sunday
“My name is Brook. Are you here to adopt me?”
“My name is Fern, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly
Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements
Bookman: Years of low-key ‘grunt work’ are paying off for Ossoff
An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?
Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
Weekend Lane Closures on I-20 in Fulton, I-75 in Cobb for Lighting Upgrades
Lane closures tonight (Friday) on I-75 at the South Barrett Reliever in Cobb County
Cobb County News Quiz: How Well Did You Follow the Headlines, Aug. 8–14?
Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending August 14 A lot of things happen during any week in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, August 15, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with a high near 94 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
No-Cost Prostate Screenings Bring Vital Health Access to Cobb and Nearby Counties
Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about free prostate screenings: Cobb County Public Library is partnering with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to host the return of…
Smyrna Environmental Events Planned for August Through October
Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following calendar of its upcoming events and programs: Great Southeast Pollinator Census: August 22-23 The annual Great Southeast Pollinator Census helps scientists gather data about pollinators so we can better protect…
Celebration of life planned for Smyrna historian Bill Marchione
Friends of Smyrna Library distributed the following announcement: The Smyrna Public Library and the Friends of Smyrna Library will host a celebration of life for William “Bill” P. Marchione Jr.,…
Georgia Heat Advisory Extended Through 8 P.M. Sunday
A Heat Advisory remains in effect across much of central and north Georgia until 8 p.m. Sunday, with heat index values reaching up to 109 degrees. Hot temperatures and high…
“My name is Brook. Are you here to adopt me?”
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…
“My name is Fern, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/white terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…
My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly
This article by Kim Clark first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 14, 2026 “No more operations,” he said. It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband,…
Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2026 Georgia health officials moved to include low-income people living with certain…
Bookman: Years of low-key ‘grunt work’ are paying off for Ossoff
by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 14, 2026 “We the people of the United States of America ….” That…
An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?
by Aashis Luitel, University of the Cumberlands, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You tell an artificial intelligence agent, an AI capable of autonomous reasoning and…
Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can
by Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the Moon with a…
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
by Kent Jones, Babson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements no longer cause the market gyrations that they did in…
Weekend Lane Closures on I-20 in Fulton, I-75 in Cobb for Lighting Upgrades
The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following announcement about Weekend Lane Closures on I-20, I-75 for Lighting Upgrades: ATLANTA METRO – Crews for Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) crews will install lane…
Lane closures tonight (Friday) on I-75 at the South Barrett Reliever in Cobb County
The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following announcement about lane closures on I-75 at the the South Barrett Reliever in the Town Center area, this evening, Friday, August 14:…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, August 14, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, August 14, 2026, with a high near 94 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Cobb County High School Mascots Quiz: Can You Match Each School to Its Mascot?
High schools are an important part of community life in Cobb County. In the public school arena we have two systems, the Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools….
Mableton Business Fire Leaves Four People Injured
Photo provided by the Cobb County Fire Department By Mark Woolsey A business fire in Mableton left four people injured Thursday morning. A Cobb County fire official told the Courier…
Cobb police schedule town halls on Flock camera
By Mark Woolsey As promised, Cobb County police are setting up a series of “community conversations” about Flock safety technology and license plate readers. The department’s social media pages bill…