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Smyrna October 7, 2019

Smyrna contributes $830,000 to planned Cobb Parkway pedestrian bridge linking to SunTrust Park

Another pedestrian bridge could one day lift Atlanta Braves fans over congested car traffic and safely into the confines of SunTrust Park and The Battery. During its Monday meeting, the…

Keli Gambrill during discussion of J.C. Bradbury appointment

Cobb County September 10, 2019

Conflict at Cobb BOC over appointment of J.C. Bradbury to Development Authority

A sharp exchange took place at the Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday over District 1 Commissioner Keli Gambrill‘s recommendation to appoint Kennesaw State University professor Dr. J.C. Bradbury…

Max Bacon upper body shot. Bacon is bearded, with white hair. He is wearing a dark sports jacket and an open-collared dress shirt. The shot is an upper-body shot, and he is smiling face-forward into the camera

2019 Elections July 8, 2019

UPDATED: Feisty as ever, Max Bacon seeks 10th term as Smyrna mayor

UPDATE: Max Bacon announced this morning that he will not seek reelection. We will be posting updated information as it becomes available. Opponents may have a lot to say about…

Powder Springs Road and Brandon Lee Drive intersection road sign

Zoning June 21, 2019

Rezoning request for 132 townhomes on Powder Springs Road denied

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners, in its zoning hearing on June 18, denied a rezoning request that would have allowed 132 age-restricted rental townhomes at the intersection of Powder…

Ole Time Classic pits special needs athletes against former major leaguers (photo courtesy of Taylor Duncan)

Sports June 19, 2019

Athletes with Special Needs Challenge Major Leaguers in Ole Time Classic

Baseball players with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs will get the chance to square off against former major leaguers, and it’s all because Taylor Duncan wouldn’t take no…

Photo of the BOC from the February 2019 meeting accompanying a letter to the editor about the compensation plan for Cobb 911 dispatchers

Guest Opinion June 11, 2019

Opinion: Cobb 911 Overlooked by BOC

This letter to the editor was sent by Samantha Hawkins, a Cobb 911 dispatcher. Dear Editor: I believe it’s of the utmost importance to bring to the public knowledge of…

Laura Mireles seated at a table at Rev Coffee (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2019 Elections June 5, 2019

A conversation with Laura Mireles, candidate for Smyrna mayor

The Courier had a conversation with Laura Mireles, who is challenging long-time Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon in this fall’s election. The conversation took place at Rev Coffee Roasters on Spring…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County April 5, 2019

Cobb judge sentences woman to twenty years for cruelty to children

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Tashia Lenette Woods, 34, of Tennessee was given a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to a variety of…

Christmas Bells (public domain image from the Open Clipart Library)

Christmas December 12, 2018

2018 Jingle Bell Run

The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run will be held this Saturday December 15, 2018. at The Battery Atlanta. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and there will be a Costume Judging…

Crowd rises to applaud Stacey Abrams at Gala of Cobb Democrats

2018 elections, Cobb County Democrats August 19, 2018

Optimistic Cobb Democrats celebrate ‘Infinite Shades of Blue’ at the Omni Hotel

There’s a blue wave coming in Cobb County. At least, that was the message delivered by a host of high-profile political candidates and party insiders during the Annual Awards Gala…

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