Sunday Quiz: How many Cobb High School Mascots Can You Identify?
Try your hand at matching the Cobb County high schools with their mascots! The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. But here on the main…
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Sunday Quiz: How many Cobb High School Mascots Can You Identify?
Fog and Thunderstorms in Forecast for North and Central Georgia This Week
Cobb County Adds 44 New Business Licenses in Late April
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, April 26, 2026
How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, April 25, 2026
“My name is Rose. Are you here to adopt me?”
“I’m a doggy in need of a permanent loving home!”
How much do you know about the City of Marietta? Take the quiz and find out!
GDOT Releases Weekly I-285 and I-20 Lane Closure Schedule for the West Interchange Project in Cobb & Fulton
Scattered showers possible in metro Atlanta Saturday, providing relief from the drought
Cobb school board approves extending state teacher bonus to all district employees
Sunday Quiz: How many Cobb High School Mascots Can You Identify?
Try your hand at matching the Cobb County high schools with their mascots! The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. But here on the main…
Fog and Thunderstorms in Forecast for North and Central Georgia This Week
A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for north and central Georgia, with patchy dense fog reducing visibility this morning and isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible Sunday through Thursday. Storms…
Cobb County Adds 44 New Business Licenses in Late April
Cobb County recorded 44 new business licenses during the past week, with a notable mix of service-based startups, health-related providers, and personal care businesses. Marietta continues to anchor much of…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, April 26, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, April 26, 2026, with a high near 83 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway
[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, April 25, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, April 25, 2026, with a high near 78 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
“My name is Rose. 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 tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
“I’m a doggy in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tri-color Australian shepherd. The following information on this potential family member…
How much do you know about the City of Marietta? Take the quiz and find out!
How much do you know about the City of Marietta? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and lately we’ve begun running quizzes on the main website….
GDOT Releases Weekly I-285 and I-20 Lane Closure Schedule for the West Interchange Project in Cobb & Fulton
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…
Scattered showers possible in metro Atlanta Saturday, providing relief from the drought
Hazardous Weather Outlook for north and central Georgia calls for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms tonight, with additional isolated to scattered storms expected Saturday through Thursday. Severe weather is not…
Cobb school board approves extending state teacher bonus to all district employees
By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board unanimously approved using $7.6 million from the district’s fund balance to extend Gov. Brian Kemp’s teacher bonus to all non-temporary employees. According…
A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger
This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 24, 2026 In the last months, weeks, and days of his life, “I will not…
US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 23, 2026 Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will…
Bookman: Georgia election chaos is a deliberate policy choice
by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 24, 2026 The last thing Georgia needs in the 2026 midterms is more…
Why the Southeast is burning – extreme drought is only part of the reason
by Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Large parts of the southeastern U.S. are in the midst of an exceptional…
Many churches, synagogues and mosques are built around families – and they’re struggling to respond to rising singles
by Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does…
Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long‑lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation
by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought…
Q&A with Cobb County Post 6 school board Democratic candidate Jennifer Susko
By Rebecca Gaunt Jennifer Susko, a school counselor who previously worked for the Cobb County School District, is challenging the incumbent, Nichelle Davis, for the Post 6 seat on the…
Q&A with Cobb County Post 6 school board Democratic candidate Nichelle Davis
By Rebecca Gaunt Democratic incumbent Nichelle Davis is seeking a second term as the Post 6 representative on the Cobb County Board of Education. She is being challenged by school…