Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
How Well Do You Know the Cobb Court System? Take The Quiz and Find Out
Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Friday June 5 to Sunday, June 7
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, June 4, 2026
Tenku Sushi Elevation Adds Rooftop Bar to East Cobb Dining Scene
Authority Brands to Relocate Headquarters to Cobb County
City of Austell passes Downtown Overlay District
At a Tennessee Hospital, a Nurse Stole Fentanyl and AI Missed It, State Records Say
Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Georgia’s gas tax suspension lifts, raising prices by 33 cents per gallon
How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti‑immigrant great replacement theory
Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters
Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
What county roads in Cobb County are closed or have lane closures as of Wednesday, June 3?
Cobb/Mableton police services agreement stalls over what court handles misdemeanor cases
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
How Well Do You Know the Cobb Court System? Take The Quiz and Find Out
Even if you never set foot in a courtroom, decisions are made in the courts every day that affect the lives of every Cobb resident. We’ve posted a quiz to…
Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Friday June 5 to Sunday, June 7
Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, June 5, 2026 to Sunday, June 7, 2026. Be sure to check the information…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, June 4, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, June 4, 2026, with a high near 83 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…
Tenku Sushi Elevation Adds Rooftop Bar to East Cobb Dining Scene
By Mark Woolsey The newest entry on the East Cobb dining scene has a quite appropriate name. Tenku Sushi Elevation features finely crafted sushi, sashimi and nigiri amid a sleek…
Authority Brands to Relocate Headquarters to Cobb County
By Mark Woolsey Cobb County is poised to gain almost 400 new jobs Governor Brian Kemp this week announced that Authority Brands will establish its new headquarters in Cobb County,…
City of Austell passes Downtown Overlay District
Austell Ward 1 City Councilman Derek Caffe posted the following announcement to the Create Austell Facebook group, and we’ve republished it below with his permission: Exciting news for Downtown Austell!…
At a Tennessee Hospital, a Nurse Stole Fentanyl and AI Missed It, State Records Say
This article by Brett Kelman and Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 3, 2026 About a year ago at Erlanger Baroness, the largest hospital…
Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
by Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 2, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has scrapped plans…
Georgia’s gas tax suspension lifts, raising prices by 33 cents per gallon
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 2, 2026 Georgia’s gas tax will return Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, causing…
How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti‑immigrant great replacement theory
by Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst; Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, and Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During a Washington Nationals baseball game…
Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters
by Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by…
Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion
by William McCorkle, College of Charleston; E. Kyle Romero, University of North Florida, and Lina-Maria Murillo, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, with a high near 78 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…
What county roads in Cobb County are closed or have lane closures as of Wednesday, June 3?
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…
Cobb/Mableton police services agreement stalls over what court handles misdemeanor cases
By Larry Felton Johnson This is a breaking story, we will provide further information as it becomes available. The Intergovernmental Agreement between Cobb County and the City of Mableton over…
How much do you know about Cobb’s Cumberland area? Take the quiz and find out!
(Correction: when this was first posted, question 4 was giving an improper result. We’ve corrected it and apologize to anyone who took the quiz earlier) The Cumberland area is arguably…
Goalball, a sport for visually impaired athletes, held its qualifier tournament in Smyrna
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Georgia Blind Sports Regional Qualifier Goalball Tournament Georgia Blind Sports hosted its Regional Qualifier Goalball Tournament atthe Smyrna…
Do Runoffs Help Or Hurt Parties In Georgia Governor Races?
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College While former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms easily won her Democratic Party Primary for the gubernatorial nomination, businessman Rick Jackson…
Swing into Summer with Meet Lurleen on the Green
(photo above provided by Lurleen) [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] I haven’t played golf in over…