By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Before Businessman Rick Jackson, the 2026 GOP Gubernatorial nominee, took the stage in Columbus Georgia’s Bibb Mill, I told a…
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By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Before Businessman Rick Jackson, the 2026 GOP Gubernatorial nominee, took the stage in Columbus Georgia’s Bibb Mill, I told a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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….
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…