by Innisfree McKinnon, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake…
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by Innisfree McKinnon, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake…
by Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The August 2026 federal indictment of Heidi Beirich, a longtime researcher who studies political violence…
by Asma Uddin, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress,…
Elections are the way in which Georgians chose their leadership, indicate how they want their federal, state and local governments to be run, and to participate in the political life…
This is an installment in the League of Women Voters of Georgia’s “How Georgia Votes” series. To read previous installments in the “How Georgia Votes” series, follow this link. Ask…
TALES AND GAMES PRELUDE AND ANCHOR FALL AT MOUNTAIN VIEW Mountain View Regional Library has scheduled a couple of programs in preparation for the seasonal change in September, with the…
Hazardous weather is expected across north and central Georgia Monday, with isolated thunderstorms possible in east-central and far northeast Georgia while dangerous heat builds south of the I-85 corridor. Heat…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male ginger/white 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 male black tan doberman pinscher. The following information on this potential family…
The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, August 31, 2026, with a high near 93 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…
This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. In Georgia, the Superior Court is…
The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries for the county’s court system…
By Kelly Johnson SWITZER EVENTS TRANSITION NATURALLY FOR FALL Weathering August’s blazing temps with a host of events, Switzer Library continues a robust schedule for September, with a few events…
By Larry Felton Johnson Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a very controversial topic. On some of our articles we make use of AI. This use is carefully limited and driven…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, August 30, 2026, with a high near 90 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
A driver was seriously injured early Saturday after a pickup truck hauling a car trailer left I-75 and struck several trees near Shiloh Road, Cobb County police said. The crash…
Isolated thunderstorms are possible across central Georgia Sunday afternoon, with locally heavy rain and gusty winds possible in stronger storms. Additional isolated storms are expected Monday through Wednesday, while heat…
The U.S. Air Force announced on its website for Europe that its C-130J Super Hercules crews are testing their ability to operate in the Arctic’s demanding conditions during Northern Viking…
Cobb County issued 57 new business licenses between Aug. 23 and Aug. 30, with the latest list spanning businesses ranging from health care and professional services to contractors, food businesses,…
