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A sidewalk lined with storefronts in The Battery

Business & Economy, Food and Restaurants April 29, 2026

J. Alexander’s opens at The Battery Atlanta, Great Big Game Show to debut May 9

J. Alexander’s is now open at The Battery Atlanta, adding a modern American restaurant to the mixed-use destination’s dining lineup as Great Big Game Show prepares to open May 9…

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A sidewalk lined with storefronts in The Battery

Business & Economy, Food and Restaurants

J. Alexander’s opens at The Battery Atlanta, Great Big Game Show to debut May 9


sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Government & Politics

Georgia Primary Early Voting Opens With Record Turnout


Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness

An Urgent Care Treated Her Allergic Reaction. An ER Monitored Her — For $6,700.


A gold set of the scales of justice

Justice

US Supreme Court weighs how far police investigations can go in using cellphone location data



The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Government & Politics, State Government

GOP candidates for governor in Georgia clash over the mounds of cash pouring into the race 


sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Health & Wellness

Older Americans who vote live longer than those who don’t – new research


Drawing of a nuclear engergy plant

Science & Technology

Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment


Business & Economy

Perseverance doesn’t always pay off for companies – sometimes it’s better to ‘fail fast’



4099 Bunker Dr in South Cobb, highest-priced home sale of March 2026 at $550,000, two-story brick house with large driveway and front yard

Home sale prices, Real Estate

March 2026 Home Sale Prices in South Cobb High Zone


A brindle/white Cane Corso sitting on a grass field with a pink scarf

Pets and Pet Adoption

“My name is Lulu, and I’m in need of a loving home!”


An orange tabby/white held by someone in black

Pets and Pet Adoption

“My name is Obe 1. Are you here to adopt me?”


A line drawing of an antique car, with a Cobb County Courier logo alongside it

History

How it began: the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County



Cobb weather April 28: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, April 28, 2026


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Uncategorized

Cobb County Explained: Millage Rates and When Public Hearings Are Required


drawing of sun baking one half of a landscape with tree

News, Weather

Georgia Under Water Restrictions Amid Extreme Drought


Shorter University Provost John Reams and Kennesaw State Vice Provost Sheb True

Education, News

Kennesaw State, Shorter teaming to offer students dual degrees in math and engineering



A sidewalk lined with storefronts in The Battery

Business & Economy, Food and Restaurants April 29, 2026

J. Alexander’s opens at The Battery Atlanta, Great Big Game Show to debut May 9

J. Alexander’s is now open at The Battery Atlanta, adding a modern American restaurant to the mixed-use destination’s dining lineup as Great Big Game Show prepares to open May 9…


sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Government & Politics April 29, 2026

Georgia Primary Early Voting Opens With Record Turnout

By Mark Woolsey The first day of early voting for the May 19 primary saw substantial turnout across the state on Monday. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says 35,352 Georgians…


Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness April 28, 2026

An Urgent Care Treated Her Allergic Reaction. An ER Monitored Her — For $6,700.

This article by Andrew Jones first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 28, 2026 Silvana Toska was playing in a grass field with her daughters late last…


A gold set of the scales of justice

Justice April 28, 2026

US Supreme Court weighs how far police investigations can go in using cellphone location data

by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 27, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to allow law…


The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Government & Politics, State Government April 28, 2026

GOP candidates for governor in Georgia clash over the mounds of cash pouring into the race 

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 27, 2026 A pair of debates aimed at informing voters ahead of the…


sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Health & Wellness April 28, 2026

Older Americans who vote live longer than those who don’t – new research

by Sara Konrath, Indiana University and Femida Handy, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most people know the basics of healthy living that…


Drawing of a nuclear engergy plant

Science & Technology April 28, 2026

Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment

by Eduardo B. Farfán, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever….


Business & Economy April 28, 2026

Perseverance doesn’t always pay off for companies – sometimes it’s better to ‘fail fast’

by Scott Friend, University of Dayton and Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, EDHEC Business School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across the business world, companies often double…


4099 Bunker Dr in South Cobb, highest-priced home sale of March 2026 at $550,000, two-story brick house with large driveway and front yard

Home sale prices, Real Estate April 28, 2026

March 2026 Home Sale Prices in South Cobb High Zone

These prices for March 2026 home sales in the South Cobb High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort…


A brindle/white Cane Corso sitting on a grass field with a pink scarf

Pets and Pet Adoption April 28, 2026

“My name is Lulu, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female brindle/white Cane Corso. The following information on this potential family member…


An orange tabby/white held by someone in black

Pets and Pet Adoption April 28, 2026

“My name is Obe 1. 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 male orange tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…


A line drawing of an antique car, with a Cobb County Courier logo alongside it

History April 28, 2026

How it began: the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article we periodically update, edit and republish. The first version appeared in 2017] By Larry Felton Johnson If the first owners of automobiles in…


Cobb weather April 28: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather April 28, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, with a high near 78 degrees. Tonight it is expected to have showers…


A calculator, paper currency and a tax form

Uncategorized April 28, 2026

Cobb County Explained: Millage Rates and When Public Hearings Are Required

This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. Millage rates determine how much property…


drawing of sun baking one half of a landscape with tree

News, Weather April 28, 2026

Georgia Under Water Restrictions Amid Extreme Drought

By Mark Woolsey The worsening Georgia drought has led to a statewide response from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. The EPD Monday declared a statewide Drought Response Level 1 for…


Shorter University Provost John Reams and Kennesaw State Vice Provost Sheb True

Education, News April 28, 2026

Kennesaw State, Shorter teaming to offer students dual degrees in math and engineering

[Photo above: Shorter University Provost John Reams and Kennesaw State Vice Provost Sheb True] [This article first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University…


Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Aging April 27, 2026

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

This article by Paula Span first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Apr 27, 2026 On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon,…


Color drawing of flames engulfing a forest representing high fire danger

News, Weather April 27, 2026

Historic Georgia wildfires continue to burn largely uncontained with no end in sight

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 24, 2026 A pair of wildfires in south Georgia are the two largest…


Line drawing of U.S. Capitol dome

Government & Politics, National Government April 27, 2026

As early voting starts, GOP Senate hopefuls make appeals to Georgia voters, spar with each other

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 26, 2026 Five men seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat…


The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Immigration April 27, 2026

Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Justice Department has identified 384…


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