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Kennesaw September 9, 2023

Explore work vehicles from SWAT trucks to fire engines at Truck-A-Palooza

Cobb County Safety Village will host the annual Truck-A-Palooza next Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the back parking lot…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at lectern during her second swearing-in ceremony

Cobb County September 6, 2023

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Cupid schedules multiple town halls Sep & Oct

If you’re interested in learning about the top priorities for Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, or want to ask here questions, she’s scheduled a number of town…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Cobb County September 4, 2023

Cobb Elections will celebrate National Voter Registration Day

In a democratic republic like the United States voting is not only a privilege, but a duty. In order to have a thriving democracy elected officials need to be held…

Section of 1833 map showing original shape of Cobb County (retrieved from http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hmap/id:hmap1833t3copy3 at the UGA libraries -- public domain)

Cobb County September 4, 2023

1833: Cobb County is created by the Georgia legislature

A shorter form of this article was published in an occasional series called “Cobb County history through documents,” and includes the text of the act of the Georgia legislature that…

A group of five women and one man, two of the women holding up a large replica check

Cobb County September 1, 2023

Safe Kids Cobb County receives $5,000 grant for child safety initiatives

According to a news release from Cobb & Douglas Public Health, the Cobb & Douglas Health Foundation for Safe Kids Cobb County has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the…

Cobb County August 20, 2023

Popular Truck-a-Palooza event returns September 16

Cobb County distributed the following notice announcing its popular Truck-a-Palooza event, where children and adults can explore heavy vehicles from SWAT trucks to dump trucks, from fire trucks to police…

L-R Mableton Mayor Michael Owens, District 1 Councilman Ron Davis, District 2 Councilwoman Dami Oladapo,District 3 Councllwoman Keisha Jeffcoat, District 4 Councilwoman Patricia Auch, District 5 Councilman T.J. Ferguson, District 6 Councilwoman Debora Herndon

Mableton May 16, 2023

Photos from the Mableton mayor and city council swearing-in ceremony

Below are photos from the swearing-in ceremony for Mayor Michael Owens and the Mableton City Council. The event was held at South Cobb High School, and was hosted by WSB-TV…

Matthew Stigall and his attorney Kimberly DeCarrera prepare to respond as Lance Lamberton states his case.

Cobb County May 15, 2023

Cobb ethics board dismisses complaint against transit board member

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb Board of Ethics dismissed a complaint against Transit Advisory Board (TAB) member Matthew Stigall Monday on the grounds that his advocacy is permissible according to…

Laura Judge outdoors wearing a yellow shirt and dark jacket

Education May 13, 2023

Democrat Laura Judge announces candidacy for Cobb County school board

By Rebecca Gaunt Parent and activist Laura Judge will officially announce her candidacy for Cobb County Board of Education Post 5 next week. The campaign kickoff will take place at…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education November 17, 2022

Cobb Commission District 2 Community Cabinet presents Service Academy Information Day

Have a high schooler interested in attending a service academy? Laura Judge, the Education Chair of the Cobb Commission District 2 Community Cabinet posted the following announcement to social media:…

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Justice October 4, 2023

Graduation ceremony held for Cobb Drug Treatment Court participants

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County government] On Monday, October 2, the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of a group of participants in the program attended by judges,…

Science and Technology October 4, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin…

Cumberland October 4, 2023

Football, movies, music and more: the Battery Atlanta releases its October schedule

The Battery (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Battery Atlanta released its schedule for the beginning of the fall season. Events include Friday movie nights, an escape room, College…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

Politics October 4, 2023

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump-style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

by Karyn Amira, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13,…