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Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

“My name is Brook. 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 female grey domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

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Pets and Pet Adoption

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


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Pets and Pet Adoption

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


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Health & Wellness

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly


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Health & Wellness

Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements



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Opinion

Bookman: Years of low-key ‘grunt work’ are paying off for Ossoff


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Science & Technology

An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?


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Science & Technology

Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can


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Economy

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill



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Transportation & Development

Weekend Lane Closures on I-20 in Fulton, I-75 in Cobb for Lighting Upgrades


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Transportation & Development

Lane closures tonight (Friday) on I-75 at the South Barrett Reliever in Cobb County


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Weather

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, August 14, 2026


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Puzzles Games and Quizzes

Cobb County High School Mascots Quiz: Can You Match Each School to Its Mascot?



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Crime & Public Safety

Mableton Business Fire Leaves Four People Injured


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Crime & Public Safety

Cobb police schedule town halls on Flock camera


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Education, News

Kennesaw State’s economic impact tops $2.55 billion


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News, Weather

Cobb County and Much of Georgia Faces Dangerous Heat and Storms This Weekend



A grey kitten on a table

Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

“My name is Brook. 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 female grey domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…


A tan/white terrier with a pink scarf, looking happy

Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

“My name is Fern, 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 tan/white terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…


Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly

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,…


The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements

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…


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Opinion August 14, 2026

Bookman: Years of low-key ‘grunt work’ are paying off for Ossoff

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…


A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science & Technology August 14, 2026

An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?

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…


A partially sunlit moon taken toward the moon's north pole

Science & Technology August 14, 2026

Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can

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…


Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Economy August 14, 2026

Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill

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…


Shield symbol for I-75

Transportation & Development August 14, 2026

Weekend Lane Closures on I-20 in Fulton, I-75 in Cobb for Lighting Upgrades

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…


roadwork equipment

Transportation & Development August 14, 2026

Lane closures tonight (Friday) on I-75 at the South Barrett Reliever in Cobb County

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:…


Photo of Veterans Memorial Highway on a clear day with the Cobb County Courier logo and the words "Weather forecast"

Weather August 14, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, August 14, 2026

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…


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Puzzles Games and Quizzes August 14, 2026

Cobb County High School Mascots Quiz: Can You Match Each School to Its Mascot?

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….


Firefighters amid hoses and a one-story commercial building

Crime & Public Safety August 14, 2026

Mableton Business Fire Leaves Four People Injured

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…


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Crime & Public Safety August 14, 2026

Cobb police schedule town halls on Flock camera

By Mark Woolsey As promised, Cobb County police are setting up a series of “community conversations”  about Flock safety technology and license plate readers. The department’s social media pages bill…


KSU bus

Education, News August 14, 2026

Kennesaw State’s economic impact tops $2.55 billion

[This article first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University continues to be a major economic engine in metro Atlanta, growing its economic impact…


There are three separate images: a silhouette of a person in a storm walking with an umbrella, a thermometer with flames over it, and the Cobb County Courier logo

News, Weather August 14, 2026

Cobb County and Much of Georgia Faces Dangerous Heat and Storms This Weekend

A Hazardous Weather Outlook for north and central Georgia warns of dangerous heat and thunderstorms through the weekend. A Heat Advisory is in effect beginning at noon Friday, with triple-digit…


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News, Weather August 14, 2026

Heat Advisory Issued for Cobb County, Much of Georgia

A Heat Advisory is in effect across much of north and central Georgia from noon Friday through 8 p.m. Saturday, with heat index values as high as 109 degrees. The…


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Disability Rights August 13, 2026

People With Disabilities Say Medicaid’s Limits on Income Stifle Career Advancement

This article by Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 13, 2026 MACY, Neb. — Erica Carter is passionate about her job,…


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Government & Politics, State Government August 13, 2026

The cost of child welfare services has jumped in Georgia. A new panel is about to dig into why.

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2026 Taking care of vulnerable children in Georgia has gotten a lot…


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Government & Politics, National Government August 13, 2026

‘That’s easy’: Collins tells pardoned Jan. 6 defendant that government should pay wronged Americans 

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 12, 2026 A Savannah man who received a pardon for his actions on…


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