The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following press release about this weekend’s full closure of I-285 from South Atlanta Road to Paces Ferry Road beginning Friday evening. The stretch…
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The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following press release about this weekend’s full closure of I-285 from South Atlanta Road to Paces Ferry Road beginning Friday evening. The stretch…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the City of Austell’s National Night Out: We appreciate the City of Austell for hosting their National Night Out…
This article by Katheryn Houghton first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 6, 2026 MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find…
by Sam Gauntt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 6, 2026 WASHINGTON — The deployment of National Guard troops hailing from all…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 5, 2026 ATHENS, Ga. – Data centers and Medicaid expansion were on the…
by Euihyeon Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology and Koki Ho, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You might think about rockets as…
by Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in…
by Ashley Bosa, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings,…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female calico 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 brown/white Jack Russell terrier. The following information on this potential…
By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…
By Mark Woolsey The controversy over Flock Safety cameras-automated license plate readers and vehicle trackers-will get a further airing in Cobb County. At a Wednesday news conference, Board of Commissioners…
Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, August 7, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026. Be sure to check the information…
By Larry Felton Johnson Museums in Cobb County: Part 1 Cobb County is home to a number of fascinating museums ranging from fine arts, to history, to aviation. The quiz…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, August 6, 2026, with a high near 89 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of north and central Georgia today and through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A few storms this afternoon and…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female fawn brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
This article by Karen Brown, New England Public Media, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 5, 2026 AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 4, 2026 Clayton County authorities say a boil water advisory and low water…