By Larry Felton Johnson In order for Cobb County residents to fully participate in the civic life of the county, knowing what government officials are doing is critical. Luckily Georgia…
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By Larry Felton Johnson In order for Cobb County residents to fully participate in the civic life of the county, knowing what government officials are doing is critical. Luckily Georgia…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, with a high near 91 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a particular roadway, click on the legend to…
Scattered thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and localized flash flooding are expected across north and central Georgia today through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The greatest storm coverage is…
This article by Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss, and Kate Wells first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 21, 2026 Marie Noon takes eight medications a day. One…
by Alex Brown, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 21, 2026 The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where…
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered 50% tariffs on several Canadian…
by Brian O’Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump used a nationally televised address on July 16, 2026, to…
by Adam Stanaland, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] How low is too low when it comes to testosterone levels? When Defense Secretary…
by Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder; Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech, and John O’Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ukraine…
[This is an evergreen article we periodically edit and expand when new information is uncovered, and which we republish] The Mable family cemetery would probably be among the dozens of…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black 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/white shepherd. The following information on this potential family member is…
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…
By Larry Felton Johnson We all die sooner or later, and while we hope it’s later rather than sooner, most of us will be interred in cemeteries. Cemeteries aren’t only…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, with a high near 93 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…
By Mark Woolsey Cobb police say a pedestrian in South Cobb was seriously injured in a crash Saturday night. Officers say it happened at about 7:45 p.m. on Riverside Parkway …
This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 20, 2026 Alice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV…
by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 18, 2026 WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on July 13…
by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 20, 2026 A $409 million state hospital is in the works, a solution…