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Mableton November 6, 2025

Mableton announces live and virtual public meeting for Mableton 2045 Comprehensive Plan this evening

The City of Mableton distributed the following announcement about this evening’s public meeting about the Mableton 2045 Comprehensive Plan: City of Mableton Announces HYBRID Public Meeting for the Mableton 2045…

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Pets and Pet Adoption November 6, 2025

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

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male orange tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

A brindle/white American pit bull terrier with tongue's out

Pets and Pet Adoption November 6, 2025

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

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

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Business & Economy November 6, 2025

Cobb Chamber to host Community Insights Tour of the Atlanta Beltline next February

The Cobb Chamber, in partnership with presenting sponsor Brasfield & Gorrie, announced in a press release that it will host the annual Community Insights Tour, offering local leaders a unique…

Kennesaw State University November 6, 2025

Kennesaw State’s Arthur Liou installed as Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean’s Chair

[This article by Dave Shelles with a photo by Darnell Wilburn was first published on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University’s Arthur Liou was installed…

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Food and Restaurants November 6, 2025

Two Italian eateries coming to Avenue East Cobb

By Mark Woolsey Avenue East Cobb is about to acquire an Italian accent. The shopping and community destination on Roswell Road will soon see two new eateries open, both owned…

Uncategorized November 6, 2025

The notorious and cruel 1953 Mableton UFO hoax

This is an evergreen article that we periodically republish, often edited with more information as we research the topic. It was originally published last year when the public got access…

Weather November 6, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, November 6, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, November 6, 2025, with a high near 73 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

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Health & Wellness November 6, 2025

Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits

This article by Amanda Seitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amanda Seitz November 6, 2025 John Cleveland is ready to pay a lot more for his…

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Government & Politics November 6, 2025

Democrats rush to seize momentum after Georgia victories built on affordability messaging

by Alander Rocha and Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 5, 2025 Decisive Democratic victories in Georgia and across the…

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

Business & Economy November 6, 2025

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

by Vamsi Kanuri, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When banks issue their defrauded customers refunds and successfully identify the perpetrators, fraud…

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Music November 6, 2025

The White Stripes join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots

by Nathan Fleshner, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the opening scene of “It Might Get Loud,” a 2008 music documentary, musician…

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Education November 6, 2025

Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark

by Emery Petchauer, Columbia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Oklahoma has become a testing ground for reshaping public school curriculum to reflect conservative viewpoints,…

Community Life November 6, 2025

Cobb sheriff announces toy drop-off locations for annual Santa on Wheels program

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office distributed the following announcement that includes the toy drop-off locations for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office and the Cobb Sheriff’s Foundation annual Santa on Wheels…

Health & Wellness November 5, 2025

While Politicos Dispense Blame, These Doctors Aim To Take Shame Out of Medicine

This article by Charlotte Huff first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Charlotte Huff November 5, 2025 The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over…

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Government & Politics November 5, 2025

Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 4, 2025 Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson have delivered an upset in…

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Government & Politics November 5, 2025

What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself

by Carl F. Weems, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a jarring contrast: intense,…

Environment November 5, 2025

2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food

by Huma Tariq Malik, Colorado State University and Thomas Borch, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the world’s climate warms and droughts…

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Government & Politics November 5, 2025

Dick Cheney’s expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump’s agenda

by Graham G. Dodds, Concordia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] This is an updated version of a story that first published on Oct. 7,…

Smyrna November 5, 2025

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This is an expansion and republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth…

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Mableton announces live and virtual public meeting for Mableton 2045 Comprehensive Plan this evening

Mableton announces live and virtual public meeting for Mableton 2045 Comprehensive Plan this evening

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

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

Cobb Chamber to host Community Insights Tour of the Atlanta Beltline next February

Kennesaw State’s Arthur Liou installed as Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean’s Chair

Two Italian eateries coming to Avenue East Cobb

The notorious and cruel 1953 Mableton UFO hoax

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, November 6, 2025

Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits

Democrats rush to seize momentum after Georgia victories built on affordability messaging

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

The White Stripes join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots

Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark

Cobb sheriff announces toy drop-off locations for annual Santa on Wheels program

While Politicos Dispense Blame, These Doctors Aim To Take Shame Out of Medicine

Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission

Mableton announces live and virtual public meeting for Mableton 2045 Comprehensive Plan this evening

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

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

Cobb Chamber to host Community Insights Tour of the Atlanta Beltline next February

Kennesaw State’s Arthur Liou installed as Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean’s Chair

Two Italian eateries coming to Avenue East Cobb

The notorious and cruel 1953 Mableton UFO hoax

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, November 6, 2025

Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits

Democrats rush to seize momentum after Georgia victories built on affordability messaging

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

The White Stripes join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots

Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark

Cobb sheriff announces toy drop-off locations for annual Santa on Wheels program

While Politicos Dispense Blame, These Doctors Aim To Take Shame Out of Medicine

Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission

What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself

2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food

Dick Cheney’s expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump’s agenda

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna