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Karen Fincannon stands in front of her display case of ceramic art

Smyrna October 15, 2024

Happy Whimsical Ceramic Art by Karen Fincannon on Exhibit in Smyrna Public Library Display Gallery

Photo courtesy of Friends of Smyrna Library Friends of Smyrna Library submitted the following news release: The September/October 2024 Display Gallery exhibit in the Smyrna Public Library features Happy Whimsical…

The year 2024 in big red letters with "Vote" written in the "O" which is the shape of a campaign button

Elections October 13, 2024

Cobb County advance voting begins this Tuesday, October 15

Advance voting in Cobb County begins on Tuesday, October 15, and lasts until November 1 on the following schedule: DATES: October 15 -November 1 Monday – Friday 7:00 p.m. –…

Cobb County October 4, 2024

Cobb Public Library publishes reading list for Global Diversity Awareness Month

October is Global Diversity Awareness Month. While no single event or organization is credited with officially creating the month, it emerged from various global and national efforts to foster inclusivity,…

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole seated at a table in front of the Cobb school board candidates forum

Elections October 3, 2024

Cobb County school board candidate forum draws only Democratic Party candidates

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole: photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt The four Democrats running for posts on the Cobb County Board of Education…

Cobb County October 1, 2024

Cobb Library Fall Book Sale coming this weekend

Cobb County Public Library’s popular annual Fall Book Sale begins this weekend, October 4-6, 2024. All proceeds from the sale go directly to buying more items for the system’s 15…

image with a bus and train with the text Public Transit

Transportation September 11, 2024

Cobb DOT to host open house forums on MSPLOST

Cobb DOT will host open houses in four locations for citizens to ask questions about the upcoming MSPLOST (Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) and learn how it will…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County September 2, 2024

Cobb Public Library publishes reading list in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month

Photo: Switzer Library (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) Cobb County Public Library published the following reading list in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month: Children’s Picture Books Areli is a Dreamer…

Cobb County August 31, 2024

South Cobb Regional Library Unfazed by Dog Days of Summer

Hello. On the eve of Labor Day, a well-deserved holiday break from August’s heat unofficially marks the end of summer. It also marks the season of transition, with autumn beginning…

History August 20, 2024

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

[We occasionally update and republish our evergreen history articles. This article first appeared in the Courier in November 23, 2023 In the original version of the article we stated we…

From the Editor August 16, 2024

What was advertising like in 19th-century Cobb County newspapers?

Even before I became a journalist, old newspapers and magazines fascinated me. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I’d visit the Carnegie Library in downtown Atlanta and scroll through…

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Uncategorized November 22, 2024

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