Image above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] If cities could blow out birthday…
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Image above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] If cities could blow out birthday…
Photo above: Mayor Michael Owens and Kennedy Camp Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced in a press release that he has launched a citywide initiative aimed at ensuring every child in…
The following news release was distributed by Cobb & Douglas Public Health: The Cobb & Douglas Health Foundation has received a $40,000 contribution from Honda to strengthen child passenger safety efforts in Cobb and…
By Mark Woolsey Cobb County voters will weigh in Nov. 3 on whether to extend the county’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. (SPLOST). To take a quiz on how…
By Larry Felton Johnson Voters in Cobb County will have a new SPLOST on the ballot. Here’s a quiz that focuses on the existing, 2022 SPLOST. The answer key to…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, June 25, 2026, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Scattered thunderstorms capable of producing gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall are expected across parts of central Georgia this afternoon and again Friday, according to the National Weather Service….
This article by Kate Wells first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 24, 2026 Angel Foster had a backup plan. It was the first weekend in May….
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 23, 2026 Georgia lawmakers dialed back a controversial change that would have mandated…
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 23, 2026 The U.S. House cleared a bipartisan housing policy overhaul Tuesday, aiming…
by Donathan L. Brown, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It tends to start with a violent assault. Then video documentation of the incident…
by Kelley Cours Anderson, College of Charleston; Ashley Hass, University of Portland, and Breanne A. Mertz, University of Tampa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s…
by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Each June, the nation turns its attention to the U.S. Supreme Court as…
By Larry Felton Johnson Mableton is the newest city in Cobb County. But how much do you know about it? Like a few other quiz topics there are enough potential…
[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with a high near 86 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male blue roan Australian cattle dog. The following information on this potential…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white/black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
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…
The Cobb County Elections & Registration department has launched a voter engagement survey and is encouraging all Cobb County residents to participate as part of an effort to strengthen voter…
