Marietta residents will have two opportunities in June to weigh in on the city’s proposed $433.2 million budget for fiscal 2027. According to the City of Marietta website, the city…
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Marietta residents will have two opportunities in June to weigh in on the city’s proposed $433.2 million budget for fiscal 2027. According to the City of Marietta website, the city…
The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Georgia has just concluded its primary election, and braces itself for the runoff races. There will be no shortage of…
The National Weather Service forecasts showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with a high near 80 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
A hazardous weather outlook is in effect for north and central Georgia through Friday, with scattered to numerous thunderstorms expected and a risk of damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning and…
This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 21, 2026 Depression. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Developmental delays. The trauma of family separation can…
by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 21, 2026 U.S. House Republicans on Thursday denounced expanding the Supreme Court, an…
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 22, 2026 Tuesday’s election has come and gone, but the race isn’t over…
by Sophia A. McClennen, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Stephen Colbert’s final episode as host of “The Late Show” on May 21, 2026,…
by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among…
by Paul Figley, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The creation of an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” at the Department of Justice may have shocked a…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male cream 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 brown/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Friday, May 22, 2026, with a high near 82 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…
By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid discussed economic success, advances in social and human service programs and the need for affordable housing at the annual…
Submitted by the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation: Smyrna taxpayers can now send some of their tax dollars to support the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation via the LESS Crime Act tax…
Photo above: The hospital bed of a teenager who had to remain there for days after he was cleared for discharge while the grown-ups in his life lined up a…
Cobb County Could See Heavy Rain and Damaging Winds Scattered thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding are expected across much of…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…
