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Business & Economy, Local Business August 16, 2026

47 New Cobb County Businesses Include Restaurants and Retail

The 47 new businesses licensed in Cobb County over the past week include restaurants, health and wellness services, construction trades, professional services, fitness, retail and other categories, with Marietta addresses…

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Business & Economy, Local Business

47 New Cobb County Businesses Include Restaurants and Retail


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Puzzles Games and Quizzes

Cobb County Road Quiz: Same Street, Different Name (Part 1 of a series)


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Weather

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, August 16, 2026


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News, Transportation

Latest schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton



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News, Weather

Georgia Heat Advisory Remains in Effect Through Monday


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News, Weather

Cobb County Faces Triple-Digit Heat Index and Storm Chances


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Opinion

On The Stump, Rick Jackson Sounds Like A Moderate Democrat


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Puzzles Games and Quizzes

Cobb County News Quiz: How Well Did You Follow the Headlines, Aug. 8–14?



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Weather

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, August 15, 2026


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Community, Giving Back to the Community

No-Cost Prostate Screenings Bring Vital Health Access to Cobb and Nearby Counties


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Community, Giving Back to the Community

Smyrna Environmental Events Planned for August Through October


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Community Life, Libraries

Celebration of life planned for Smyrna historian Bill Marchione



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News, Weather

Georgia Heat Advisory Extended Through 8 P.M. Sunday


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Pets and Pet Adoption

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


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Pets and Pet Adoption

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


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Health & Wellness

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly



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Business & Economy, Local Business August 16, 2026

47 New Cobb County Businesses Include Restaurants and Retail

The 47 new businesses licensed in Cobb County over the past week include restaurants, health and wellness services, construction trades, professional services, fitness, retail and other categories, with Marietta addresses…


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Puzzles Games and Quizzes August 16, 2026

Cobb County Road Quiz: Same Street, Different Name (Part 1 of a series)

It isn’t unique to Cobb County, but many roads change their names after crossing certain other intersections, sometimes multiple times (I can think of one continues road that has four…


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Weather August 16, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, August 16, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, August 16, 2026, with a high near 96 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…


Interstate 20 and 285 shields are overlaid on a drawing of an interstate highway interchange

News, Transportation August 16, 2026

Latest schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

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…


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News, Weather August 16, 2026

Georgia Heat Advisory Remains in Effect Through Monday

A Heat Advisory remains in effect across much of north and central Georgia until 8 p.m. EDT Monday, with heat index values reaching up to 109 degrees. Hot temperatures and…


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News, Weather August 16, 2026

Cobb County Faces Triple-Digit Heat Index and Storm Chances

A Heat Advisory remains in effect across much of north and central Georgia Sunday, with heat index values well into the 100s and isolated thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts,…


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Opinion August 15, 2026

On The Stump, Rick Jackson Sounds Like A Moderate Democrat

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Before Businessman Rick Jackson, the 2026 GOP Gubernatorial nominee, took the stage in Columbus Georgia’s Bibb Mill, I told a…


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Puzzles Games and Quizzes August 15, 2026

Cobb County News Quiz: How Well Did You Follow the Headlines, Aug. 8–14?

Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending August 14 A lot of things happen during any week in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in…


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Weather August 15, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, August 15, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with a high near 94 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…


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Community, Giving Back to the Community August 15, 2026

No-Cost Prostate Screenings Bring Vital Health Access to Cobb and Nearby Counties

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about free prostate screenings: Cobb County Public Library is partnering with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to host the return of…


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Community, Giving Back to the Community August 15, 2026

Smyrna Environmental Events Planned for August Through October

Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following calendar of its upcoming events and programs: Great Southeast Pollinator Census: August 22-23 The annual Great Southeast Pollinator Census helps scientists gather data about pollinators so we can better protect…


Smyrna Public Library

Community Life, Libraries August 15, 2026

Celebration of life planned for Smyrna historian Bill Marchione

Friends of Smyrna Library distributed the following announcement: The Smyrna Public Library and the Friends of Smyrna Library will host a celebration of life for William “Bill” P. Marchione Jr.,…


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News, Weather August 15, 2026

Georgia Heat Advisory Extended Through 8 P.M. Sunday

A Heat Advisory remains in effect across much of central and north Georgia until 8 p.m. Sunday, with heat index values reaching up to 109 degrees. Hot temperatures and high…


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Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

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

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


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Pets and Pet Adoption August 14, 2026

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

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tan/white terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…


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Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly

This article by Kim Clark first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 14, 2026 “No more operations,” he said. It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband,…


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Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2026 Georgia health officials moved to include low-income people living with certain…


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Opinion August 14, 2026

Bookman: Years of low-key ‘grunt work’ are paying off for Ossoff

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 14, 2026 “We the people of the United States of America ….” That…


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Science & Technology August 14, 2026

An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?

by Aashis Luitel, University of the Cumberlands, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You tell an artificial intelligence agent, an AI capable of autonomous reasoning and…


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Science & Technology August 14, 2026

Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can

by Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the Moon with a…


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