“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
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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“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
“My name is Kinpachi, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 24 to July 30
Report with Photos on Maximum Impact Love event
Sixty-One Years After the Voting Rights Act, the League of Women Voters of Georgia Launches “How Georgia Votes”
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
How much do you know about the cities in Cobb County? take Part 1 of our quiz and find out
Smyrna Police Identify One Suspect, Seek Another in Road Rage Case
“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
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…
“My name is Kinpachi, 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 male black/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 24 to July 30
The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…
Report with Photos on Maximum Impact Love event
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Maximum Impact Love: Maximum Impact Love (MIL) is a network of churches across metro Atlantadoing amazing work to help…
Sixty-One Years After the Voting Rights Act, the League of Women Voters of Georgia Launches “How Georgia Votes”
The following article, the first in a series, was distributed by the League of Women Voters: A weekly series explaining, step by step, how Georgia elections work Sixty-one years ago…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, with a high near 87 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
How much do you know about the cities in Cobb County? take Part 1 of our quiz and find out
By Larry Felton Johnson Cities within Cobb County perform a number of the functions of government that fall to county government in the unincorporated areas. But how much do you…
Smyrna Police Identify One Suspect, Seek Another in Road Rage Case
By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…
Smyrna Looking for Artist Team to Create Library Mural
By Mark Woolsey Smyrna city officials are looking to burnish the city’s growing reputation as a hub of public art. The chairman of the city council public art committee, council…
Scattered Thunderstorms Expected Across North and Central Georgia Tuesday
Scattered to isolated thunderstorms are expected across much of north and central Georgia today, with locally gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall possible this afternoon. Additional rounds of showers and…
Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare
This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 3, 2026 The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions…
US Senate panel advances bill to reject Education Department transfers
by Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 31, 2026 WASHINGTON — A bipartisan effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s…
Georgia Power breaks ground on natural gas expansion at Plant Bowen despite air pollution concerns
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 3, 2026 EUHARLEE, Ga. — A major natural gas expansion at Georgia Power’s…
Leaving vehicle engines idling is unhealthy, expensive – and often illegal
by Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A bus company that left its buses’ engines running while parked in Boston…
Fauci’s COVID‑origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons
by Art Jipson, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from a…
The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz
by Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We hope you’ve enjoyed this quiz from our quizmaster, Fritz Holznagel, a past winner of…
Should The “Back To School” List Include Child Tax Credits Or Tariffs?
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Early August is the annual ritual of “Back to School Shopping” in America, where parents engage in shopping for their…
Cobb County Explained: What does Cobb’s Probate Court Do?
This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. If you’ve ever been in the…
Cobb County Probate Court: A Quiz
The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries about the county’s court system…
“My name is Kodak. 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 tan/black German shepherd dog. The following information on this potential family…