Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, May 18, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, May 18, 2026, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
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Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, May 18, 2026
North and Central Georgia Face Thunderstorm Chances Through Saturday
“My name is Chris. Are you here to adopt me?”
“My name is Carol, and I’m so excited about the prospect of going home with you!”
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from May 8 to May 14
Kennesaw police warns of scam targeting the city’s business owners
How much do you know about Kennesaw? Take the quiz and find out
Cobb County filings show expansion across service industries
Heavy Early Voting Turnout Reported Across Cobb County
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Volunteers Join Queen Mill Road Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup Effort
How Well Do You Know Smyrna? Take This Local Quiz
Cobb Travel & Tourism Presents Ten Craft Beverage Makers with Bubbles & Brews Awards
This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton
Cobb DA issues statement on Georgia’s HB 369
Public comments at the May Cobb school board meeting
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, May 18, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, May 18, 2026, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
North and Central Georgia Face Thunderstorm Chances Through Saturday
North and central Georgia face isolated to scattered thunderstorm chances through Saturday, with gusty winds, frequent lightning, small hail and locally heavy rainfall possible. The National Weather Service issued a…
“My name is Chris. 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 male tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
“My name is Carol, and I’m so excited about the prospect of going home with you!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/tan terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from May 8 to May 14
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…
Kennesaw police warns of scam targeting the city’s business owners
The Kennesaw Police Department warned residents that scam emails are targeting business owners in the city. In the warning, police wrote, “The City of Kennesaw has been made aware of…
How much do you know about Kennesaw? Take the quiz and find out
How much do you know about the City of Kennesaw? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes…
Cobb County filings show expansion across service industries
Cobb County’s latest round of business license filings shows continued activity across hospitality, personal care, consulting and home-service sectors, with several new restaurants, hotels, wellness businesses and specialty retailers appearing…
Heavy Early Voting Turnout Reported Across Cobb County
By Mark Woolsey Turnout was heavy across Cobb during the advance voting period leading up to the May 19 primary. According to numbers checked Saturday on the Cobb County website…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, May 17, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, May 17, 2026, with a high near 88 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…
Volunteers Join Queen Mill Road Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup Effort
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Queen Mill Neighbors Adopt-A-Mile letter cleanup: The Queen Mill Neighbors conducted their quarterly Adopt-A-Mile littercleanup of the two-mile…
How Well Do You Know Smyrna? Take This Local Quiz
The City of Smyrna is one of the largest and most economically vibrant cities in Cobb County. But how much do you know about it? We’ve posted a quiz to…
Cobb Travel & Tourism Presents Ten Craft Beverage Makers with Bubbles & Brews Awards
Cobb Travel & Tourism submitted the following: Cobb Travel & Tourism presents awards to ten Hop Spots that participated in the seventh annual Bubbles & Brews, a month-long celebration of…
This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton
Note: the full closure of a portion of I-285 continues through Monday, May 18. Follow this link for the details. The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule…
Cobb DA issues statement on Georgia’s HB 369
Cobb County District Attorney Sonya Allen issued the following statement regarding HB 369, signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp. The law selectively targeted the largest Georgia counties under Black…
Public comments at the May Cobb school board meeting
By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to remove public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, May 16, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with a high near 85 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…
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…
FDA Blocked Melanoma Drug as Confusion Reigned Under Makary
This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 15, 2026 The FDA’s recent decision to withhold approval of a new skin cancer treatment…
Georgia woman works through injuries as health insurance costs soar
by Ariel Hart, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 14, 2026 This story is available through The Current GA. Carry Smith yawned…