by Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst; Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, and Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During a Washington Nationals baseball game…
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by Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst; Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, and Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During a Washington Nationals baseball game…
by Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by…
by William McCorkle, College of Charleston; E. Kyle Romero, University of North Florida, and Lina-Maria Murillo, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, with a high near 78 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…
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…
By Larry Felton Johnson This is a breaking story, we will provide further information as it becomes available. The Intergovernmental Agreement between Cobb County and the City of Mableton over…
(Correction: when this was first posted, question 4 was giving an improper result. We’ve corrected it and apologize to anyone who took the quiz earlier) The Cumberland area is arguably…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Georgia Blind Sports Regional Qualifier Goalball Tournament Georgia Blind Sports hosted its Regional Qualifier Goalball Tournament atthe Smyrna…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College While former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms easily won her Democratic Party Primary for the gubernatorial nomination, businessman Rick Jackson…
(photo above provided by Lurleen) [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] I haven’t played golf in over…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female cream/white hound. The following information on this potential family member is…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
This article by Rae Ellen Bichell, Claire Galofaro, Maia Rosenfeld, Renuka Rayasam, Aaron Kessler, and Byron Tau, The Associated Press, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun…
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 1, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appeared…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 2, 2026 U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms…
by Katie Savin, California State University, Sacramento; Callie Freitag, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Matthew Borus, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…
by Ivis García, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture…
by Angelica Kalika, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Headlines on sex, drugs, sports and divorce always attract eyeballs. In fact, the…
How much do you know about the City of Marietta? We announce the quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter. If you like the newsletter based on the preview link…
The Gateway Marietta Community Improvement District, in partnership with the City of Marietta, announced on the city’s website that it will host a community art event Thursday, June 4 that…