One of Powder Springs’ most anticipated annual events, its Seafood Festival, brings residents and visitors together for a weekend of food, music, artisans, and a new car show in the…
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One of Powder Springs’ most anticipated annual events, its Seafood Festival, brings residents and visitors together for a weekend of food, music, artisans, and a new car show in the…
A Hazardous Weather Outlook for north and central Georgia warns of elevated fire danger today and continuing through the weekend, along with the potential for isolated and scattered thunderstorms that…
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, April 16, 2026, with a high near 87 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female calico domestic medium 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 tan/white dachshund. The following information on this potential family member is…
This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Claudia Boyd-Barrett, April 15, 2026 For months, a cloud of fear has hovered over the immigrant…
by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 14, 2026 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he…
by Jacob Levy, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 15, 2026 On March 28, thousands of Georgians participated in peaceful protests across…
[ The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] A driver has been arrested and charged…
by Jeffrey Taliaferro, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well…
by Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after…
by Sujith Ramachandran, University of Mississippi and Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin, University of Mississippi, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you watched the Super Bowl in…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/tan German shepherd. The following information on this potential family member…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…
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…
Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about the popular Vision To Learn program that offers free vision screening and prescription glasses for children and teens: Cobb County Public…
By Mark Woolsey Trees, shrubs and ornamental plants are showing signs of stress across Cobb County, particularly in East Cobb. The sun beats down relentlessly out of a blue sky….
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, with a high near 87 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…
The map above is from the National Integrated Drought Information Service A Fire Danger Statement is in effect across north and portions of east-central Georgia today, with very dry vegetation…
At this morning’s Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting, Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Company was awarded a contract on emergency work done to address a sinkhole on The Exchange that…
