“My name is Jake. 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 female grey/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
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“My name is Jake. Are you here to adopt me?”
“I’m a cat in need of a permanent loving home!”
Volunteers Needed for Town Center Community’s Fifth Annual Noonday Shanty 5K/10K on March 28
Georgia Symphony Orchestra Presents Cinema Classics: The Magic of the Movies.
Whataburger offers no-purchase-necessary freebies in the month of March
Willow Oak planting in Thompson Park in Mableton
Cobb DOT list currently active road and lane closures as of Wednesday, February 25
Know the facts about kratom
How A Tariff Case Has Shaken The U.S. To Its Constitutional Foundation
Cupid, Ferrell state investigation still open in Fair Oaks Park death
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Hospitals Fighting Measles Confront a Challenge: Few Doctors Have Seen It Before
Lawmakers consider hiking fines for insurers who flaunt Georgia’s mental health parity law
Trump Education Department outsources more responsibilities, continuing proposed wind-down
Meekness isn’t weakness – once considered positive, it’s one of the ‘undersung virtues’ that deserve defense today
Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits
“My name is Jake. 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 female grey/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
“I’m a cat 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 male grey/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
Volunteers Needed for Town Center Community’s Fifth Annual Noonday Shanty 5K/10K on March 28
The Town Center Community distributed the following press release about the upcoming Noonday Shanty 5K/10K: Community volunteers are needed to help support the Town Center Community’s fifth annual Noonday Shanty…
Georgia Symphony Orchestra Presents Cinema Classics: The Magic of the Movies.
The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra distributed the following announcement about a special concert at the Strand Theatre: Concert: March 15, 2026 The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre The Georgia…
Whataburger offers no-purchase-necessary freebies in the month of March
Photo above: Whataburger on Sandy Plains Road in East Cobb: Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier Whataburger, which has aggressively expanded its footprint into Georgia, including locations in Cobb County, announced a…
Willow Oak planting in Thompson Park in Mableton
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the planting of a willow oak, Mableton’s official tree, in Thompson Park: The City Of Mableton Sustainability, Cobb County…
Cobb DOT list currently active road and lane closures as of Wednesday, February 25
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…
Know the facts about kratom
By Melanie Dallas, LPC Earlier this year I attended a legislative preview discussion at the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber with several Georgia lawmakers; it was one of several such meetings sponsored annually…
How A Tariff Case Has Shaken The U.S. To Its Constitutional Foundation
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling in the case Learning Resources Inc. et.al. v. Trump, President of the United States et.al.,…
Cupid, Ferrell state investigation still open in Fair Oaks Park death
By Mark Woolsey Cobb County officials say the investigation into the death of 21-year-old Kyle Bassinga is still open, but that so far all available evidence indicates that he took…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, with a high near 60 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be cloudy,…
Hospitals Fighting Measles Confront a Challenge: Few Doctors Have Seen It Before
This article by Andrew Jones first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andrew Jones, February 24, 2026 ASHEVILLE, N.C. — At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived…
Lawmakers consider hiking fines for insurers who flaunt Georgia’s mental health parity law
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 24, 2026 Georgia officials on both sides of the aisle are proposing legislation…
Trump Education Department outsources more responsibilities, continuing proposed wind-down
by Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 23, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration took more steps Monday to…
Meekness isn’t weakness – once considered positive, it’s one of the ‘undersung virtues’ that deserve defense today
by Timothy J. Pawl, University of St. Thomas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What do you envision when you think of meekness? You probably see…
Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high-profile cartel hits
by Angélica Durán-Martínez, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The death of a major cartel boss in Mexico has unleashed a violent backlash in…
As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?
by Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University and Elizaveta Gaufman, University of Groningen, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war…
“My name is Snow, 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 tan/white Siberian husky. The following information on this potential family member…
“My name is Bella. 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 tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
Cobb Executive Women calls for nominations for 2026 Woman of Distinction Award
The Cobb Chamber and its Cobb Executive Women distributed the following news release calling for nominations for the 2026 Woman of Distinction Award: Cobb Executive Women, a professional development and leadership…