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News, Transportation December 29, 2025

Georgia gasoline price continues to drop significantly

Georgia gasoline prices continue to drop significantly over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia fell six cents, reaching an average cost of $2.68 per…

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Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents December 29, 2025

At least 13 people die in traffic incidents across Georgia during the long Christmas holiday weekend

By Mark Woolsey At least 13 people died in traffic crashes across Georgia during the long Christmas holiday weekend. The Georgia Department of Public Safety also reported 239 DUI offenses…

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Weather December 29, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, December 29, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Monday, December 29, 2025. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear, with an overnight low of around…

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Local Business December 28, 2025

Lockheed Martin might manufacture some C-130Js in India

By Larry Felton Johnson At this point in time, all Lockheed Martin C-130Js are manufactured at at the company’s facility in Marietta. But that might change if India chooses that…

News, Weather December 28, 2025

If you’ve enjoyed the warm weather across Cobb County and North Georgia the last few days, prepare to bid it goodbye

If you’ve enjoyed the warm weather across Cobb County and North Georgia the last few days, prepare to bid it goodbye. The record warmth drove Atlanta’s official high to 78…

Photo of the home in the Osborne High School attendance zone that sold for the highest price in November 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 28, 2025

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Osborne High attendance zone

These prices for November 2025 home sales in the Osborne High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…

Photo of the home in the Allatoona High School attendance zone that sold for the highest price in November 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 28, 2025

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Allatoona High attendance zone

These prices for November 2025 home sales in the Allatoona High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes December 28, 2025

Local Trivia Challenge: Can You Match These Parks in Cobb County With Their Descriptions Correctly?

By Larry Felton Johnson Quizzes are a good way to learn about the features, culture and history of our county and cities. So for the past year or two I’ve…

Weather December 28, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, December 28, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 28, 2025, with a high near 72 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Photo of the home in the Harrison High School attendance zone that sold for the highest price in November 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 27, 2025

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Harrison High attendance zone

These prices for November 2025 home sales in the Harrison High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…

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Business & Economy, new business December 27, 2025

Service and Retail Businesses Lead This Week’s New Cobb County Licenses

Below are the 29 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, December 26, 2025. This week’s listings for unincorporated Cobb County are a mix of…

Photo of the home in the Campbell High School attendance zone that sold for the highest price in November 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 27, 2025

November home sales in Cobb County’s Campbell High attendance zone

By Larry Felton Johnson These prices for November 2025 home sales in the Campbell High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of…

Photo of the home in the South Cobb High School attendance zone that sold for the highest price in November 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 27, 2025

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s South Cobb High attendance zone

By Larry Felton Johnson These prices for November 2025 home sales in the South Cobb High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes, Weekend Quiz December 27, 2025

Cobb County News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of This Week’s Headlines

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday the…

Opinion December 27, 2025

We stay busy at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health: 2025 Year in Review

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you count new programs, grants and the sheer amount of work, 2025 has been a year of abundance for Highland Rivers Behavioral Health. But most…

Weather December 27, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, December 27, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, December 27, 2025, with a high near 73 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

News, Public Safety December 26, 2025

Date of Humphrey execution now uncertain

By Mark Woolsey Just when Cobb Countian Stacey Humphreys will be executed in the 2003 murders of two real estate agents in West Cobb now is uncertain. Corrections officials had…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 26, 2025

“My name is Cooper, 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 brown hound. The following information on this potential family member is…

Community, History December 26, 2025

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, often with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia…

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Pets and Pet Adoption December 26, 2025

“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 muted tortoiseshell domestic long hair. The following information on this potential…

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Georgia gasoline price continues to drop significantly

Georgia gasoline price continues to drop significantly

At least 13 people die in traffic incidents across Georgia during the long Christmas holiday weekend

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, December 29, 2025

Lockheed Martin might manufacture some C-130Js in India

If you’ve enjoyed the warm weather across Cobb County and North Georgia the last few days, prepare to bid it goodbye

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Osborne High attendance zone

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Allatoona High attendance zone

Local Trivia Challenge: Can You Match These Parks in Cobb County With Their Descriptions Correctly?

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, December 28, 2025

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Harrison High attendance zone

Service and Retail Businesses Lead This Week’s New Cobb County Licenses

November home sales in Cobb County’s Campbell High attendance zone

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s South Cobb High attendance zone

Cobb County News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of This Week’s Headlines

We stay busy at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health: 2025 Year in Review

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, December 27, 2025

Georgia gasoline price continues to drop significantly

At least 13 people die in traffic incidents across Georgia during the long Christmas holiday weekend

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, December 29, 2025

Lockheed Martin might manufacture some C-130Js in India

If you’ve enjoyed the warm weather across Cobb County and North Georgia the last few days, prepare to bid it goodbye

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Osborne High attendance zone

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Allatoona High attendance zone

Local Trivia Challenge: Can You Match These Parks in Cobb County With Their Descriptions Correctly?

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, December 28, 2025

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s Harrison High attendance zone

Service and Retail Businesses Lead This Week’s New Cobb County Licenses

November home sales in Cobb County’s Campbell High attendance zone

November 2025 home sales in Cobb County’s South Cobb High attendance zone

Cobb County News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of This Week’s Headlines

We stay busy at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health: 2025 Year in Review

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, December 27, 2025

Date of Humphrey execution now uncertain

“My name is Cooper, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”