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Bags of recycle plastic at Keep Cobb Beautiful event, with volunteer standing by

Environment November 10, 2025

Over 1,000 residents bring recycle items to Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling Event

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling event: Keep Cobb Beautiful (KCB) had its Fall Recycling event at Jim Miller…

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Fuel Cost November 10, 2025

Gasoline prices rise modestly in Georgia over the past week, EV charging rates drop slightly

Georgia gasoline prices rose modestly over the past week, while EV charging rates slightly dropped. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia increased by two cents, reaching an…

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Elections November 10, 2025

Early voting for SD 35 coming to a close as Cobb election officials evaluate Nov 4 chaos at a precinct

By Mark Woolsey The end of early voting is on the horizon for an upcoming election in Cobb County, as elections officials deal with fallout from the recent Nov. 4…

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Weather November 10, 2025

Metro Atlanta freeze watch escalated to freeze warning as hard freeze expected Monday night

A hard freeze is expected across north and central Georgia, with temperatures dropping as low as 20 degrees Monday night into Tuesday morning. Residents are urged to protect sensitive plants…

Weather November 10, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, November 10, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, November 10, 2025, with a high near 38 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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Pets and Pet Adoption November 10, 2025

“My name is Giselle. 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 black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A black/white American pit bull terrier looking up head

Pets and Pet Adoption November 10, 2025

“My name is Naomi, 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 female black/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

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Food Safety November 9, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from October 31 to November 6

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…

Mableton November 9, 2025

Before you complain about today’s road maintenance, read about this 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson The…

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Weekend Quiz November 9, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about the City of Marietta?

How much do you know about the City of Marietta? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes…

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Marietta November 9, 2025

Support local business at Marietta Square Candlelight Shopping Event

The slogan “Support Local Business” has become popular over the last few decades as local businesses have been replaced first by mall chain stores and megastores, and then by online…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton November 9, 2025

Agenda for Monday’s Mableton City Council Work Session includes financial report, animal control ordinance

The Mableton City Council work session will be held this Monday, November 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA 30168.. To keep up…

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new business November 9, 2025

18 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 24

Here are the 31 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, November 7, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Weather November 9, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, November 9, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, November 9, 2025, with a high near 68 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

History November 8, 2025

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

[We occasionally update and republish our evergreen history articles. This article first appeared in the Courier in November 23, 2023 In the original version of the article we stated we…

Weekend Quiz November 8, 2025

Quiz: Name That Cobb High School Mascot!

Try your hand at matching the Cobb County high schools with their mascots! The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. But here on the main…

Lane closures and road work November 8, 2025

Cobb DOT open house on Villa Rica Road proposals

The Cobb DOT will host a public open house about the proposed improvements at the intersection of Villa Rica and Irwin roads. The intersection is just west of Barrett Parkway….

Interstate 20 and 285 shields are overlaid on a drawing of an interstate highway interchange

Lane closures and road work November 8, 2025

GDOT releases updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 in Cobb and Fulton counties

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the I-285/I-20 West Interchange project beginning Monday November 10: Weather permitting, the…

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Land Use & Zoning November 8, 2025

Cobb Uniform Development Code public meetings begin next week

Public meetings on Cobb’s proposed Uniform Development Code begin this week, with the first meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 12. There are five meetings to choose from, on different dates…

Weather November 8, 2025

Temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected beginning Sunday in metro Atlanta

A freeze watch will be in effect for much of north and central Georgia from late Sunday night through Monday morning, with temperatures expected to dip to as low as…

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Over 1,000 residents bring recycle items to Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling Event

Over 1,000 residents bring recycle items to Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling Event

Gasoline prices rise modestly in Georgia over the past week, EV charging rates drop slightly

Early voting for SD 35 coming to a close as Cobb election officials evaluate Nov 4 chaos at a precinct

Metro Atlanta freeze watch escalated to freeze warning as hard freeze expected Monday night

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, November 10, 2025

“My name is Giselle. Are you here to adopt me?”

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

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from October 31 to November 6

Before you complain about today’s road maintenance, read about this 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

Quiz: How much do you know about the City of Marietta?

Support local business at Marietta Square Candlelight Shopping Event

Agenda for Monday’s Mableton City Council Work Session includes financial report, animal control ordinance

18 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 24

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, November 9, 2025

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

Quiz: Name That Cobb High School Mascot!

Over 1,000 residents bring recycle items to Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling Event

Gasoline prices rise modestly in Georgia over the past week, EV charging rates drop slightly

Early voting for SD 35 coming to a close as Cobb election officials evaluate Nov 4 chaos at a precinct

Metro Atlanta freeze watch escalated to freeze warning as hard freeze expected Monday night

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, November 10, 2025

“My name is Giselle. Are you here to adopt me?”

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

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from October 31 to November 6

Before you complain about today’s road maintenance, read about this 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

Quiz: How much do you know about the City of Marietta?

Support local business at Marietta Square Candlelight Shopping Event

Agenda for Monday’s Mableton City Council Work Session includes financial report, animal control ordinance

18 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 24

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, November 9, 2025

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

Quiz: Name That Cobb High School Mascot!

Cobb DOT open house on Villa Rica Road proposals

GDOT releases updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 in Cobb and Fulton counties

Cobb Uniform Development Code public meetings begin next week

Temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected beginning Sunday in metro Atlanta