Celebrating independence, every day
By Melanie Dallas, LPC Fourth of July is a good holiday. It happens during summer, when the weather is nice (extreme heat notwithstanding) and the days are long – and,…
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Celebrating independence, every day
Keep Smyrna Beautiful Announces Summer and Fall Community Events
How closely have you followed Cobb County news over the past week? Take the quiz and find out!
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, July 11, 2026
License Plate Reader (LPR) Scandals Show Need For Legislative Priority Reform (LPR)
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
North and Central Georgia Face Heat and Thunderstorm Risks
“My name is Otis, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance
Legislative panel to confront Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system
Smithsonian rejects Trump ‘anti-American’ charge, noting nonpartisan history
Why only 13% of surplus food gets donated by US supermarkets and other retailers to help hungry people – and how food pantries are trying to gather more
Why better‑off cities and towns see more benefits from data centers than rural regions
Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning
Cobb County Explained: How zoning works in Cobb County
Celebrating independence, every day
By Melanie Dallas, LPC Fourth of July is a good holiday. It happens during summer, when the weather is nice (extreme heat notwithstanding) and the days are long – and,…
Keep Smyrna Beautiful Announces Summer and Fall Community Events
Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following list of upcoming events: Recycling Center Tours: July 17 Monthly tours of the Smyrna Recycling Center take place on the third Friday of the…
How closely have you followed Cobb County news over the past week? Take the quiz and find out!
Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending July 11 A lot of things happen in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in the state of…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, July 11, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, July 11, 2026, with a high near 91 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
License Plate Reader (LPR) Scandals Show Need For Legislative Priority Reform (LPR)
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Georgia and other states have been rocked by a series of scandals related to Automated License-Plate Readers (ALPRs), whereby law…
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
North and Central Georgia Face Heat and Thunderstorm Risks
A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for north and central Georgia, with thunderstorms capable of producing lightning and heavy rain overnight and a greater risk of strong to severe…
“My name is Otis, 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 black Labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…
“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 male grey tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…
They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance
This article by Paula Andalo first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 10, 2026 Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers…
Legislative panel to confront Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 10, 2026 A legislative study committee aimed at improving the appeals process for…
Smithsonian rejects Trump ‘anti-American’ charge, noting nonpartisan history
by Amelia Twyman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Smithsonian Institution…
Why only 13% of surplus food gets donated by US supermarkets and other retailers to help hungry people – and how food pantries are trying to gather more
by John Lowrey, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Low-income Americans need more help getting enough to eat, but not much of the food…
Why better‑off cities and towns see more benefits from data centers than rural regions
by Daniel Yue, Georgia Institute of Technology and Yiyang Zeng, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The fierce backlash against data centers…
Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning
by Brett DeJager, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot…
Cobb County Explained: How zoning works in Cobb County
This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. What is zoning? Have you ever…
Cobb County Zoning: A Quiz
Zoning is a critical part of quality of life in Cobb County and its cities. Zoning decisions affect neighborhood character, traffic, school crowding and property values. They determine whether a…
Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra awarded FY2027 operating grant from Georgia Council for the Arts
The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra announced that it has been awarded a Fiscal Year 2027 General Operating Support Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, July 10, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, July 10, 2026, with a high near 92 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
A sampling of topics from the Cobb BOC work session
[The Courier frequently highlights work by students in Kennesaw State University’s journalism progam. This is one of those articles] By Allison Cannon The Cobb County Board of Commissioners hosted a…