This article by Rachel Spears first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 24, 2026 Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the…
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This article by Rachel Spears first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 24, 2026 Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the…
This article by Rosemary Westwood, The New York Times, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 21, 2026 Evelyn Griffin had led a life out of the…
by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 24, 2026 Key Points A June memo from the Department of Justice argues…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 21, 2026 Republican Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore is stepping down early next…
by Danny G. Winder, UMass Chan Medical School and Marie Doyle, UMass Chan Medical School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For some, abstaining from alcohol…
by Ziv Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, University of Michigan, and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Do your…
by Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the first time, an mRNA cancer vaccine has succeeded in a late-stage…
By Larry Felton Johnson [This is an evergreen article that we republish from time to time, often with updated information] Even if I weren’t periodically using newspapers from past decades…
By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has seven cities within it, and these quizzes will, from time to time, focus on individual cities. Today the quiz takes on the City…
Georgia gas prices continued to climb this week, reaching an average of $3.81 per gallon for regular gasoline as ongoing conflict in the Middle East puts pressure on global oil…
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…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/tan German shepherd dog. The following information on this potential family…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey/white domestic medium hair. The following information on this potential family…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a neighborhood litter cleanup on Hunnicut Road in Mableton: We appreciate the Cooper Family who also owns the local…
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, August 24, 2026, with a high near 90 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…
By Mark Woolsey East Cobb now has an additional option for coffee, whether it’s a commuter grabbing a container in the morning, ladies meeting for a coffee break during the…
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service for metro Atlanta, in effect this afternoon, Monday, August 24. What is in…
Isolated thunderstorms could bring frequent lightning and gusty winds to parts of south-central Georgia Monday afternoon, with additional isolated to scattered storms possible across portions of north and central Georgia…
According to an announcement on the Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID) website, the inaugural Cumberland Arts Festival will be coming to the district on October 17 and 18, 2026. The…
According to an announcement on the city’s website, the City of Powder Springs is accepting applications for its Fall 2026 Neighborhood Beautification Grant program, offering up to $4,000 to help…
