Remembering Georgia’s Confederate Past
By David B. Parker, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University It’s April! Which means that it’s Confederate History and Heritage Month in Georgia. In 2009, the Georgia General Assembly…
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Remembering Georgia’s Confederate Past
Fuller Defeats Harris in Georgia Congressional District 14 Race
Letter to the Editor: Reader suggests expanding our adoptable animal of the day feature
Fire Danger Elevated Across North and Central Georgia April 8
YMCA of Metro Atlanta Hosts 63rd Annual Good Friday Breakfast in Cobb
UGA vs Georgia Tech Spring Classic Set for Truist Park April 21
“My name is Rex. Are you here to adopt me?”
“My name is Pasta, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
UPDATE:Cobb Sheriff’s Office searching for alleged domestic violence suspect
“My name is Kingston, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
“My name is Cinnamon. Are you here to adopt me?”
We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe
Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming
75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did
Remembering Georgia’s Confederate Past
By David B. Parker, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University It’s April! Which means that it’s Confederate History and Heritage Month in Georgia. In 2009, the Georgia General Assembly…
Fuller Defeats Harris in Georgia Congressional District 14 Race
By Mark Woolsey Republican Clay Fuller bested Democrat Shawn Harris Tuesday in the special Georgia 14th district U.S. House election to fill the unexpired term of Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose resignation…
Letter to the Editor: Reader suggests expanding our adoptable animal of the day feature
[This is a Letter to the Editor. For our policy on letters, and how to submit them, please see the bottom of this article] Dear Editor, I’ve looked through Cobb…
Fire Danger Elevated Across North and Central Georgia April 8
Fire weather concerns are elevated across north and central Georgia today and tonight as low relative humidity, dry fuels and gusty winds increase the risk of wildfire spread. A Red…
YMCA of Metro Atlanta Hosts 63rd Annual Good Friday Breakfast in Cobb
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta submitted the following report and photos from its 63rd annual Good Friday Breakfast: The YMCA of Metro Atlanta hosted its 63rd annual Good Friday Breakfast…
UGA vs Georgia Tech Spring Classic Set for Truist Park April 21
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta distributed the following announcement about the fundraiser game, cosponsored by the Atlanta Braves, between UGA and Georgia Tech: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Atlanta Braves…
“My name is Rex. 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 male orange tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…
“My name is Pasta, 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/white labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with a high near 69 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
UPDATE:Cobb Sheriff’s Office searching for alleged domestic violence suspect
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office distributed an update on the progress of the search, giving the following information: “Despite extensive efforts by deputies and assisting agencies, the suspect was not…
“My name is Kingston, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
“My name is Cinnamon. 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 brown/white terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…
We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe
by Anindya Kundu, Florida International University and Ryan W. Pontier, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since March 2025, at least 15 Florida…
Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming
by Aya S. Chacar, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz…
75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did
by Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence isn’t the only important anniversary…
Birthright case forces US Supreme Court to confront prospect of Americans losing citizenship
by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 7, 2026 As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the…
Georgia voters head back to the polls to settle runoffs for Congress and a trio of legislative seats
by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 6, 2026 Voters in northwest Georgia will head to the polls Tuesday to…
Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?
This article by Katherine Ruppelt, Cara Anthony, and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Katherine Ruppelt, Cara Anthony, and Blake Farmer, Nashville…
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
This article by Ken B. Morales and David Armstrong originally appeared on the ProPublica website. In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department…