by Erik P. Bucy, Texas Tech University and Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, Texas Tech University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A labor dispute erupted at The…
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by Erik P. Bucy, Texas Tech University and Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, Texas Tech University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A labor dispute erupted at The…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tri-color Anatolian shepherd. The following information on this potential family member…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female muted calico/white domestic medium hair. The following information on this potential…
This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. “In this world nothing can be…
This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. Millage rates determine how much property…
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin reportedly wrote in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy on November 13, 1789. Taxes in…
By Kelly Johnson If one isn’t familiar with The Georgia Room, then it is a special area within the hub of the Cobb County Public Library System’s Charles D. Switzer…
By Kelly Johnson Following Georgia in July, with its 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than historical record and an average of 95-degree highs closing out its last week; summer in August,…
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, July 30, 2026, with a high near 91 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…
By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Board of Commissioners finalized the county’s 2027 budget and 2026 millage rates at a meeting on Tuesday after some pointed discussion. The vote was…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black/brown shepherd. The following information on this potential family member is…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
This article by Paula Andalo first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 29, 2026 Around the end of last year, Ronmel Rangel, 63, began to feel a…
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 28, 2026 A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can…
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 28, 2026 Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late Congressman David Scott, fell…
by Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the 1520s and 1530s, a man named Esteban de Dorantes, known as Estevanico,…
by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] John Jones knows about voter suppression. Currently the president of Dickinson College, Jones…
by Kelley Mayer White, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Prioritizing play offers a variety of benefits for children, from helping them grow…
With elementary, middle, and high school kids returning to classrooms on August 3rd, library schedules generally “return to normal”, to which the first month of the school year is a…
Cobb County road closures July 29 2026 The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a…