Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
Cobb County Explained: What does Cobb’s Probate Court Do?
Pebblebrook High School Zone Home Sales for February 2026
Violence Reduction Begins and Ends With Love
Eighth consecutive day of high fire danger alert for Georgia
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors to meet April 22
“My name is Gunner, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
“My name is Nemo. Are you here to adopt me?”
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Cobb police investigate officer-involved shooting after driver rams vehicles, flees scene
Pennsylvania Town Faces Fallout From Trump’s Environmental Rule Rollback
Big money and endorsements flow as Georgia primary approaches
Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran
What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive
From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world
Philadelphia’s 40‑year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador
Political Cartoon by Clay Jones
Cobb County Explained: What does Cobb’s Probate Court Do?
This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. If you’ve ever been in the…
Pebblebrook High School Zone Home Sales for February 2026
These prices for February 2026 home sales in the Pebblebrrok High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…
Violence Reduction Begins and Ends With Love
By Zanetia Henry I started a nonprofit aimed at supporting grieving parents just months before my own son Dre Charles was murdered in 2019. I couldn’t have known that the…
Eighth consecutive day of high fire danger alert for Georgia
A Fire Danger Statement is in effect this afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia, where very dry vegetation and low relative humidity are creating hazardous fire weather conditions….
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors to meet April 22
The Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors distributed the following announcement for its upcoming meeting: The Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 8:30…
“My name is Gunner, 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 American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
“My name is Nemo. 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…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, with a high near 86 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…
Cobb police investigate officer-involved shooting after driver rams vehicles, flees scene
Authorities in Cobb County are investigating an officer-involved shooting early Sunday after a driver allegedly struck emergency vehicles and drove toward an officer before fleeing the scene, police said. According…
Pennsylvania Town Faces Fallout From Trump’s Environmental Rule Rollback
This article by Stephanie Armour and Maia Rosenfeld first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Stephanie Armour and Maia Rosenfeld, April 13, 2026 North America’s largest coke plant…
Big money and endorsements flow as Georgia primary approaches
by Ross Williams, Alander Rocha, and Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 10, 2026 Georgia lawmakers are back home in…
Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran
by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war…
What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive
by Paul Sanchez Ruiz, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Entrepreneurs displaying narcissistic behavior are better able to convince investors to give them…
From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world
by John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to…
Philadelphia’s 40‑year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador
by Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled…
Gas Prices in Georgia Unchanged as National Average Climbs
Georgia gasoline prices held steady in Georgia over the past week, despite the continuing national rise due to the Iran war. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia…
High fire danger in Georgia for the seventh consecutive day
A Hazardous Weather Outlook is in effect for north and central Georgia, with a Red Flag Warning continuing for parts of far north Georgia north of Atlanta until 8 p.m….
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from April 3 to April 9
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…
Cobb County groups and volunteers honored at Keep Cobb Beautiful awards
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Keep Cobb Beautiful Awards ceremony: After the conclusion of the Cobb County Sustainability Expo, SustainabilityDirector Kimberly White, hosted…