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Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Smoke. 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 male grey/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

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Pets and Pet Adoption

“My name is Smoke. Are you here to adopt me?”


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Pets and Pet Adoption

“My name is Aspen, and I’m in need of a loving home!”


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Government & Politics

House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law


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Health & Wellness

Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new method could improve drug delivery and purification systems



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Weather

Freeze warning in Georgia ends 10 a.m. Tuesday, but fire danger alert in effect for central part of state until 6 p.m.


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Elections

Cobb election board certifies results; hears reports on problems at precincts


Health & Wellness

Program teaches family caregivers how to recognize dementia in aging parents


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Weather

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, November 11, 2025



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History

Marietta in 1847: Mr. Root’s special elixir’s could cure ANYTHING!


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Marietta

Marietta Community Development Block Grants application meeting for program year 2026


Dr. Ordene Edwards

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State associate professor receives NSF grant to improve student success in engineering


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Health & Wellness

Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care



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Opinion

Bookman: Tuesday’s elections in Georgia and elsewhere show that change is coming – and fast


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Immigration

Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation


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Government & Politics

What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains


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Health & Wellness

FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs



A grey/white American pit bull terrier looking at the side

Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Smoke. 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 male grey/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…


A tabby kitten loafed inside a cage

Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Aspen, 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 tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…


Line drawing of U.S. Capitol dome

Government & Politics November 11, 2025

House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law

by Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Adelita Grijalva won a special election in Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025, becoming the…


graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Health & Wellness November 11, 2025

Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new method could improve drug delivery and purification systems

by Daniel K. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder and Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the home, the lab…


Graphic of wildfire flames spreading through trees

Weather November 11, 2025

Freeze warning in Georgia ends 10 a.m. Tuesday, but fire danger alert in effect for central part of state until 6 p.m.

North and central Georgia residents are waking up to lingering icy roads, freezing temperatures, and heightened fire danger as a series of weather advisories remain in effect early Tuesday. The…


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Elections November 11, 2025

Cobb election board certifies results; hears reports on problems at precincts

By Mark Woolsey The 2025 Cobb County municipal elections and Public Service Commission vote within the county is officially in the books. The Cobb County Board of Elections certified the…


Health & Wellness November 11, 2025

Program teaches family caregivers how to recognize dementia in aging parents

ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents) Cobb & Cherokee, distributed the following press release about an educational program that will teach family caregivers how to recognize signs of dementia in…


Photo of Veterans Memorial Highway on a clear day with the Cobb County Courier logo and the words "Weather forecast"

Weather November 11, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, with a high near 47 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…


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History November 10, 2025

Marietta in 1847: Mr. Root’s special elixir’s could cure ANYTHING!

By Larry Felton Johnson The William Root House is a landmark in Marietta, an antebellum house near Marietta Square, built by druggist and merchant William Root. Root moved to Marietta…


Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta November 10, 2025

Marietta Community Development Block Grants application meeting for program year 2026

If you’re involved in an organization that works on affordable housing or economic improvement in low-to-moderate income communities, you might be interested in applying for funds from the Community Development…


Dr. Ordene Edwards

Kennesaw State University November 10, 2025

Kennesaw State associate professor receives NSF grant to improve student success in engineering

[This article by Christin Senior with photo by Matt Yung first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Can helping engineering students see the value in their…


A clip board with a checklist and red cross surrounded by symbols representing rising cost, including a bar chart an insurance card and a stack of money

Health & Wellness November 10, 2025

Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care

This article by Stephanie Armour first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Stephanie Armour November 10, 2025 In the run-up to the 2020 election, all 20 Democratic presidential…


sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Opinion November 10, 2025

Bookman: Tuesday’s elections in Georgia and elsewhere show that change is coming – and fast

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 6, 2025 Maybe what happened in Tuesday’s election was an anomaly. You could…


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Immigration November 10, 2025

Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints….


Silhouette of an airplane

Government & Politics November 10, 2025

What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains

by Laurie A. Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Major airports across the United States were subject to a 4% reduction…


The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness November 10, 2025

FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs

by C. Michael White, University of Connecticut, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being…


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Libraries November 10, 2025

Cobb Library Book Sale to return this Spring

After the Cobb County Public Library‘s popular Fall Book Sale was canceled due to a lack of storage facilities for the materials, storage space was found, and the sales will…


Articles of winter clothing: a down coat, a scarf, and a wool cap, along with a mercury thermometer and the Cobb County Courier logo

Weather November 10, 2025

As overnight freeze expected, Hope House Warming Shelter to open Nov 10 and 11

The county posted the following announcement on its website: Latest Update: The MUST Ministries Hope House will open its warming station on Monday, November 10, and Tuesday, November 11, in…


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Environment November 10, 2025

Over 1,000 residents bring recycle items to Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling Event

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Keep Cobb Beautiful’s Fall Recycling event: Keep Cobb Beautiful (KCB) had its Fall Recycling event at Jim Miller…


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Fuel Cost November 10, 2025

Gasoline prices rise modestly in Georgia over the past week, EV charging rates drop slightly

Georgia gasoline prices rose modestly over the past week, while EV charging rates slightly dropped. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia increased by two cents, reaching an…


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