by Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras…
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by Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras…
by Aaron Brynildson, University of Mississippi, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It may sound hard to believe, but the almost trillion-dollar U.S. military is struggling…
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…
The City of Marietta will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 4 to mark the completion of more than $1.5 million in improvements to Larry Ceminsky Park, a project aimed at…
More than 300 summertime 2026 appointment slots for Vision To Learn mobile clinics at Cobb County Public Library locations have been booked, closing registration just one week after the library…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male lynx point domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female brown/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
A Fire Danger Statement is in effect this afternoon and evening for north and central Georgia, where very dry vegetation and low relative humidity are creating elevated wildfire risk. Hazardous…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with a high near 83 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
By Mark Woolsey A lengthy police manhunt during which shots were fired at a busy Cobb County intersection ended last night, according to police, although information has not been made…
This article by Jordan Rau first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jordan Rau, April 21, 2026 By the time she was hospitalized in 2020, Pearlene Darby, a…
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 20, 2026 A Georgia administrative law judge ruled Friday that Republican Public Service…
by Ariel Hart, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 20, 2026 More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage…
by Charles Bell, Illinois State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Jessica,” the adoptive mother of a third grade student, was shocked when she discovered…
by John Parker, Smithsonian Institution and Justin Nowakowski, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1…
by Kathryn Spearman, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was an accomplished dentist and a loving mom to two teenage…
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…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/tan rottweiler. The following information on this potential family member is…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Pay it Forward 2K19’s litter cleanup in Mableton: Pay It Forward 2K19 along with the South Cobb Lions Club…
Cobb Young Professionals, a networking group within the Cobb Chamber for professionals in their 20s and 30s, has opened nominations for its 2026 Next Generation Award, recognizing two emerging leaders…