How much do you know about health care in Cobb County? Take Part 1 of our quiz series
Health care is a critical part of the life of any county or city. But how much do you know about how health care is delivered in Cobb County? The…
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How much do you know about health care in Cobb County? Take Part 1 of our quiz series
Cobb & Douglas Public Health Expands Access to Blood Pressure Checks
Curative adds Wellstar Health System to Georgia provider network
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Landmark Breaks Ground on off-campus Kennesaw Student Housing, contributes 10K to Cobb Collaborative
Cobb County Public Library Announces Fall Book Sale at Cobb Civic Center (Oct. 16–18)
Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued for Metro Atlanta Today
What Geriatric Emergency Departments Do Differently
Drive for Nuclear Power Boosts Uranium Industry — And Tribal Health Concerns in Southwest
How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash
Bookman: In a twist fit for a Greek epic, Jones could be Jackson’s Achilles heel
Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers
How much do you know about health care in Cobb County? Take Part 1 of our quiz series
Health care is a critical part of the life of any county or city. But how much do you know about how health care is delivered in Cobb County? The…
Cobb & Douglas Public Health Expands Access to Blood Pressure Checks
Cobb & Douglas Public Health Increases Access to Blood Pressure Checks Throughout Cobb & Douglas Counties with Local Partners Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following news release about…
Curative adds Wellstar Health System to Georgia provider network
According to a release from Wellstar Health System, Curative has reached a network agreement with Wellstar Health System that will give members of its employer-sponsored health plans in-network access to…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with a high near 94 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…
Landmark Breaks Ground on off-campus Kennesaw Student Housing, contributes 10K to Cobb Collaborative
Rendering above provided by Landmark Properties According to a company press release, Landmark Properties and an affiliate of Paceline Equity Partners have broken ground on The Standard at Kennesaw, a…
Cobb County Public Library Announces Fall Book Sale at Cobb Civic Center (Oct. 16–18)
The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following information about its upcoming Fall Book Sale: Cobb County Public Library invites book lovers, collectors, and bargain hunters to the Cobb Civic…
Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued for Metro Atlanta Today
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service for metro Atlanta, in effect this afternoon, Wednesday, August 19. What is in…
What Geriatric Emergency Departments Do Differently
This article by Paula Span first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 18, 2026 It had been a rough few months. Cynthia Tompkins was hospitalized in May…
Drive for Nuclear Power Boosts Uranium Industry — And Tribal Health Concerns in Southwest
This article by Melissa Bailey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 18, 2026 WHITE MESA, Utah — On a hot April day, Malcolm Lehi maneuvered his…
How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash
by Emily Jones, WABE/Grist, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 17, 2026 Inside the vast QCells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers —…
Bookman: In a twist fit for a Greek epic, Jones could be Jackson’s Achilles heel
by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 18, 2026 In much of “The Iliad” – the ancient Greek “prequel” to…
Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers
by Paul Osterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning…
As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise
by Tibor Besedeš, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Chevron reported its highest quarterly profit in six years on July 31,…
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
by Kent Jones, Babson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements no longer cause the market gyrations that they did in…
“My name is Enyo, 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 female tri-color hound. The following information on this potential family member is…
“My name is Cricket. 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 female black/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
How much do you know about nonprofits in Cobb County (Part 2)? take the quiz and find out
By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has a vibrant network of charitable and nonprofit organizations to serve those in need, from food distribution, to housing support, to counseling and mental…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, August 18, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with a high near 93 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Heat Advisory Warns of Heat Indices Up to 109 in Georgia Tuesday
A Heat Advisory remains in effect for portions of central Georgia until 8 p.m. Tuesday, with heat indices up to 109 degrees possible. Residents across north and central Georgia should…
Donation controversy puts spotlight on race for Cobb school board Post 4
By Rebecca Gaunt Photo above: Micheal Garza Post 4 on the Cobb County Board of Education is up for grabs again, and with it, partisan control of the board, which…