Homicide in off-campus student housing near KSU
According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department a homicide took place in an off-campus student housing complex on Hidden Forest Court,…
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Rezoning of Dodgen Road property approved
Despite opposition from the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC), an application for rezoning of a Dodgen Road property from GC (general commercial) to NRC (Neighborhood Retail Commercial) was approved at the…
Sterigenics, neighbors face off in often contentious community meeting
UPDATE: It was originally announced that the meeting on August 19 would be at Benjamin Preparatory School. The location has been changed to the Cobb Civic Center. A packed audience…
Fact-checking
The Cobb County Courier is a small organization, with limited resources, and as such we don’t have the ability to hire full-time fact-checkers. However, we take the fact-checking process seriously,…
UPDATED: Boyce releases proposed FY20 budget
Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt wrote in a news release that BOC Chairman Mike Boyce has released his proposed FY20 Budget. According to the announcement, the increase in the…
When Mableton was (and shortly thereafter wasn’t) a city
Mableton was a city between August 19, 1912 and August 17, 1916. Below are the documents from the Georgia legislature incorporating Mableton, and then dissolving it. This is the first…
Education roundtable at Campbell Middle School
Overcrowded schools, Cobb County’s senior tax exemption, and equity between schools in different parts of the county were among the issues discussed in an education roundtable discussion at Campbell Middle…
Planning commission recommends denial of Holly Springs rezoning
The Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Commissioners deny a rezoning request from Loyd Development that would allow the applicant to build 16 senior residential units on…
Planning Commission recommends approval of Milford Church Road townhomes
The Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve a rezoning request for a property at Milford Church and Austell roads. The vote was 4-0 after planning…
Zion Baptist Church Hosts Candidate Forum
Zion Baptist Church’s Social Justice Ministry held a community candidate forum Thursday so voters could meet the November 6 election candidates. Volunteers were present to assist with registration and IDs….