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Drawings of a chalk art rocket, chalk and an elaborated beer stein with a hinged lid and image of a small town

Marietta September 18, 2024

Chalk art and craft beer in Marietta Square at Chalktoberfest

Get your creative juices flowing and that box of colored chalk at the ready! The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art announced the return of Chalktoberfest, aka the Chalk Art and…

Marietta April 27, 2024

Tombstone cleaning workshop at the Marietta City Cemetery May 18

Cleaning a grave marker might seem straightforward, but many headstones and monuments have been damaged by well-meaning people using inappropriate supplies and methods to clean tombstones. The Marietta History Center…

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Greek revival building with six large columns

Marietta April 3, 2024

Two new exhibits start April 6 at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art will host two new exhibits, and both start on April 6. The museum is located at 30 Atlanta Street SE Marietta, GA 30060. Initial…

Graphic of electric guitar and microphone alongside a line drawing of a couple dancing

Marietta March 10, 2024

Classic Rock Jam Lights Up Marietta This March 22!

Put on those dancing shoes and get ready to boogie! And support the important work of the Marietta History Center (MHC) at the same time. The MHC will present the…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna January 30, 2024

Smyrna presents “An evening with novelist Daniel Black” in celebration of Black History Month

The City of Smyrna will observe Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel Don’t Cry for Me, on Friday, February 23, at…

Marietta January 22, 2024

January 22, 1861: the Marietta Advocate reports on secession

The Courier uses the Georgia Historic Newspaper site housed at the University of Georgia to assemble history articles based on contemporary news reports. From the formation of Cobb County in…

Marietta January 5, 2024

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art presents a juried photography exhibition

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art will hold its first juried photography exhibition. The opening night reception will be tomorrow evening from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024….

Photo from 1914 newspaper with group of Atlanta boosters meeting in Chattanooga about Dixie Highway project

History December 25, 2023

More on the history of the automobile in Cobb County: The building of the Dixie Highway

[This is an expansion of an article we published in August, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia] Each year…

Smyrna August 15, 2023

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

[This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth our current readship. We’re reviving some…

A sidewalk with a chalk rainbow and the words "You are loved"

Marietta August 12, 2023

Chalktoberfest comes to Marietta Square this October

Mark your calendars early for a community event in Marietta that includes chalk art, children’s events, live musical performances, an antique auto show, and for the adults in the community,…

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Cobb County November 22, 2024

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