How much do you know about Cobb County’s government and departments? Knowing who does what in the county is valuable information when you need to contact someone within the county,…
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How much do you know about Cobb County’s government and departments? Knowing who does what in the county is valuable information when you need to contact someone within the county,…
Here are the 55 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, March 6, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…
By Mark Woolsey In a significant corporate relocation, Yamaha Motor Co. LTD. of Tokyo says it’ll relocate U.S. subsidiary Yamaha Corp. U.S.A. from Cypress, CA to Kennesaw. The Japanese behemoth…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier this year, the Cobb County Courier researched the power of private equity in business and politics. This also includes…
The National Weather Service forecasts showers and possibly a thunderstorm here in Cobb County on Sunday, March 8, 2026, with a high near 70 degrees. The National Weather Service has…
A few thunderstorms could develop across central Georgia this afternoon, with scattered storms expected across north and central Georgia through midweek. While widespread severe weather is not anticipated, some storms…
Patchy dense fog across parts of central Georgia this morning and a line of thunderstorms expected this evening could bring small hail and damaging winds to portions of northwest Georgia,…
The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule…
Cobb County Public Library distributed the following news release about a statewide literacy initiative where Cobb libraries will place a role: The Georgia Council on Literacy, in partnership with the…
The Cobb County Courier has a quiz we run from Monday to Thursday in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays…
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, March 7, 2026, with a high near 81 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
According to a company press release, Merlin Labs, Inc. completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its C-130J autonomy program, a step in reducing the crew required to operate the…
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tiger brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this…
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male grey/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…
This article by Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton, March 6, 2026 Marc Ernstoff, a physician who…
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 5, 2026 The race to become the next leader of the Georgia Senate…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 6, 2026 It’s sink or swim time for bills in the Georgia Legislature….
by Leila Gautham, University of Leeds and Nancy Folbre, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When economists track inequality, they typically focus on income…
by Eric Lob, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, 2026, set off the process…
