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Cobb County October 9, 2020

Town hall to mark the one-year anniversary of Kevil Wingo’s death

A coalition of Cobb community groups hosted a third town hall at Glover Park about the numerous deaths in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center Wednesday evening, about a year…

2020 Elections October 7, 2020

Connie Di Cicco, Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 44

The Courier spoke on the phone with Connie Di Cicco, the Democratic Party candidate running for Georgia House of Representatives District 44 (HD-44). Di Cicco advanced as the only Democrat…

2020 Elections May 28, 2020

Monique Sheffield: Candidate for Cobb County District 4 commissioner

Monique Sheffield is running in the June 9 Democratic primary for the District 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC). The seat is being vacated by Commissioner…

Judge Kellie Hill standing beside the bench

2020 Elections May 26, 2020

Kellie Hill: Candidate for Superior Court judge

Kellie Hill is a candidate for judge of Cobb County Superior Court. The race is nonpartisan, so the winner of the June 9 election will replace retiring Judge Lark Ingram…

2020 Elections May 18, 2020

Elizabeth Webster: Candidate for Georgia House District 35

Elizabeth Webster is a Democratic candidate for Georgia state House District 35 in the June 9 primary. She is one of three Democrats hoping to run against Republican incumbent Ed…

2020 Elections May 15, 2020

Terry Alexis Cummings: Candidate for GA state House District 39

Terry Alexis Cummings is a Democratic candidate for Georgia state House District 39. She hopes to unseat incumbent Erica Thomas in the Democratic primary on June 9. The Courier recently…

Acting Cobb District Attorney John Melvin at 1831 Piru Bloods indictment press conference (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County March 8, 2019

11 suspected members of 1831 Piru Bloods gang indicted in Cobb

In a press conference at the Cobb County Police Department headquarters this afternoon, Acting Cobb District Attorney John Melvin announced the indictment of 11 suspected members of the 1831 Piru…

Austell September 1, 2018

Austell Community Taskforce forum

The Austell Community Taskforce (ACT) met with residents and community leaders on Saturday, Aug. 25 to explore next steps in making the community whole after a number of crises that…

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July 29, 2018

Cobb County Magistrate Court

You might have watched a police show on television, where an officer calls in a request to a judge for a search warrant. If this call were from a police…

2016 Elections, Cobb County, Mableton May 10, 2016

2016 candidate forum for south Cobb — state court judges

A candidate forum was held at the South Cobb Community Center on May 5 to help residents of Mableton and Austell make informed decisions for the May 24 elections. The…

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Education May 16, 2024

Public pushback mounting against Cobb schools graduation/event center

Cobb school district superintendent Chris Ragsdale (third from Left) flanked by three of the board member supporting the approved event center By Rebecca Gaunt Though it has already been approved…

Climate and Weather May 16, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Thursday, May 16, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, May 16, 2024, with a high near 84 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

Marietta May 16, 2024

Nominations open for Marietta’s 2024 Let Freedom Ring Parade Grand Marshal

Image generated using DALL-E from OpenAI Do you know someone who is either a current resident, a longtime past resident, or a person who has brought some distinction to the…

Health Care May 15, 2024

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

by Nikki Crowley, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the new Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in U.S. theaters as of May…

Science and Technology May 15, 2024

Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work

by Kristin Scaplen, Bryant University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons. On average, each of these cells make…

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