Detainee dies at Cobb Adult Detention Center
By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says a 64-year-old jail detainee died this week after suffering an apparent heart attack. Officials say Robert Hardy was found in cardiac…
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Detainee dies at Cobb Adult Detention Center
Brandi’s World Famous Hot Dogs, the Place Every Town Needs
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Could Georgia’s Sluggish Economic Numbers Hurt The Party In Power?
Georgia Heat Advisory Remains in Effect Tuesday as Heat Index Nears 109
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 17 to July 23
Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records
Democratic panel recommends South Carolina lead 2028 presidential nominating calendar
Pro-data center group launches in Georgia to try to win over critics
Air Force One is more than transportation – it has defined how presidents run the country and meet the world
It’s getting hotter in classrooms and on playgrounds – schools aren’t ready to handle extreme temperatures
How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
Detainee dies at Cobb Adult Detention Center
By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says a 64-year-old jail detainee died this week after suffering an apparent heart attack. Officials say Robert Hardy was found in cardiac…
Brandi’s World Famous Hot Dogs, the Place Every Town Needs
[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above use by permission of Brandi’s World Famous Hot Dogs] Every town has that one…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with a high near 95 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…
Could Georgia’s Sluggish Economic Numbers Hurt The Party In Power?
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Nearly every student of the political economy is aware of retrospective voting, where voters judge the party in power by…
Georgia Heat Advisory Remains in Effect Tuesday as Heat Index Nears 109
A Heat Advisory remains in effect from noon until 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday for much of north, central, east-central, southeast and west-central Georgia, where heat index values are expected to…
Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 17 to July 23
The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…
Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records
This article by Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld, and Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 27, 2026 A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the…
Democratic panel recommends South Carolina lead 2028 presidential nominating calendar
by Sam Gauntt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 24, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee voted…
Pro-data center group launches in Georgia to try to win over critics
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 27, 2026 An organization that represents the data center industry is trying to…
Air Force One is more than transportation – it has defined how presidents run the country and meet the world
by Peter Kastor, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Air Force One used to be a high-flying symbol of American technology,…
It’s getting hotter in classrooms and on playgrounds – schools aren’t ready to handle extreme temperatures
by Allison Poulos, Arizona State University and Jennifer Vanos, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As temperatures in Phoenix soared to 117 degrees…
How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
by Katherine Shwetz, Rice University; University of Toronto, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who…
How much do you know about Business in Cobb County (Part 2)? take the quiz and find out
By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has a vibrant business community, and we have quite a few national, international, and local headquarters here. Here’s Part 2 of what will be…
Kennesaw city manager to retire; interim manager appointed
PHOTO ABOVE: Marty Hughes, courtesy of the City of Kennesaw By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw city manager Jeff Drobney will retire at the end of September after more than 25 years…
“My name is Archie, 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 male brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…
“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black domestic medium hair. The following information on this potential family…
Georgia Gas Prices Jump 15 Cents as Rising Oil Costs Push Pump Prices Higher
Georgia drivers are paying significantly more at the pump this week as higher crude oil prices continue to drive gasoline costs upward amid ongoing unrest in the Middle East. According…
Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, July 27, 2026
The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, July 27, 2026, with a high near 91 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…
Cobb County Among Areas Facing Severe Storm Risk and Dangerous Heat
A cluster of thunderstorms is expected to move across north and central Georgia late tonight through Monday, bringing the potential for strong to severe storms capable of damaging wind gusts,…
Opioid Settlement Money Is Reaching Cobb County, But Families Still Face the Hardest Step
Photo by Kattie Brittel – free licence SPONSORED CONTENT This article is sponsored by Modern Recovery Services. It was produced on behalf of the sponsor and does not represent independent…