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a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton April 28, 2023

Swearing-in of Mableton’s Mayor and City Council Set for Saturday, May 13

The new City of Mableton’s mayor and city council will be sworn in Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 10 a.m., in a ceremony at South Cobb High School Auditorium, 1920 Clay…

Black and White photo of Harry Belafonte with a microphone in front, at the 1963 March on Washington

National April 27, 2023

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia April 27, 2023

Kemp signs crime crackdown bills into law, including tough new penalties for gangs recruiting minors

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 26, 2023 A bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp at a Lake Lanier…

A black cat inside a cage, looking at the camera

Pets and Pet Adoption April 27, 2023

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “Look into my eyes while I hypnotize you! You will adopt me … you will adopt me … you will …”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A tan/white pomeranian with tongue's out

Pets and Pet Adoption April 27, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “Good gosh, I’m cute! I just KNOW there’s a loving family that wants to adopt me!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a small-sized male tan/white pomeranian The following information on this potential family member is…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Mableton April 27, 2023

Collision on I-20 in Mableton results in serious injury

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating a serious collision on…

Opinion April 27, 2023

Possible solutions to the drop in number of Black MLB players

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the start of the season, I’ve read a number of articles written about the decline in the number of…

Cobb weather May 12: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather April 27, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Thursday, April 27, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, April 27, 2023, with a high near 63 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Climate and Weather April 27, 2023

Widespread thunderstorms expected in Cobb County and surrounding region, with isolated severe storms possible

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other counties in the region on Thursday, April 27, due to expected widespread showers and thunderstorms this…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care April 26, 2023

Prescription drugs’ fine print is important – a toxicologist explains how to decode package inserts to take medications safely and increase their effectiveness

by Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3…

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Health & Wellness May 14, 2026

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived

by Jayde N. Hirniak, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba…