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Cobb County Business January 2, 2019

Lidl announces opening dates

Lidl, the German supermarket chain, issued the following press release announcing grand openings for three stores in metro Atlanta, two of them in Cobb County. The Cobb stores are in…

Independence Day fireworks in New Year article

Holidays January 1, 2019

Happy New Year from the Cobb County Courier

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you have a fantastic 2019. Here at the Courier we’re launching 2019 with a revamped editorial and business plan. Here’s a brief description published…

Main Street in downtown Kennesaw -- in aricle on Kennesaw Grand Prix

Kennesaw January 1, 2019

Public hearings on Kennesaw entertainment districts

Public hearings on a proposal to establish entertainment districts in the City of Kennesaw and to change the ordinances involving the sale of alcoholic beverages will be held January 7…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County gangs, Cobb County Police Department, Ghostface Gangsters December 19, 2018

Four Ghostface Gangsters associates sentenced for Mableton murder

Four Ghostface Gangster associates have been sentenced to prison for their role in the 2015 murder of Alexander Alcides Lara Ayala, according to an announcement from Cobb District Attorney Vic…

Under-construction Riverview Landing expressed interest in ordinance allowing Smyrna breweries (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Smyrna December 19, 2018

Smyrna breweries might be on the way

What is Smyrna’s policy on breweries and distilleries? Until this week, the answer was that there wasn’t one, with the city’s zoning code silent on the matter. A number of…

Cobb County schools December 18, 2018

Education roundtable at Campbell Middle School

Overcrowded schools, Cobb County’s senior tax exemption, and equity between schools in different parts of the county were among the issues discussed in an education roundtable discussion at Campbell Middle…

Bullard Elementary received recognition for becoming STEM certified. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools December 15, 2018

Cobb Schools to Move Forward with $90 Million in Construction Projects

The Cobb school board approved a recommendation 7-0 Thursday to borrow $90 million for planned 2019 construction projects. The loans must be repaid by the end of 2019 with funds…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

Meet the Editor December 13, 2018

Meet the Editor this Friday at Cenacle Coffee Shop

Here’s my weekly, lightly edited, cut and paste announcement about my Friday Meet the Editor session. Yogi Berra is reported to have said “It’s deja vu all over again.” Well,…

photo of brush fire, used in article about Powder Springs CERT training

Powder Springs December 13, 2018

Powder Springs CERT training in January

Citizens of Powder Springs and people with a Powder Springs mailing address have an opportunity to get in-depth training on how to help yourself, your family, and your community, in…

Christmas Bells (public domain image from the Open Clipart Library)

Christmas December 12, 2018

2018 Jingle Bell Run

The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run will be held this Saturday December 15, 2018. at The Battery Atlanta. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and there will be a Costume Judging…

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