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Cobb County April 11, 2019

Updated: Dogs attack people near Windy Hill Road

UPDATE: Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department issued the following update to this story this afternoon (May 14, 2019): “The owners of the dogs in this incident,…

Stallings Howell, Bill Floyd, Wayne Brown and Shep Hammack in American Revolutionary War uniformsfrom the Sons of the American Revolution at the Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting to receive a proclamation for Patriots Day

Cobb County April 11, 2019

Cobb commissioners proclaim Patriots Day

Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell presented a proclamation to members of the Sons of the American Revolution declaring April 19, 2019, as Patriots Day. The proclamation states: PATRIOTS DAY WHEREAS: April…

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus performing America Vol 5(photo by Tom Kells, courtesy of the GSO)

Art and Culture April 9, 2019

Georgia Symphony Orchestra presents America, Vol 5

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra Chorus will continue a multi-year, multi-ensemble GSO series exploring music of America in a performance at Kennesaw State University….

Alcohol Awareness Month proclamation given to the Cobb County Community Services Board

Cobb County April 9, 2019

Alcohol Awareness Month proclaimed in Cobb

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April of 2019 as Alcohol Awareness Month. The proclamation was presented to Foster Norman, the CEO of the Cobb County Community Services Board,…

Cobb County April 8, 2019

Body found in Chattahoochee identified

According to a press release from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Division is investigating the death of a woman found in the…

Erick Allen and Mary Frances Williams (in pink shirt) at a Sierra Club Forum

Georgia April 8, 2019

Anti-abortion group targets two Cobb legislators

In a press release, the Family Policy Alliance of Georgia, an anti-abortion group that had been advocating for the “Heartbeat Bill,” announced a target list of 12 legislators, 10 Democrats…

Cobb County April 8, 2019

Two deaths in collision on Floyd Road

According to a public information release from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal accident that…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Georgia April 8, 2019

AAA expects higher Georgia gas prices to continue

According to a press release from AAA, the spring rise in the price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Georgia is not over yet, despite prices holding steady for…

Mableton April 5, 2019

The Book House in Mableton

The Book House is a mother and daughter-run bookstore located on Old Floyd Road two blocks north of Veterans Memorial Highway. The Courier spoke with co-owner Tracie Harris at the…

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

Cobb County April 5, 2019

Cobb judge sentences woman to twenty years for cruelty to children

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Tashia Lenette Woods, 34, of Tennessee was given a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to a variety of…

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