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

Economy April 20, 2020

Gasoline prices statewide and in Cobb County continue to plunge

Gasoline prices in Cobb County and statewide continued to plunge, due at least in part to the stay-at-home orders, which resulted in rising stockpiles of gasoline and low demand. “Every…

Health Care April 19, 2020

West Cobb volunteers make masks, plus Cobb County appeals for masks for poll workers

Cobb County highlighted a group of volunteers in West Cobb who have been creating masks to help with the shortage due to COVID-19. The news release posted on the county…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes April 18, 2020

New feature: The Courier Crossword Puzzle

Marietta April 18, 2020

Major drug trafficking arrest in Marietta

According to a public information release from Ofc. Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the department made a major drug bust April 15 on Gresham Road in Marietta. The…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care April 17, 2020

COVID-19 cases in Cobb still below hospital capacity, testing increased

According to Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health, the hospital capacity in Cobb has not been overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases at this time….

I-75 and I-285 signs in article about GDOT lane closures in Cobb

Cobb County April 16, 2020

Lane closures on I-285 and I-75 for three GDOT projects affecting Cobb County

The GDOT has issued three news releases about ongoing projects that will cause lane closures on I-285 and I-75 in and near Cobb County. One is a bridge preservation project…

Screenshot of segment of Chastain Road between Bells Ferry and Big Shanty roads (from open maps) in article about Chastain Road public meeting

Cobb County April 16, 2020

Gresham Smith chosen to conduct Chastain Road Corridor study

The design and planning firm Gresham Smith was chosen to lead a planning study of the Chastain Road corridor. According to an announcement from the firm, the project aims to…

paving equipement generating smoke and dust in article on weekly travel advisiory

Georgia April 15, 2020

GDOT announces details of SR-20 widening contract awarded to C.W. Matthews

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Inc. Construction won the contract estimated at $28 for the widening of SR-20 in Cherokee County. In a press release today the Georgia Department of Transportation announced…

Marietta April 15, 2020

63-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash on I-75 in Marietta

The Marietta Police Department‘s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a Peterbilt box truck. Dennis Wolk, 63, of Cartersville…

2020 Elections April 14, 2020

Jerica Richardson: Candidate for District 2 Cobb County commissioner

Jerica Richardson is a Democratic Candidate for the Cobb Count Board of Commissioners District 2 seat. She’s hoping to be the Democratic nominee in the race to replace incumbent Republican…

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