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A white American pit bull terrier looking ahead

Pets and Pet Adoption May 27, 2025

“My name is Tails, 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 female white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton May 26, 2025

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…

History May 26, 2025

How Veterans Memorial Highway got its start

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson We…

Davis Chapel Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton May 26, 2025

Davis Chapel Cemetery on Veterans Memorial Highway

[The Cobb County Courier is republishing some of the articles we published at a time when our readership was much lower than our current traffic. This article was originally published…

Drawing of thunderclouds with lightning on a dark backdrop

Weather & Environment May 26, 2025

Severe storms possible in north, central Georgia this evening

Scattered thunderstorms capable of becoming severe are forecast for north and central Georgia today and tonight, with additional storm activity expected throughout the week. The National Weather Service issued a…

Cobb weather October 30: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather & Environment May 26, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Monday, May 26, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Monday, May 26, 2025, with a high near 83 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

A brown tabby/black cat sitting on a litter box inside a cage

Pets and Pet Adoption May 26, 2025

“I’m a cat 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 brown tabby/black domestic medium hair. The following information on this potential…

A black/white labrador retriever inside a cage

Pets and Pet Adoption May 26, 2025

“My name is Zoey. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…

The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Immigration May 26, 2025

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy

This article by Molly Redden originally appeared on the ProPublica website. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

Immigration May 26, 2025

Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

This article by Phil Galewitz and Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 President Donald…

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Health & Wellness November 5, 2025

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