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Justice June 30, 2025

Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites

by Meg Leta Jones, Georgetown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 27, 2025, that will…

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Cobb County June 29, 2025

Here are the 61 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, June 27

Here are the 61 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, June 27, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Weather June 29, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, June 29, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, June 29, 2025, with a high near 90 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly…

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Gardens June 29, 2025

Reopening of Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens delayed

By Mark Woolsey Fans of a popular North Cobb nature spot will have to wait a little longer to resume visiting. The city of Kennesaw and Smith-Gilbert Gardens have announced…

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Parks in Cobb County June 29, 2025

Smyrna’s Creatwood Park holds official reopening after renovation

Photo courtesy of City of Smyrna Residents and their kids in one of Smyrna’s well-established neighborhoods now have a new place to play. City officials and residents on Friday cut…

Support Local Journalism June 28, 2025

We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier!

By Larry Felton Johnson We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier. We love big contributions, but realize that in these times of economic uncertainty, readers might…

Libraries June 28, 2025

West Cobb Regional Library: Dance, Dungeons and Dragons

By Kelly Johnson West Cobb Regional Library’s schedule of events this month brings to mind Men Without Hats’ Safety Dance. Both the song and its music video. Especially the music…

Opinion June 28, 2025

Dark Money’s Stealth Power And What You Can Do About It

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier, I wrote about 501(c)(4) groups, which claim to be “social welfare organizations” yet have the power to raise and…

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Weather June 28, 2025

Scattered storms in Georgia Saturday PM; strongest storms might bring damaging winds

The National Weather Service warns of potential hazardous weather conditions in north and central Georgia today, with isolated morning storms and scattered afternoon thunderstorms that could bring damaging winds, lightning,…

Weather June 28, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, June 28, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, June 28, 2025, with a high near 90 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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Health & Wellness January 19, 2026

Kaiser Permanente To Pay $556 Million in Record Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement

This article by Fred Schulte first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Schulte, KFF Health News January 15, 2026 In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to…

Education January 19, 2026

US Education Department delays plan to garnish wages of student borrowers in default

by Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking…

Community January 19, 2026

Nearly six decades after his death, King’s vision for equality is still a ‘living challenge’ for all

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2026 Legislators, religious leaders and community members gathered at Georgia’s state Capitol…

Health & Wellness January 19, 2026

New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases across the US and Canada

by Zachary W. Binder, UMass Chan Medical School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a sharp uptick in flu cases in mid-December 2025, flu activity…

Science & Technology January 19, 2026

Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too

by Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025,…

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