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Government & Politics October 6, 2026

Why older lawmakers may wait too long to step aside

by Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is 80 and has served in Congress for half…

A brindle/white American pit bull terrier sitting on a table with a blue leash

Pets and Pet Adoption October 6, 2026

“My name is Moomoo, 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 male brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Pets and Pet Adoption October 6, 2026

“My name is Noir, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Quill pan and ink in article about absentee ballots

Letters to the Editor October 6, 2026

Letter to the Editor: Better for All | Allegiance and Politics

[This is a Letter to the Editor. For our policy on letters, and how to submit them, please see the bottom of this article] Dear Editor I pledge allegiance…to the…

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Opinion October 6, 2026

Inside the Polling Place: What to Expect When You Check In

By Jackie Killings, President of the League of Women Voters of Georgia This is an installment in the League of Women Voters of Georgia’s “How Georgia Votes” series. To read…

Smyrna October 6, 2026

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was less than a tenth of…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 6, 2026

Quiz: Who Received Cobb Chamber’s 2026 Public Safety Awards?

Each year the Cobb Chamber holds a Public Safety Appreciation Luncheon to kick off Public Safety Appreciation Week. At that luncheon an awards ceremony honors public safety personnel who’ve gone…

Weather October 6, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, with a high near 78 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

Awards of Valor winners along with Cobb Chamber officials

Crime & Public Safety October 6, 2026

Cobb Chamber honors 2026 public safety award recipients

[All photos provided by the Cobb Chamber: photo above, valor awards] A MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service field training officer who helped save a shooting victim and a Marietta firefighting company that…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Food Safety October 5, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from September 25 to October 1

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Pets and Pet Adoption October 28, 2026