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Pets and Pet Adoption October 17, 2025

“My name is Muffin, 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 tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A cluster of headstones in Collins Springs Cemetery

Smyrna October 17, 2025

A stroll through Collins Springs Cemetery near Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This evergreen article was an installment in the series “Accidentally car-free” about getting around Cobb County without the use of a car. To see a list…

Weather October 17, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, October 17, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, October 17, 2025, with a high near 79 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Drawings of Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant

Opinion October 17, 2025

Lessons From Government Shutdown Surveys: Focus On The Serious and Tangible

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the government shutdown began on October 1, there’s been a debate about who is “winning” the government shutdown, with…

Fires October 17, 2025

Paint preparation supplies ignite, causing minor damage to Johnson Ferry Baptist

By Mark Woolsey A fire caused minor damage to a well-known East Cobb church on Wednesday night. Crews responded to Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road at about…

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.

Health & Wellness October 17, 2025

Benefit for pediatric cancer research coming to Glover Park Brewery in November

For years, Jenn Hobby Rivera told stories about the lives and times of Atlantans from A to Z on radio station Star 94. In 2016, the storytelling became intensely personal…

A ginger cat inside a cage looking at the camera

Pets and Pet Adoption October 16, 2025

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

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

A white poodle sitting on a table with someone standing behind

Pets and Pet Adoption October 16, 2025

“My name is Blanca, 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 poodle. The following information on this potential family member is…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics October 16, 2025

When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks

by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, federal shutdowns have mostly been budget fights. The 2025 one…

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Economy October 16, 2025

Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US forestry

by Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee and Adam Taylor, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Lumber, especially softwood lumber like pine and spruce,…

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