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Commissioner Monique Sheffield cuts the ribbon on the Paint Love mural

Community, Giving Back to the Community April 3, 2026

Cobb Collaborative Unveils Paint Love Community Mental Health Mural in Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the ribbon-cutting for the Paint Love mural that will be installed at Discovery Park in Mableton: Attendees had a…

Government & Politics, National Government April 3, 2026

Early Voting Ends in Georgia 14th District Runoff Election

By Mark Woolsey Early voting has now ended in the special runoff election to replace former 14th district GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The vote across 10 north and northwestern Georgia…

A calculator, paper currency and a tax form

Cobb County Explained, Taxes & Money April 3, 2026

Cobb County Explained: How property taxes work in Cobb County

This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. “In this world nothing can be…

Cobb weather May 9: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather April 3, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, April 3, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Friday, April 3, 2026, with a high near 83 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Opinion April 2, 2026

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness April 2, 2026

US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen, April 2, 2026 This week, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention posted online…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, State Government April 2, 2026

Bill backed by Confederate monument defenders knocked down in the Georgia House

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 1, 2026 A bill backed by neo-Confederates that aimed to protect historic monuments…

Opinion April 2, 2026

Under no-warrant DNA collection, any Georgian’s genetic data could end up in police custody

by Kellianne Elliott, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 30, 2026 Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation that would require police to collect…

Outline of the map of Iran with an Irani flag superimposed on it

International April 2, 2026

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

by Dennis Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web…

Business & Economy April 2, 2026

SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs are unlikely to bring skyrocketing returns that Amazon and Apple did, as companies go public later in life and early investors cash out

by Brad Badertscher, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expected to soon become a public company in what…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes May 9, 2026

Cobb County’s alphabet soup: take the quiz on important acronyms in our county

By Larry Felton Johnson Of the evergreen quizzes that we post periodically about Cobb County this one has drawn the most traffic. I’m not sure exactly why, but I don’t…

Opinion May 9, 2026

We Do A Lot For Mom But We Should Do More For Mothers

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Americans spend quite a lot on Mom for Mother’s Day. But as a country, we could be doing a lot…

News, Transportation May 9, 2026

This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

NOTE: The full closure of north and southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cascade Road previously announced for this weekend has been postponed due to…

News, Transportation May 9, 2026

Full lane closures on I-285 postponed due to weather reports

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the scheduled full closure of north and southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cascade Road has been postponed…

Weather May 9, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, May 9, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, May 9, 2026, with a high near 77 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…