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Pets and Pet Adoption April 1, 2026

“My name is Bella. 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 female tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

A white Great Pyrenees snuggled by someone and looking happy

Pets and Pet Adoption April 1, 2026

“My name is Biggie, 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 white Great Pyrenees. The following information on this potential family member…

Crowded start/finish line at the Noonday Shanty 5K/10K

Sports April 1, 2026

Record Crowd Joins Noonday Shanty 5K 10K

The Town Center Community Alliance distributed the following recap, with race results, from the popular annual Noonday Shanty 5K/10K: With sneakers laced and spirits high, a record-breaking crowd of nearly…

A woman and man dressed in Kentucky Derby-themed garb

Music April 1, 2026

Georgia Symphony Orchestra Presents Kentucky Derby Themed “Jazz and Juleps”

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra distributed the following announcement about its upcoming Kentucky Derby-inspired fundraiser, Jazz & Juleps: The Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) invites the community to celebrate, connect, and…

Health & Wellness April 1, 2026

Free Educational Program Provides Guidance on Hospice and Palliative Care Options

ACAP Cobb & Cherokee distributed the following announcement of a free program to educate residents on the options available at end of life: ACAP Cobb & Cherokee will host a…

News, Transportation April 1, 2026

Cobb County Road Closures and Lane Impacts Updated April 1, 2026

The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a particular roadway, click on the legend to…

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News, Weather April 1, 2026

Georgia Forecast: Scattered Showers and Lightning Possible This Week Through Next Tuesday

A north and central Georgia Hazardous Weather Outlook calls for widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms today and tonight, with a few lightning strikes and brief heavy rainfall possible, followed…

Weather April 1, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with a high near 84 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

The blue NATO flag with a four-point star in the middle

Opinion April 1, 2026

How To Lose An Alliance In 10 Months

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Early in Donald Trump’s first term in office, a Republican Congressman speaking to my class tried to explain Trump. “He’ll…

A chocolate white American pit bull terrier with a white scarf, looking shocked

Pets and Pet Adoption March 31, 2026

“My name is Canyon. 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 male chocolate/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

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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…