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A grey tabby cat with a pink collar, sitting inside a cage

Pets and Pet Adoption March 31, 2026

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

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness March 31, 2026

States Pay Deloitte, Others Millions To Comply With Trump Law To Cut Medicaid Rolls

This article by Samantha Liss and Rachana Pradhan first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Samantha Liss and Rachana Pradhan, March 31, 2026 States are paying contractors such…

Justice March 31, 2026

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end birthright citizenship

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 30, 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, National Government March 31, 2026

Do or die: Deadline looms for Georgia voting, taxes, data center legislation

by Jill Nolin, Ross Williams, Maya Homan, and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 31, 2026 Lawmakers have debated sweeping…

The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Immigration March 31, 2026

American politicians talk about persecuted Christians abroad – but here’s what happens when those Christians migrate to the US

by Candace Lukasik, Mississippi State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Two months ago, Terez Metry arrived at a Department of Homeland Security office in…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health & Wellness March 31, 2026

COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

by Kyle B. Enfield, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Government & Politics March 31, 2026

Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of US cities – now, their integration with AI is sounding alarms

by Jess Reia, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, cars dictated urban planning in the United States. Few could have predicted…

Uncategorized March 31, 2026

Armed Felon Sentenced to Over Seven Years After Marietta Chase and Drug Convictions

Traon Turk, a convicted felon from Austell, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after leading police on a high-speed chase in Marietta and later…

Music March 31, 2026

Powder Springs to host free Brown Bag Concert Series in April

Photos provided by the City of Powder Springs The City of Powder Springs announced that it will resume its popular Brown Bag Concert Series in April, offering free midday performances…

A photo from the Kennesaw Planing Commission

Government & Politics March 31, 2026

Kennesaw considers rezoning of two properties for multi-family residential on Old 41 Highway

By Alexandria Mazer Alexandria Mazer is a student at Kennesaw State University The City of Kennesaw Planning Commission considered a proposal Wednesday night to rezone two properties along Old U.S….

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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…