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Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

History February 17, 2025

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

Marietta February 17, 2025

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton February 17, 2025

News brief: Mableton City Council to hold Spring Planning Conference this week

The City of Mableton posted the following public notice: CITY OF MABLETON STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY NOTICE OF SPRING PLANNING CONFERENCE (Transitional Planning Conference) The City of Mableton,…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Transportation February 17, 2025

Gasoline prices take average 6-cents per gallon jump in Georgia

Gasoline prices in Georgia took a relatively sharp climb over the past seven days. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia increased by six cents, reaching an average…

Pets and Pet Adoption February 17, 2025

“My name is Aldo, and I’m in wide-eyed anticipation of adoption into a loving home!”

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

Pets and Pet Adoption February 17, 2025

“I’m Ruby, and if there’s another snow here I’ll blend right in!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white chow chow. The following information on this potential family member…

Weather February 17, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Monday, February 17, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, February 17, 2025, with a high near 47 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

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

Economy February 16, 2025

Inflation is heating up again, putting pressure on Trump to cool it on tariffs

by Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Inflation figures released on Feb. 12, 2025, will come as a disappointment to…

Justice February 16, 2025

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of…

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