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A black kitten sitting inside a cage with pink cloth

Pets and Pet Adoption September 8, 2026

“My name is Toby. 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 black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

History September 8, 2026

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

History September 8, 2026

Cobb Landmarks presents lecture on probate records as genealogical tool

Cobb Landmarks posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website: Ever hit a brick wall in your genealogical research? The answer might be hiding in a probate file….

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 8, 2026

Cobb County Probate Court: A Quiz

The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries about the county’s court system…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Opinion September 8, 2026

Before Georgians Vote on Any Machine, the Machine Gets Tested. In Public.

This is an installment in the League of Women Voters of Georgia’s “How Georgia Votes” series. To read previous installments in the “How Georgia Votes” series, follow this link. By…

Weather September 8, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, September 8, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with a high near 89 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

Community, Giving Back to the Community September 8, 2026

Lions Club Volunteers Join AFLAC Kickoff Classic Fan Fest

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the AFLAC Kickoff Classic College Football Game: Lions’ volunteers from many of the local clubs came down to help…

a contour drawing of raised fists and picket signs

Labor September 7, 2026

Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics

by Kevin Hardy, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 7, 2026 Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though…

Labor September 7, 2026

Report: Georgia continues to rank near the bottom of nation on worker’s rights

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 7, 2026 Georgia has made modest gains, but remains one of the worst…

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

Economy September 7, 2026

Taxpayers don’t want to pay for new NFL stadiums – so why did politicians approve billions in subsidies to fund six new ones?

by J.C. Bradbury, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the Buffalo Bills play their 2026 season home opener in the newly built…

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Transportation & Development September 11, 2026