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New business licenses article posted each week with an image of Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Business March 20, 2025

Gov. Kemp to speak at April Cobb Chamber event

The Cobb Chamber will host Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp as the keynote speaker for its April Marquee event, now scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre….

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Smyrna March 20, 2025

The Friends of Smyrna Library present “Mrs. Lincoln: The ‘First’ First Lady”

Friends of Smyrna Public Library distributed the following news release: The Friends of Smyrna Library are presenting Mrs. Lincoln: The “First” First Lady starring Laura F. Keyes, as Mary Todd…

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Education March 20, 2025

Construction starting on Kennesaw State’s newest residence hall

[This article by Paul Floeckher with photo by Matt Yung, first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission.] Kennesaw State University will make room for approximately 460…

A white Siberian husky with a yellow scarf

Pets and Pet Adoption March 20, 2025

“My name is Wanda, and I dressed in this nice bandana to go home with you!”

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

Pets and Pet Adoption March 20, 2025

“My name is Pig. I don’t know why. I’m really very neat and clean!”

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

Cobb weather October 1: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather March 20, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, March 20, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, March 20, 2025, with a high near 55 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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Immigration March 19, 2025

Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison

by Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College and Sarah C. Bishop, Baruch College, CUNY, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] El Salvador President Nayib Bukele framed his offer…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care March 19, 2025

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

by Ben Zdencanovic, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump…

Group shot of five volunteer during a cleanup on Hicks and Bates road. The volunteers are wearing safety vests

Mableton March 19, 2025

Litter cleanup on Hicks and Bates roads in Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos from a litter cleanup on Hicks and Bates roads: Hicks Road Community Pride hosted their quarterly litter cleanup of…

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Government & Politics, Local government October 1, 2026