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Pets and Pet Adoption August 16, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “My name is Myst. I’m a big sweet tabby who needs a loving home!”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a large-sized female tabby/white domestic short…

From the Editor August 16, 2024

What was advertising like in 19th-century Cobb County newspapers?

Even before I became a journalist, old newspapers and magazines fascinated me. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I’d visit the Carnegie Library in downtown Atlanta and scroll through…

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Elections August 16, 2024

Cobb County locations, time and dates for the presidential and general election

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration released the following locations and times for advance voting for the November 5 presidential and general elections. Locations MAIN OFFICE:•DROP BOX•Sunday VotingMain…

Climate and Weather August 16, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Friday, August 16, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, August 16, 2024, with a high near 91 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Climate and Weather August 16, 2024

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible Friday in Cobb and surrounding counties

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Friday, August 16, due to the possibility of isolated…

Education August 15, 2024

Cobb schools remove 13 more books across the district

By Rebecca Gaunt Superintendent Chris Ragsdale informed the Cobb County Board of Education at Thursday’s work session that 13 more books have been removed from school libraries across the district….

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Climate August 15, 2024

How back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells about risks in a warming world

by Tracy Kijewski-Correa, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything….

Freedom of Expression & First Amendment Rights August 15, 2024

Americans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone else has it, too

by John G. Geer, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so…

Elections August 15, 2024

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

by Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County August 15, 2024

Cobb County tax bills are in the mail

If you haven’t received your property tax bill for Cobb County, you will soon. 2024 property tax bills have been mailed, and the deadline to pay is October 15. There…

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