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Climate and Weather September 11, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County and other parts of the region for Sunday afternoon

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County on due to the possibility of scattered thunderstorms, mostly Sunday afternoon and evening. For Monday the storms should…

Lala Nicole with accompanist at Welcome to South Cobb)

Music September 11, 2022

From Colombia, to Florida to Marietta: country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole

Colombian-born country singer-songwriter Lala Nicole, who now lives in Marietta, performed a half-hour set at the Welcome to South Cobb festival yesterday at the Eddy at Riverview Landing, on a…

Cobb County September 11, 2022

New headquarters will enhance security and streamline Cobb elections

By Rebecca Gaunt Despite the much cooler and gloomy weather, a crowd gathered for the new Cobb County elections headquarters ribbon-cutting and job fair in Marietta. Poll worker Elizabeth Schupp,…

map showing the jobs concentration in Cobb County

Cobb by the Numbers September 11, 2022

Where are the jobs concentrated in Cobb County?

As the Courier shifts its focus to provide heavier coverage of quality-of-life issues in the Cobb County, including transportation and the environment, we’re expanding and repurposing some of the census-related…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library September 11, 2022

Marietta highlights the return of Sunday hours to the Switzer Library

The City of Marietta highlighted the return of Sunday hours to the Switzer Library, the main branch of the Cobb Public Library system, located on Roswell Street near Marietta Square….

Cobb weather January 21: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather September 11, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday September 11

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Sunday September 11, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. The high will be…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 10, 2022

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Quizmaster, The Conversation If you have feedback on our new quiz, or want to suggest a fact from a fascinating story for a future question, please send us an email…

From left, First Lady Marty Kemp, Gov. Brian Kemp, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley make their order at Atlanta’s Varsity during a campaign stop. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections September 10, 2022

Nikki Haley stumps for Kemp, Walker in first of many big-name visits

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 9, 2022 Former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley came to Georgia…

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

Marietta September 10, 2022

Marietta’s historic William Root House to hold its 7th annual beer festival

Marietta’s historic William Root house announced on the City of Marietta website that it will hold the 7th annual Root House Beer Festival on September 30, 2022, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m….

Transportation September 10, 2022

Labor Day traffic fatalities include 2 in Cobb County

The Georgia State Patrol Post 9 in Marietta and the Cobb County Police Department reported one traffic fatality each over the 2022 Labor Day weekend, according to a press release…

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Cobb County January 22, 2025

Acworth man killed in collision on Hickory Grove Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of President Donald…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald…

Justice January 22, 2025

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly…

National January 22, 2025

How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think Donald Trump can’t be president after his second term is up in January 2029?…

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