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Local Government, News December 9, 2025

Marietta city council elections certified

By Mark Woolsey It’s official. Carlyle Kent and Daniel Gaddis have been confirmed as the members of the Marietta City Council from Wards 5 and 3. The Cobb County Board…

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

Local Government, News December 9, 2025

Public Review Meeting on Cobb’s 2026 Grant Funding

The Cobb County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Office will hold a Public Review Meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The purpose of this meeting is…

A tan/white shepherd with tongue's out, looking at the camera

Pets and Pet Adoption December 9, 2025

“My name is Jasper. Are you here to adopt me?”

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

A white/tabby kitten loafed inside a cage with another cat

Pets and Pet Adoption December 9, 2025

“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”

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

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

Business, Economic Trends December 9, 2025

How keeping down borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans is built into the Fed’s ‘dual mandate’

by Arabinda Basistha, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What’s the point of monetary policy? For most of us, the main impact tends…

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Community, Parks & Recreation December 9, 2025

What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out

by Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history,…

Government & Politics, State Government December 9, 2025

Georgia officials appeal ruling that blocked ban on gender-affirming care in state prisons

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 8, 2025 A federal judge has struck down Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care…

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 & Wellness December 9, 2025

Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey December 9, 2025 Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life….

Cobb weather February 15: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather December 9, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, with a high near 48 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness December 9, 2025

Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

by Vivian Ho, Rice University and Salpy Kanimian, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999…

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History, Railroads February 17, 2026

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