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Acworth September 13, 2017

Acworth Police Department gives free book to every student at McCall Primary School

Acworth police officers handed out free books to children at McCall Primary School after months of collecting donations, culminating in more than 400 brand new books for the students. At…

Acworth August 19, 2017

Man arrested on suspicion of vandalizing, breaking into 8 cars in two Acworth neighborhoods, police say

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of eight vehicle break-ins or vandalism incidents that occurred in two Acworth neighborhoods last weekend. On Sunday, Aug. 13, at least three residents in…

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Food Safety January 18, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from January 9 to January 15

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Government & Politics, Local government January 18, 2026

Cobb’s public SPLOST meetings continue

By Mark Woolsey Cobb officials continue a series of public hearings to get feedback on a possible 2028 SPLOST, or Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. That’s after the Board…

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Business & Economy, new business January 18, 2026

Small Service Businesses Drive Latest Round of Cobb County Business Licenses

The latest round of 61 new business licenses issued by Cobb County shows strong activity in professional services, construction, and health-related fields for the week ending Friday, January 16, 2026….

History January 16, 2026

How Veterans Memorial Highway got its start

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson A…

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Elections, Government & Politics January 15, 2026

Cobb’s early voting set for race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene; over 20 candidates qualify

There are two developments in the March 10 election set to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The early voting schedule was set by the Cobb County Board of Elections…

Photo from 1914 newspaper with group of Atlanta boosters meeting in Chattanooga about Dixie Highway project

History January 15, 2026

The automobile in Cobb County: The history of the Dixie Highway

By Larry Felton Johnson [This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the…

Government & Politics, Local government January 13, 2026

Cobb’s public SPLOST meetings begin this Thursday

The public input meetings for Cobb County’s 2028 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax kick off this Thursday, January 15, with a meeting at the Tim D. Lee Senior Center…

Food Safety January 12, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from January 2 to January 8