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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

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Quiz of the Week January 12, 2025

How much do you know about the cities in Cobb County?: Quiz of the Week

Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter, and it’s been pretty successful at engaging readers. Here on the main website, it will be a weekly quiz. Normally, it…

Quiz of the Week January 4, 2025

Quiz of the Week: How much do you know about Cobb County?

By Larry Felton Johnson The Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter, and it’s been pretty successful at engaging readers in the beginning stages. So, I’ve decided to…

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Health Care January 3, 2025

For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns About Abortion Access

This article by Lillian Mongeau Hughes first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lillian Mongeau Hughes January 2, 2025 BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a…

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Holidays December 31, 2024

Reminder about Cobb County’s fireworks ordinances

Cobb County government distributed the following reminder about Cobb County’s fireworks ordinances: Around the New Year’s holiday, we receive a lot of questions on fireworks usage in Cobb. 911 takes…

Climate and Weather December 31, 2024

Another update from Cobb County on storm damage

Cobb County issued another update yesterday afternoon on the aftermath of Sunday’s storm. The brunt of the storm seems to have hit Mableton south of Veterans Memorial Highway, near the…

Environment December 31, 2024

Keep Cobb Beautiful: recycle those Christmas trees!

Recycle those Christmas trees, Cobb Countians! Keep Cobb Beautiful is sponsoring a free live Christmas tree dropoff. The drop-off locations are operating now, and will remain open through Jan. 4,…

Opinion December 30, 2024

21 new businesses licensed for unincorporated Cobb County this week

Here are the 21 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, December 27. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

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Weather March 16, 2025

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