By Larry Felton Johnson Cities within Cobb County perform a number of the functions of government that fall to county government in the unincorporated areas. But how much do you…
by Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A bus company that left its buses’ engines running while parked in Boston…
The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries for the county’s court system…
Weekly Cobb County News Quiz for Week Ending August 1 A lot of things happen in a county of over 793,000 residents, the third largest county in the state of…
By Kelly Johnson If one isn’t familiar with The Georgia Room, then it is a special area within the hub of the Cobb County Public Library System’s Charles D. Switzer…
By Larry Felton Johnson The Cobb County Public Library is a fantastic resource for residents. Although book checkout is still an important part of its mission, modern libraries are so…
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 28, 2026 Low-income Georgians living with HIV would not be counted as “medically…
By Larry Felton Johnson Brian Benefield has been writing the wonderful periodic column Cobb Cuisine Community and Culture for us for quite some time. He usually focuses on restaurants, but…
by Peter Kastor, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Air Force One used to be a high-flying symbol of American technology,…
By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has a vibrant business community, and we have quite a few national, international, and local headquarters here. Here’s Part 2 of what will be…