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Marietta March 18, 2022

Fatal accident on I-75 at the Delk Road overpass in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Crime March 18, 2022

Smyrna man sentenced to 6+ years in connection with romance scam

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Smyrna man, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, entered a guilty plea on charges of money laundering in connection with a romance scam and was sentenced…

Powder Springs police car taken toward passenger sideview

Crime March 16, 2022

AK-style rifle used in the shooting in Powder Springs

A spokeperson for the City of Powder Springs provided an update on the shooting in a Powder Springs convenience store/service station on Richard D. Sailors Parkway yesterday that left two…

Marietta March 14, 2022

Serious injury crash in Marietta on northbound I-75

Marietta March 13, 2022

Canton man killed in fatal crash on I-75

According to Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit is investigating a single-vehicle traffic fatality crash that occurred on I-75 northbound…

Melody Bray against backdrop of sky and buildings

2022 Elections March 9, 2022

Q & A with Melody Bray, State Senate District 38 Democratic candidate

By Arielle Robinson Democratic candidate for Georgia State Senate District 38 Melody Bray took the time to answer questions about her campaign with the Courier in a phone conversation. Bray,…

Crime March 7, 2022

A year after Jan. 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol lives on in hundreds of court cases

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 7, 2022 On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, four men affiliated with the Kansas…

Melissa Alterio in front of the Cobb County BOC

Cobb County March 6, 2022

Melissa Alterio named Director of the Year at Georgia Emergency Communications Conference

Melissa A. Alterio, the director of the Cobb County Department of Emergency Communications, was named Director of the Year at this year’s Georgia Emergency Communications Conference, presented by the Georgia…

2022 Elections March 4, 2022

Q & A with Angela Pence, Libertarian candidate for the 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson The Courier had a phone interview with Angela Pence, the Libertarian Party candidate for the U.S. House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Pence is one of several…

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Education October 31, 2024

Cobb eighth grader expelled for warning friend of shooting threat

By Rebecca Gaunt Upon hearing that three Cobb schools were the target of a violent threat, a Campbell Middle School special education student accessed Google Chat in his first-period class…

Pedestrian Safety October 31, 2024

Dangerous conditions for pedestrians on South Cobb Drive at serious accident site

By Larry Felton Johnson According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson, the Cobb County Police Department’s STEP Unit is investigating an incident on South Cobb Drive, north…

Health Care October 31, 2024

Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jackie Fortiér October 30, 2024 This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer…

Elections October 31, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

Holidays October 31, 2024

Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite

by Richard Hartel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You…

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