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Cobb County March 2, 2024

East Cobb Quilters’ Guild, Cobb libraries, Cobb PARKS display countywide quilt exhibits

Photo above, Canyon Melody by Janice Chiaffredo, provided courtesy of the East Cobb Quilters’ Guild The following article was submitted by the East Cobb Quilters’ Guild: East Cobb Quilters’ Guild…

Cobb County, Cobb County board of commissioners January 10, 2017

Cobb commissioners vote 5-0 to move ahead with new county parks

Supporters of new public parks for Cobb County silently celebrated by holding up “Thank You” signs, as the county commissioners voted unanimously to issue bonds for the acquisition of land…

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Weekend Quiz August 30, 2025

Cobb Courier Saturday Quiz: How much do you know about Kennesaw?

How much do you know about the City of Kennesaw? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes…

Festivals August 26, 2025

Report with photos from Cobb County International Festival

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos from the Cobb County International Festival: There was a record turnout at the 2025 International Festival at Jim Miller…

Weekend Quiz July 27, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments?

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. While the daily…

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Land Use & Zoning July 17, 2025

Cobb BOC approves 300-unit apartment complex in Cumberland area

By Mark Woolsey A divided Cobb County Board of Commissioners this week approved plans for a 300-unit apartment complex on Cobb Parkway, despite stated concerns from the Cobb County School…

Powder Springs July 4, 2025

Cobb Collaborative Celebrates New Little Free Library Installation in Powder Springs

Cobb Collaborative submitted this report on the latest installation of a Little Free Library, this one in Powder Springs: On Wednesday, June 26th, community members and city officials gathered for…

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Land Use & Zoning June 4, 2025

Cobb Planning Commission backs 300-unit apartment complex in Cumberland area

The Cobb County Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a planned multi-family apartment development at 3200 S. Cobb Parkway, in the Cumberland area, despite concerns from the school district…

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Cobb County May 6, 2025

Local farmer’s markets across Cobb County

Local farmers’ markets have been popular among metro Atlanta residents for decades now, and Cobb County has a growing number of them to choose from. The county posted the following…

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Cobb County April 30, 2025

Allen, Sheffield win, cementing Cobb BOC Democratic majority

By Mark Woolsey [Corrections: An earlier version of this article spelled Monique Sheffield’s name “Monica” in one instance, and identified the May BOC meeting as May 12. Late night writing…

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Justice September 18, 2025

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

by James B. Blasingame, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited…

Marietta September 17, 2025