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Standing in a line left to right: Sharon Mason, CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Tommy Allegood, Mayor of Acworth; Tia Amlett, 2021 Acworth Citizen of the Year; John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Chairman

Business November 25, 2021

Cobb Chamber area council for Acworth, Kennesaw and West Cobb chooses Citizens of the Year

The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release announcing the Citizens of the Year for Acworth, Kennesaw, and West Cobb: The Cobb Chamber’s Northwest Cobb Area Council, which represents Northwest…

Holidays November 23, 2021

Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour December 4 and 5

The annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour of five beautifully decorated homes in the Kennesaw Avenue Historic District will return on December 4 and 5, 2021. The houses on the…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor November 22, 2021

Call the new Georgia congressional map what it is: a sledgehammer against democracy in the service of white supremacy

This is going to be short because it’s not a complicated matter. Redistricting always results in the party drawing the maps attempting to maximize their seats, but the stark racist…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Jobs November 22, 2021

Home Depot announces virtual career day and hundreds of job openings

Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot will host its first-ever virtual Corporate Career Day on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. ET. The corporation is…

Cobb by the Numbers November 21, 2021

How has the number of people identifying as ‘white alone’ changed in Cobb County?

This is one of a series of short observations taken from the 2020 census. Since I’m making observations on the meaning of these numbers, these articles fall somewhere between hard…

Criminal Justice System November 20, 2021

Suspect in Sandy Springs home invasion alleged to be man sought in Acworth double murder

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a press release announcing they are conducting an investigation of the incident in which an alleged home invader in Sandy Springs was shot, and…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

How is the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative helping to solve cold cases?

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office announced earlier that an arrest had been made in a cold case from 30 years ago as part of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative…

Transportation November 19, 2021

More road work on Macland Road this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation issued the following announcement on overnight lane closures on Macland Road SR/360 Friday and Sunday nights: Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will install…

Transportation November 19, 2021

Lane restriping, lane closures continue on I-20 in Cobb County

The restriping of the I-20 will continue in Cobb County on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights this weekend. On each night Georgia Department of Transportation work crews will close lanes…

Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

Arrest made in Cobb 30-year-old sexual assault cold case

Cobb DA Flynn Broady announced an arrest in a 30-year-old cold case of sexual assault. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects…

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Health & Wellness March 26, 2026

CDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment

This article by Céline Gounder first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Céline Gounder, March 25, 2026 President Donald Trump will soon nominate a permanent director for the…

Opinion March 26, 2026

Bookman: Long lines at airports lead back to Trump’s 2020 election loss

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 26, 2026 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the keystone to metro Atlanta’s economic prosperity, has…

Energy March 26, 2026

Environmental groups sue over Georgia Power’s energy expansion for data centers

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 25, 2026 A group of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the…

Science & Technology March 26, 2026

Irrational decision or helpful evolutionary adaptation? A philosopher on the rationality wars behind ‘nudge’ policy

by Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, Wake Forest University; University of North Carolina – Greensboro, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died in July 2025. While…

Business & Economy March 26, 2026

Soaring gas prices and disrupted supply chains will ripple out to increase costs in every store and sector of the economy

by Vidya Mani, University of Virginia; Cornell University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The disruptions from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran spread quickly…