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Michael Boyce at his swearing-in ceremony

Cobb County board of commissioners July 11, 2017

Boyce to host town halls on the tax increase

In addition to the officially required public hearings on the millage rate increase, Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michael Boyce will host a series of town hall meetings in…

Public Transit May 26, 2017

Bob Ott has been appointed to the new state commission to study Georgia’s public transit needs

Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott has been appointed to the House Commission on Transit Governance & Funding. The appointment was made by Georgia House Speaker David Ralston. Ott…

Bob Ott at his swearing-in ceremony Dec 2016 -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County board of commissioners May 6, 2017

Bob Ott to hold town hall meeting

Cobb County commissioner Bob Ott will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church, 2160 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna. Ott represents…

Cobb County Parks May 5, 2017

Park near Discovery Boulevard and the Chattahoochee would bring Civil War history to life

It can be hard to believe with so many subdivisions, wide highways, high-rises and now a Major League Baseball stadium operating near the Chattahoochee River, but southeast Cobb County was…

Smyrna March 7, 2017

Students, mayor advocate for E-SPLOST to fund Smyrna school improvements

Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon was back in city hall Monday night after missing the previous two council meetings due to health issues, and took the opportunity to speak on a…

Drawing of a woman in a hospital bed connected to an IV

Health & Wellness November 3, 2026

A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for Free Care

This article by Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Nov. 3, 2026 TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Friday night lights took on a whole new meaning…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness November 3, 2026

Expecting a Baby? Five Tips To Help You Prepare for Pregnancy Costs

This article by Stephanie O’Neill first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Nov. 3, 2026 As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a…

Community Life November 3, 2026

Chic Meets Sustainable: 16 Years of EcoFest

Photo Above: EcoFest fashion show winners. [The Cobb Courier often highlights the work of student journalists from Kennesaw State University. This is Willah-Sinclair Johnson‘s first article for the Courier] By…

Government & Politics November 2, 2026

A GOP Congressman Backed Medicaid Work Requirements. His Voters Might Be Exempt.

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Nov. 2, 2026 When U.S. Rep. David Valadao defended voting for a bill aimed at reducing…

History November 2, 2026

How Veterans Memorial Highway got its start

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson Earlier,…

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Government & Politics November 4, 2026

Democrats in House poised to investigate the Trump Administration, taking up a long‑standing power GOP‑led Congress ignored for the past two years

by Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University and Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Oversight is coming for the Trump administration. That’s…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 4, 2026