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Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

History February 17, 2025

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

Marietta February 17, 2025

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

Cobb County History December 26, 2024

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

Pedestrian Safety November 1, 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…

The year 2024 in big red letters with "Vote" written in the "O" which is the shape of a campaign button

Elections October 22, 2024

Planning your advance voting in Cobb? Consult the county’s wait time map!

Are you planning a trip to one of the polling sites to cast your advance vote before the November 5 general election? Cobb County has an interactive map that will…

Elections October 13, 2024

Cobb County advance voting begins this Tuesday, October 15

Advance voting in Cobb County begins on Tuesday, October 15, and lasts until November 1 on the following schedule: DATES: October 15 -November 1 Monday – Friday 7:00 p.m. –…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care September 8, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from August 30 to September 5

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Mableton August 24, 2024

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative host Mableton voter engagement event

Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative distributed the following press release about an upcoming voter engagement event in Mableton: Mableton Men Vote and the Cobb Collaborative are pleased to…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections August 16, 2024

Cobb County locations, time and dates for the presidential and general election

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration released the following locations and times for advance voting for the November 5 presidential and general elections. Locations MAIN OFFICE:•DROP BOX•Sunday VotingMain…

Uncategorized August 12, 2024

Two pedestrians struck by a train near West Atlanta Street in Cobb County

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department distributed the following public information release: Uniform Officers from the Cobb County Police Department responded to an incident in whichtwo pedestrians…

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Acworth December 3, 2025

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