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Marietta August 7, 2021

Tumlin to honor Marietta High football team, cheerleaders and marching band

The City of Marietta announced on its Facebook page that Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin will host an event honoring Marietta High School’s football team, cheerleaders, and marching band in Glover…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta June 21, 2021

Marietta to celebrate Independence Day on the Square July 3

The City of Marietta will celebrate Independence Day 2021 on Saturday July 3 on historic Marietta Square. The annual celebration is entitled Fourth in the Park, and begins with a…

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

Cobb County October 9, 2020

Town hall to mark the one-year anniversary of Kevil Wingo’s death

A coalition of Cobb community groups hosted a third town hall at Glover Park about the numerous deaths in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center Wednesday evening, about a year…

Marietta April 30, 2018

Marietta is a growing city with a small-town charm

MARIETTA, Ga.– The city of Marietta is one of the most rapidly-developing cities in Cobb County, due mainly to large social and economic development projects in the downtown square and…

Cobb County October 13, 2017

Holiday events across Cobb County — October through December

The 2017 holiday season has arrived, even if the temperature outside doesn’t reflect it. Cobb County is home to several seasonal festivities for adults and children. October October 14-15 Marietta…

Cobb County School Board January 27, 2017

Pro-Immigrant Advocates Call for Resignation of Cobb School Board Member

At a press conference in Marietta’s Glover Park this morning a coalition of advocacy groups called for the resignation of Cobb County school board member David Banks over a racially-tinged…

History December 15, 2024

Atlanta’s Hollywood Cemetery in 1910-1912

This is a revised and expanded version of a story originally run in the Courier in June of 2016. At that time the Cobb County Courier was called River Edges,…

Mableton September 30, 2024

MIC to oppose Cobb schools’ bus depot on Veterans Memorial Highway

Photo of Cobb County School District bus by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Last week the Mableton Improvement Coalition put out a statement of opposition to the Cobb County School…

The site map of Cobb County School District's event center

Education June 13, 2024

Critics call foul after uncovering Cobb school district’s $50 million event center plans

By Rebecca Gaunt Watching the Funds-Cobb, a parent-led financial watchdog group, announced Thursday that an anonymous source provided the group with the plans for the Cobb County School District’s $50…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member Becky Sayler

Education January 20, 2024

$50 million Cobb schools event center coming; new south Cobb elementary school architect approved

by Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced Thursday that the $50 million event center approved in a 6-1 vote last year by the board will be…

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Uncategorized January 15, 2025

Cobb County announces intent to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

Cobb County announced in a news release (reprinted below) that it intends to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia’s new law created with the passage and signing…

Education January 15, 2025

Kennesaw State, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement partnership will expedite career advancement for educators

[This article by Travis Highfield first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] A new partnership between the Bagwell College of Education and the Georgia Leadership Institute…

Marietta January 15, 2025

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