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Cobb County Parks May 25, 2017

Officials break ground on Aviation Park near Town Center, coming in 2018

Residents in Kennesaw and the Town Center area have a new park to look forward to next year. At a ceremony Tuesday, officials from the Town Center Community Improvement District,…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 6, 2026

Local Trivia Challenge: Can you match Cobb commission chairs with facts about them?

By Larry Felton Johnson Quizzes are a good way to learn about the features, culture and history of our county and cities. So for the past year or two I’ve…

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Cobb County October 12, 2025

How to do business in Cobb seminar this Thursday, Oct 16

Cobb County government and the Cobb County School District are inviting local business owners and entrepreneurs to attend the annual “How to Do Business with Cobb” seminar. The event is…

Cobb commissioners and police officials along with three dogs gather around sign stating "JoAnn K Birrell Police K9 Annex"

Austell July 8, 2025

Cobb K-9 Unit helps Austell police with apprehension of robbery suspects

Photo above: Cobb commissioners and police officials along with three dogs gather around sign stating “JoAnn K Birrell Police K9 Annex” at a BOC meeting, January 2024 (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb…

The Cobb County Public Library bookmobile, an EV

Environment April 26, 2025

Learn to Get Involved at The Cobb County Sustainability Expo

Cobb County’s EV Bookmobile will be at the Expo. Photo courtesy of Cobb County Fleet By Kate Brainerd The future of the humble, yet mighty, bee is at risk. The…

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Housing March 30, 2024

Monica DeLancy’s email to tenants under threat of eviction

Monica DeLancy, a well-known Cobb County tenants’ rights organizer and the founder and president of the We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, distributed a message to tenants who are under…

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Cobb County October 1, 2023

Controversial QT station rezoning request scheduled for October 3 planning commission hearing

[Photo above: Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson] The application for rezoning that would allow a QuickTrip gasoline station and convenience store on Canton Road at the intersection with Jamerson Road…

Town Center June 3, 2023

A conversation with Town Center CID Executive Director Tracy Styf

The Town Center Community Improvement District (TCCID) board recently chose officers for its Board of Directors and added new board members to replace those outgoing. We spoke with Tracy Styf,…

Environment April 16, 2022

Cobb upgraded to platinum status by Green Communities Program: Exactly what does that mean?

At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners recognition was given to the departments that helped Cobb County achieve the platinum level in the Atlanta Regional Commission’s…

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2022 Elections March 14, 2022

Candidates qualifying for Cobb County offices in the May 24 primary

Here is the list of candidates who qualified for Cobb County offices for the May 24, 2022 primary. Superior Court judges are considered state positions, but we included them here…

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Health & Wellness March 3, 2026

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