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Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County Public Library August 28, 2022

Two Cobb Public Library branches now certified as Passport Acceptance Facilities

Starting September 6 Cobb County residents can apply for new passports at the West Cobb and Mountain View branches of the Cobb Public Library. Those two library locations have been…

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Cobb County Public Library August 28, 2022

Virtual version of the Switzer Library will debut on September 2

The Cobb Public Library has had a strong presence in the digital world for quite some time, with streaming video, digital books and access to a number of databases and…

Transportation August 27, 2022

Lane closures on I-75 in Cobb County this weekend for bridge preservation work

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that lane closures will be installed on I-75 in Cobb County for bridge preservation work. The closures began Friday evening…

Crime August 27, 2022

FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised national security – a legal expert answers 5 key questions

By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Justice Department on Aug. 26, 2022, released an affidavit written by an…

Crime August 27, 2022

Man sentenced to 60 years for assault on two-year-old that resulted in permanent traumatic brain injury

Pedro Tamayo, 31, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for an assault that left the two-year-old child of his girlfriend with permanent brain injury. The child’s mother, Alejandro Lopez…

2022 Elections August 26, 2022

Q & A with Dorothy Coker, Democratic hopeful for Georgia State House District 34

By Arielle Robinson Monday afternoon, the Courier spoke over the phone with Dorothy Coker, the Democratic candidate for Georgia State House District 34. District 34 covers parts of Kennesaw and…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care August 26, 2022

COVID among Cobb County’s school-aged residents: 14-day period ending August 25

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending yesterday, August 25, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll…

Artemis-1 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Centre. NASA

Science and Technology August 26, 2022

Artemis 1: maiden flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the Moon – here’s what needs to go right

By Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A launch window – the period during which a rocket must be launched to…

International August 26, 2022

State Department approves $1.95 billion sale of Blackhawk helicopters to Australia: Lockheed Martin principal contractor

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and related equipment to the government of Australia for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion. Lockheed Martin…

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 August 25, 2022

4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout

By Matthew A Baum; Alauna Safarpour, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to…

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Education, News March 21, 2026

Video of public comments at the March 19, 2026 Cobb school board meetings

By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to remove public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the…

Home sale prices, Real Estate March 21, 2026

January 2026 Home Sales in Kennesaw Mountain High Attendance Zone

These prices for January 2026 home sales in the Kennesaw Mountain High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort…

Government & Politics, Local government March 21, 2026

Mableton City Council Work Session, Regular Meeting Agendas

The Mableton City Council will hold a work session and a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy. The work session begins at…

News, Transportation March 21, 2026

This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes March 21, 2026

What Happened in Cobb County the Week Ending Fri, March 20? Take the Quiz and Find Out

The Cobb County Courier has a quiz we run from Monday to Thursday in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays…