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a photo copy of a handscrawled 1950 census record on a standardized form census takers once used

Cobb by the Numbers April 3, 2022

Complete 1950 individual census records released: Here’s how to get to the Cobb County records

If you’ve ever done genealogical or historical research, you’re probably familiar with the handwritten photocopies of reports on individual households scrawled on standardized sheets by census takers. They are often…

Building with stucco finish and arched doorway housing the Cobb elections headquarters

2022 Elections April 2, 2022

Count of votes cast in GA HD-45 special election through March 31

Here is the latest count of ballots cast in advance voting in the special election for Georgia House District 45 from the Cobb elections website. The numbers reflect through March…

Labeled coronavirus image from the CDC; labeled with E Proteins, S proteins and M proteins

Health Care April 1, 2022

Previously unreported cases continue to swell Georgia’s COVID numbers

Previously unreported COVID cases from the peak of the Omicron surge continue to stream in from a large lab that had not been reporting cases to the Georgia Department of…

Health Care April 1, 2022

Tomorrow’s COVID safety guidelines will be different from today’s – but that doesn’t mean yesterday’s were wrong

By Michael Williams, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] No one gave a second thought to the safety of dining out before the…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Criminal Justice System April 1, 2022

Georgia House panel advances cash bail bill as clock winds down on 2022 Legislature

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 31, 2022 With just days left before the state’s 2022 legislative session’s scheduled…

Charles Lutin in suit standing in front of large American flag

2022 Elections April 1, 2022

Q & A with Dr. Charles Lutin, Republican candidate for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson The Courier spoke last week with Dr. Charles Lutin, a Republican hopeful for Georgia’s 14th Congressional House District. Lutin is one of several candidates, Republican, Democrat, and…

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

Health Care March 31, 2022

Unreported COVID cases from December through February continue to stream in to Georgia Department of Public Health

Unreported Georgia COVID cases from December to February continue to stream in to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Backlog cases continue to come in that were not submitted to…

Health Care March 30, 2022

9,600 new cases added to Georgia’s COVID numbers today due to an unreported backlog of cases

We won’t be publishing today’s full COVID report for Cobb County today because the two-week totals would give a distorted picture of the county’s transmission rate because of more than…

Business March 30, 2022

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews gets largest slice of $118 Million in highway contracts

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. got the largest single contract from a round of awards from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) that totalled approximately $118 million. The contract…

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

Criminal Justice System March 30, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for murder of Smyrna woman

A man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus five years after being convicted of “Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, and Possession of Firearm…

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Government & Politics, Local government May 26, 2026

At the Tuesday, May 26 Cobb County Board of Commissioners work session the commissioners heard a presentation on the Economic Development Strategic Plan. The initiative is funded by the American…

Government & Politics, Local government May 26, 2026