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

Cobb County November 25, 2021

All-ages 20th-anniversary watch party for Fellowship of the Ring at the Switzer Library

The Switzer Library will have a watch party for the 20th anniversary of the release of Fellowship of the Ring on Saturday, December 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. The…

Nickajack Creek in video update water reclamation facility(photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Environment November 25, 2021

Cobb water urges residents to dispose of Thanksgiving grease responsibly

The Cobb Water system has information on its website on how to dispose of what they call FOG (fats, oils, and grease) in an environmentally responsible manner, and at this…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 23, 2021

Cobb Water wins recognition from the EPA

Cobb County announced in its most recent newsletter that Cobb Water had won recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Association for Water Professionals. The county described…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Jobs November 22, 2021

Home Depot announces virtual career day and hundreds of job openings

Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot will host its first-ever virtual Corporate Career Day on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. ET. The corporation is…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor November 21, 2021

We are not out of the woods on COVID-19 in Cobb County

Yesterday I reported that Cobb County had a spike in COVID-19 cases among 0-4-year-olds and 5-17-year-olds and a consequent rise in the COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 of population. The…

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

Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

How is the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative helping to solve cold cases?

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office announced earlier that an arrest had been made in a cold case from 30 years ago as part of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative…

Transportation November 19, 2021

More road work on Macland Road this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation issued the following announcement on overnight lane closures on Macland Road SR/360 Friday and Sunday nights: Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will install…

Transportation November 19, 2021

Lane restriping, lane closures continue on I-20 in Cobb County

The restriping of the I-20 will continue in Cobb County on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights this weekend. On each night Georgia Department of Transportation work crews will close lanes…

Transportation November 18, 2021

More road work on SR 360 this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced further road work on SR 360 Powder Springs Road this weekend: Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will install lane closures on…

JoAnn Birrell seated in BOC meeting room

Land Use and Zoning November 18, 2021

Cobb County BOC approves request allowing 350 apartments on Regal Cinema site in Town Center Mall

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request that will allow a multifamily apartment complex with 350 units on the site of the Regal Cinema in Town Center…

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Government & Politics, Local government May 25, 2026

Acworth Board of Aldermen approves purchase of four police vehicles, sets date for Juneteenth celebration

The Acworth Board of Aldermen met last Thursday evening, May 21, and during a short meeting approved a series of routine and administrative items as part of the consent agenda….

Health & Wellness May 25, 2026

Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina

This article by Sarah Jane Tribble and Amanda Seitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 22, 2026 WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Two years after her brother’s death,…

Immigration May 25, 2026

Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying

by Tim Henderson, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 25, 2026 Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their…

Government & Politics, State Government May 25, 2026

Twelve Georgia legislative races advance to runoffs

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 25, 2026 Voters across the state will head back to the polls next…

Education May 25, 2026

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition

by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Delivering a university commencement address used to simply be a unique kind of honor. Speakers…