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2022 Elections September 30, 2021

Trinity Olmstead, Democratic Candidate for House District 44

By Rebecca Gaunt Student Trinity Olmstead is challenging one of the longest serving state representatives in the Georgia legislature – Rep. Don Parsons (R-Cobb) – for the House District 44…

Health Care September 29, 2021

Wellstar Appoints Le Joyce Naylor as New Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

By Rebecca Gaunt Le Joyce Naylor has stepped into the role of senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer (CDEIO) for Wellstar Health System, the largest healthcare…

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Criminal Justice System September 29, 2021

Man sentenced to life without parole in mistaken-identity execution style revenge killing in Cobb County

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced the conviction and sentencing of Jamaar Bracey in the execution-style revenge killing of Shawn Gray in the parking lot of a…

Criminal Justice System September 28, 2021

GBI issues statement on its investigation of Marietta police shooting of man armed with bow

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) issued its statement this afternoon after being asked by the Marietta Police Department to investigate an incident in which a man allegedly armed with…

Criminal Justice System September 28, 2021

Man wielding compound bow shot by Marietta police at South Marietta Parkway and Atlanta Street

According to Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a man was shot by police this morning while allegedly refusing to drop a compound bow at the intersection of…

Criminal Justice System September 27, 2021

Taneesha Marshall to run for open Superior Court seat

Taneesha Marshall, who served as a staff attorney for Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy III announced her candidacy for the open Superior Court seat in 2022. Judge Flournoy is retiring,…

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 September 26, 2021

From the Editor: the Cobb school board white sponsor rule

Those of you who were readers of the Courier before our coverage of the Cobb County school board heated up know that I don’t like writing opinion articles. If you…

Transportation September 25, 2021

Overnight lane closures will continue on Veterans Memorial Highway

The lane closures that have already begun on Veterans Memorial Highway will continue through the weekend. Tonight and Sunday Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will install lane…

From the Editor September 25, 2021

From the Editor: Dispense with the BS. The continued silencing of Black Cobb school board members is about race

Anyone who’s been paying attention to the Courier knows that our relations with the Cobb County School District have not been warm lately. The district recently announced its intention to…

Transportation September 24, 2021

Lane closures overnight on S. Marietta Parkway

There will be lane closures on S. Marietta Parkway on Friday (tonight), Saturday and Sunday. The closures will start this evening, Friday September 24, at 9 p.m. and last until…

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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…