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Cobb County January 14, 2020

Text of Bob Ott’s announcement of retirement from the BOC

This evening Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott distributed the following text of his announcement, made at this morning’s BOC meeting that he would not seek reelection to the…

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

Addiction and Recovery December 18, 2019

Cobb Opioid Fatality Review Project moves forward

The Cobb Opioid Fatality Review Project completed its first opioid fatality review (OFR) on November 20. A public information release from Kimberly Isaza, Public Information Officer for Cobb District Attorney…

Dr. Micheal Owens, candidate for Georgian's 13th Congressional District

2020 Elections December 16, 2019

Michael Owens: Candidate for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District

Dr. Michael Owens, Business Information Security Officer with Equifax, Political Partner with the Washington, D.C.-based Truman National Security Center and former chair of the Cobb County Democrats, is challenging incumbent…

Health Care December 16, 2019

WellStar exec on panel about effect of mergers on patient health outcomes

A WellStar executive was on a panel discussing the effect of mergers on patient health care at a November 18 conference sponsored by U.S. News and World Report. Dr. John…

New exercise room at the Marietta Police Department, weight machines lining the walls

Marietta December 9, 2019

New exercise room for the Marietta Police Department

The Marietta Police Department has a new exercise room. According to a public information release from the department, the new fitness room came about as the result of the work…

Immigration December 8, 2019

ICE detainees with serious criminal convictions drops during Trump administration

[With the immigrant population growing in Cobb County, and the relationship between Cobb County and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) in the news frequently, the Courier is…

Monica DeLancy and Christopher Reilly at the tenants meeting held by Lexington Austell

Cobb County December 6, 2019

Lexington Austell holds tenant meetings for 3 Riverside Parkway apartment complexes

Lexington Austell, the new owner of three Riverside Parkway apartment complexes, held tenant meetings Thursday, one in the morning, and one in the evening. The three complexes: Hunter’s Grove, Kingsley…

Marietta, Marietta Police Department December 5, 2019

Marietta creates School Gang Officers position

Marietta has created two new positions called School Gang Officers (SGOs) in the Marietta Police Department to “prevent and combat gang activity” in the Marietta city schools. The positions will…

A hidden compartment in a Chevy Impala used for smuggling drugs

Marietta December 4, 2019

Convicted Marietta meth trafficker will get at least 25 years

Florentino Hernandez Jr., of Marietta, who was convicted on November 21 by a Cobb jury in Superior Court of trafficking meth, operating a vehicle with a secret compartment and possession…

Concord Covered Bridge in article about archeological investigation at Concord Covered Bridge

History December 4, 2019

Archaeological investigation at the Concord Covered Bridge

Cobb County announced on its website yesterday that Cobb will participate in an archaeological investigation around the Concord Covered Bridge to uncover the remains of the Battle of Ruff’s Mill….

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Crime & Public Safety March 17, 2026

Man charged in March 13 shooting at Texaco on Mableton Parkway

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Is It Worth Your Time and Money To Set Up an HSA?

This article by Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony, and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony, and Emily Siner, Nashville…

Government & Politics, State Government March 17, 2026

Georgia House passes bill targeting political spending from ‘hostile’ foreign agents

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 16, 2026 A bill seeking to mandate disclosure of political spending in Georgia…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Kennedy’s vaccine policies

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 16, 2026 A federal judge in Massachusetts has halted enforcement of several key…

Health & Wellness March 17, 2026

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

by Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to…