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Business August 14, 2021

Vanderlande Industries will expand in Cobb County

Vanderlande Industries, a logistics company headquartered in Veghel, Netherlands, will expand its operations in Cobb County. Their U.S. headquarters is in Marietta, and the expansion will reportedly bring their total…

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Demographics August 13, 2021

Big demographic changes as Cobb County white-alone population drops more than 9 percent

Given the significant political realignments in Cobb County over the past three election cycles it was to be expected that changes in demographics mirrored those changes in the political makeup…

Housing August 12, 2021

Homelessness in county a crisis, Cobb Collaborative executive director says

by Arielle Robinson Executive Director Irene Barton from Cobb Collaborative, an advocacy non-profit organization that works with other non-profits and organizations to help county residents in need, gave us a…

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Cobb County August 11, 2021

Drew Raessler named new director of Cobb DOT

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the commissioners approved Andrew “Drew” Raessler as the director of the Cobb Department of Transportation. Raessler has served as…

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Cobb County August 9, 2021

Bells Ferry Civic Association voices opposition to Chastain Road rezoning for distribution center parking lot

The Bells Ferry Civic Association issued a press release with a demand that a rezoning petition for a parking lot be withdrawn and combined with a hearing on a large…

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Economy August 7, 2021

Cobb Chief Magistrate Judge Murphy issues new eviction FAQ

Cobb County Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan Murphy issued an updated Frequently Asked Questions document on evictions, with a particular emphasis on the latest extension of the eviction moratorium. The document…

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From the Editor August 6, 2021

Nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts: Georgia schools and COVID-19

[This is an opinion piece from Larry Felton Johnson, Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] The title of this “From the Editor” begins with a quote from a…

Health Care August 6, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health makes statement on school COVID-19 protocols

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following statement regarding COVID-19 protocols followed by the two local school systems: Statement regarding schools and their COVID-19 policies and quarantine protocol Cobb…

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Cobb County August 4, 2021

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of controversial North Point Ministries mixed-use development

By Mark Woolsey On a 4-1 vote and after months of back and forth, the Cobb County Planning Commission has recommended approval of a proposal to rezone just over 33…

Health Care August 4, 2021

Cobb County covered by eviction moratorium extension

At a current 14-day case rate of 347 cases per 100,000 population, Cobb has more than three times the threshold of high community transmission required to be covered by the…

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