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Government & Politics, Local government May 30, 2026

Agreements between Cobb County and Mableton for police and other services approved

At its Tuesday evening meeting the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved four intergovernmental agreements between Cobb County and the City of Mableton: law enforcement services, DOT services, stormwater management,…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle parked in a marked space

Crime & Public Safety May 28, 2026

Cobb police fatally shoot armed shoplifting suspect at Town Center Mall

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police fatally shot an armed shoplifting suspect at Town Center Mall on Wednesday. Police were called to the scene just before 2 p.m. A spokesman for…

The sign in front of Acworth City Hall: Text reading Acworth Georgia 4415 Senator Richard B. Russell Ave, with 1860 (the incorporation date of the city)

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….

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County Explained May 24, 2026

Cobb County Explained: How Code Enforcement Works in Cobb County

This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. Code enforcement is how Cobb County…

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

Government & Politics, Local government May 22, 2026

Cobb County Chairwoman Discusses Economy and Housing Needs in State of County Address

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid discussed economic success, advances in social and human service programs and the need for affordable housing at the annual…

The sign in front of the Smyrna Police Department

Crime & Public Safety May 22, 2026

Redirecting income taxes can benefit the Smyrna Police Department

Submitted by the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation: Smyrna taxpayers can now send some of their tax dollars to support the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation via the LESS Crime Act tax…

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Cobb County Explained May 20, 2026

Cobb County Explained: How Open Records Requests Work

This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. Georgia’s Open Records Act gives residents…

A row of Kennesaw Police Department cruisers with multifamily buildings past a black metal fence

Crime & Public Safety May 17, 2026

Kennesaw police warns of scam targeting the city’s business owners

The Kennesaw Police Department warned residents that scam emails are targeting business owners in the city. In the warning, police wrote, “The City of Kennesaw has been made aware of…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents May 15, 2026

Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash at Lower Roswell Road and Old Paper Mill Road in Cobb County

[ The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release from…

The words "Quiz Time" in large cartoon font

Puzzles Games and Quizzes May 9, 2026

Cobb County’s alphabet soup: take the quiz on important acronyms in our county

By Larry Felton Johnson Of the evergreen quizzes that we post periodically about Cobb County this one has drawn the most traffic. I’m not sure exactly why, but I don’t…

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Health & Wellness June 18, 2026

Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children

This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he…

Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Democrat wins Gwinnett County-based state Senate special election after close call

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 17, 2026 Democrats pulled off a win in a special election to fill…

Government & Politics, State Government June 18, 2026

Georgia’s runoffs are over. Here are the candidates who are advancing to November’s election.

by Ellie Fivas, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 18, 2026 As Georgians headed to the polls on Tuesday, voters were doing…

Energy June 18, 2026

Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money

by Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first…

Environment June 18, 2026

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

by Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced, [This article first appeared…