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Quill pan and ink in article about absentee ballots

Letters to the Editor January 17, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Top-down review needed for Cobb jail

[Letters to the editor do not necessarily express the views of the Courier. We might agree with them, we might disagree, but they are the opinion of the person submitting…

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

Acworth January 15, 2020

Fatal hit and run on Cobb Parkway leads to arrest

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal hit and run…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County January 8, 2020

Cobb County’s first homicide of the year took place yesterday

Cobb County’s first homicide of the year took place on Sandell Trail in Marietta.yesterday evening. According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police…

Cobb County December 26, 2019

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive

The Cobb County Police Department issued the following update for this story about the pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive: The pedestrian was identified as 49-year-old Jennifer Denise Evans of…

2020 Elections December 20, 2019

Edwin Mendez: Candidate for Cobb Commission District 4

Edwin Mendez is running for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners from District 4, the seat current Commissioner Lisa Cupid is vacating to run for BOC chair. Background In a…

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…

Monica DeLancy at lectern during December Cobb BOC meeting in article about DeLancy endorses Edwards

Cobb County December 16, 2019

South Cobb residents speak up for Monica DeLancy at Cobb BOC meeting.

A group of Cobb County residents came forward during the public comment section of the December Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting to support renters rights advocate Monica DeLancy, who…

Cobb County December 14, 2019

Cobb Police: Cumberland Mall shooting not an “active shooter event”

The Cobb County Police Department sent the following tweets this afternoon about the reported gunfire at Cumberland Mall. The Courier will report more information as it becomes available. *No Active…

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…

Neigbors holding signs at BOC meeting about Chastain Road development

Cobb County December 2, 2019

Cobb BOC rejects controversial mixed-use development on Chastain Road

At the November 19 zoning hearing of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the BOC denied an application for a mixed-use development on Chastain Road that was heavily opposed by…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…