Search Results for cobb county

William Root House, a two-story white wooden house with an external chimney surrounded by a picket fence

History August 29, 2021

Smithsonian Magazine hosts day of free admission to Root House Museum

The William Root House will offer free admission for two on Saturday September 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to anyone with a Museum Day ticket, available at https://smithsonianmag.com/museumday. The…

Land Use and Zoning August 27, 2021

Baker Road annexation, rezoning forwarded to Acworth Board of Aldermen despite community opposition

The City of Acworth’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted to advance a developer’s request to rezone and annex property at Baker Road to the Board of Aldermen, an unpopular move…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care August 26, 2021

Dr. Memark: COVID hospitalizations and deaths double over past week

In one of her periodic messages to the community, Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health raised alarms once again, reporting that deaths and hospitalizations…

Marietta August 26, 2021

Marietta Fire Department now hiring

The City of Marietta posted an announcement on the city’s website that the Marietta Fire Department is now hiring. For further information read the announcement, reprinted below: MARIETTA – The…

Cobb map outline flanked by words Cobb County Business & Industry

Business August 26, 2021

Sterling Seacrest Pritchard announces recognition in two insurance industry trade publications

Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, a risk-management and brokerage firm located on Cumberland Parkway in the Cumberland area of Cobb County, announced in a press release that their firm has earned recognition…

France's second KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueler takes off from Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, upon delivery in 2019.

Business August 24, 2021

Lockheed Martin lands $328 million contract to maintain Indian Air Force C-130Js

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $328 million five-year contract with the Indian Air Force to support the IAF’s fleet of 12 C-130J-30 Super Hercules Aircraft. The C-130 series is built…

Land Use and Zoning August 23, 2021

BOC approves controversial distribution center parking lot on Chastain Meadows Parkway

In the face of opposition from the Bells Ferry Civic Association and other nearby community groups the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning for a parking lot for a…

Economy August 23, 2021

Georgia gasoline demand likely to drop due to COVID

Gasoline demand, and with it the prices at the pump, are likely to drop due to both COVID and the usual seasonal drop at the end of the vacation months….

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care August 23, 2021

COVID news from various sources: August 23

The COVID pandemic is one of the worst health crises the nation has ever faced. It’s aggravated by misinformation and denial at how potentially catastrophic the pandemic is. News organizations…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business August 22, 2021

Home Depot declares 2nd quarter dividend of $1.65

Home improvement retail giant The Home Depot, whose corporate headquarters are in Cobb County, announced a second quarter dividend of $1.65 per share. According to the company’s press release, this…

« 1 … 925 926 927 928 929 … 1,196 »

Housing August 19, 2025

Cobb Courier

Your Source for Local News