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Community, Parks & Recreation December 9, 2025

What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out

by Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history,…

Opinion December 8, 2025

Bookman: Trump may be off the hook, but he is not vindicated

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 4, 2025 When the Georgia Supreme Court handed Pete Skandalakis a steaming pile…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness December 8, 2025

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on…

Government & Politics December 8, 2025

Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

by Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over…

Davis Chapel Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cemeteries, Community December 7, 2025

Davis Chapel Cemetery on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[The Cobb County Courier is republishing some of our evergreen articles we published at a time when our readership was much lower than our current traffic. This article was originally…

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Community, Engagement December 7, 2025

How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments?

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our free email newsletter (click on the previous link to check out yesterday’s newsletter. If you like what you see there’s…

Health & Wellness December 5, 2025

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen December 5, 2025 The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next…

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News, Transportation December 5, 2025

High-speed rail moves millions throughout the world every day – but in the US, high cost and low use make its future bumpy

by Stephen Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] High-speed rail systems are found all over the globe. Japan’s bullet train…

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

Things to Do December 4, 2025

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri Dec 5 to Sun Dec 7

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, November 21, to Sunday, November 23. Friday, December 5, 2025 The Cobb County website…

Maria Guevara attempting to interview ICE agent

Immigration December 4, 2025

Mario Guevara and the ongoing fight against ICE

Photo courtesy of Oscar Guevara By Sofia Cupertino Oscar Guevara was on a flight to Los Angeles, California, when his father, Mario Guevara, was detained while livestreaming his journalism work….

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Community, Giving Back to the Community December 20, 2025

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