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Depiction of four religions via a crescent moon and star, a cross, a Star of David, and a ying-yang symbol

Religion April 22, 2025

Francis − a pope who cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

by Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died, the…

Marietta April 18, 2025

Marietta calls for artists for its annual juried art exhibition

The City of Marietta is inviting artists to submit their works for the annual juried Fine Art Festival, a part of the popular Art in the Park. According to the…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County April 18, 2025

What does Cobb’s Magistrate Court do?

You might have watched a police show on television, where an officer calls in a request to a judge for a search warrant. If this call were from a police…

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.

Freedom of Information April 17, 2025

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

by Reshma Ramachandran, Yale University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency…

A screenshot of an 1838 ad for the Powder Springs Hotel

Powder Springs April 16, 2025

1838 advertisement for the Powder Springs Hotel

[This is an evergreen article about the history of Powder Springs. We periodically update and republish these articles as we find additional information] The Courier makes heavy use of the…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education April 16, 2025

Educators find creative work-arounds to new laws that restrict what they can teach

by Riley Drake, University of Wisconsin-Stout, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An onslaught of executive orders from President Donald Trump aim to restrict how and…

Marietta April 16, 2025

Tombstone cleaning workshop coming to Marietta City Cemetery

(Photo above from Davis Chapel Cemetery — Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Marietta History Center will continue its series of tombstone cleaning workshops with a session scheduled for Saturday,…

Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Cobb County April 15, 2025

Job Fair at the Cobb Civic Center today

A county-wide job fair will occur today, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Cobb Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta. According to the announcement…

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Economy April 14, 2025

401(k) plans and stock market volatility: What you need to know

by Dr. Ronald Premuroso, Western Governors University School of Business, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With stock market charts resembling the contours of a roller-coaster…

musical notation -- a treble clef sign and two eighth notes D and E ascending in pitch

Marietta April 14, 2025

Atlanta Rhythm Section comes to Marietta’s Strand Theatre April 18

By Mark Woolsey It’s been a long, interesting ride chock-full of twists and turns for Rodney Justo, the first lead singer for celebrated hometown favorites the Atlanta Rhythm Section. And…

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Mableton August 10, 2025

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