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Immigration May 5, 2025

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian activists: The evolution of politically motivated deportations

by Rick Baldoz, Brown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent deportation orders targeting foreign students in the U.S. have prompted a heated debate…

Justice May 3, 2025

Cobb Chief Magistrate Murphy named “2025 Magistrate of the Year”

Georgia’s Council of Magistrate Court Judges has named Cobb County Chief Magistrate Brendan F. Murphy “2025 Magistrate of the Year.” Murphy, who was the 2021 “Workhorse of the Year,” received…

A sidewalk lined with storefronts in The Battery

Cumberland May 2, 2025

The Battery Atlanta released its May schedule

The Battery Atlanta released the following May schedule: Jazz on the Plaza Green with Allatoona High School Jazz Band Thursday, May 1; 6 p.m. and Friday, May 16; 5:15 p.m….

Music May 2, 2025

Cobb releases list of summer concerts across the county

Cobb County posted a wide selection of summer concerts across the county, from Acworth to Mableton. In addition the list includes Juneteenth celebrations. Here is the list, copied verbatim from…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta May 2, 2025

Arrest made in double shooting in a Marietta park; victims in stable condition

By Mark Woolsey Marietta police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a double shooting near a city park last month. Police say that early Friday morning, SWAT officers captured…

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Food Security May 2, 2025

Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand

This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 1, 2025 Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts…

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Labor May 2, 2025

Trump administration’s attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on ‘national security’ grounds furthers the GOP’s long-held anti-union agenda

by Bob Bussel, University of Oregon, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal workforce, slash nonmilitary spending and…

Marietta May 1, 2025

Arrest made after Marietta police respond to reports of altercation, gunfire at business

By Mark Woolsey According to a public information release from the Marietta Police Department, an altercation at a Marietta business led to gunfire and one arrest Tuesday afternoon. Police say…

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 Care May 1, 2025

The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.

This article by Samantha Liss and Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Samantha Liss and Lauren Sausser April 30, 2025 Carmen Aiken of Chicago made…

Headstones at Mount Harmony Baptist Church cemetery in Mableton Georgia.

Mableton April 30, 2025

Mount Harmony Church Cemetery in Mableton (with slideshow)

This is a slight reworking of an article we originally published in June of 2018, when the readership for the Cobb County Courier was much smaller than our current traffic….

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Housing March 18, 2026