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Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Government & Politics, Local government January 13, 2026

Marietta City Council agenda for Wed. Jan 14

The Marietta City Council will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. We’ve reprinted the draft agenda below. You can visit the agenda on the City…

Photo of the home in the Marietta High School attendance zone that sold for the highest price in November 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 31, 2025

November 2025 home sales in the Marietta High attendance zone

These prices for # home sales in the Marietta High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home sales…

Business & Economy, Local Business December 21, 2025

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews nets multiple GDOT low bids in latest round of contracts

C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc., headquartered in Marietta, was the low bidder on multiple GDOT projects in this letting cycle, with a combined contract value of approximately $22.8 million. The…

Group photo of Makailah, her family, and Habitat volunteers at the dedication of her new house

Affordable Housing, Real Estate December 13, 2025

Women Build Habitat Home Dedicated to Marietta Police Department Public Servant

Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta distributed the following press release highlighting a 2025 Women Build project in Marietta: Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta celebrated the final…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

News, Public Safety December 10, 2025

Marietta police seek Mableton man in connection with vehicular homicide charges

By Mark Woolsey Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal vehicle crash in Marietta on Sept. 20. [Editors note: Normally the Courier does not print the names of…

Local Government, News December 9, 2025

Marietta city council elections certified

By Mark Woolsey It’s official. Carlyle Kent and Daniel Gaddis have been confirmed as the members of the Marietta City Council from Wards 5 and 3. The Cobb County Board…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education, News December 6, 2025

Marietta city school board ranked tops in governance by Georgia School Boards Association

By Mark Woolsey The Marietta City Schools Board of Education is tops in the state, according to the Georgia School Boards Association, which ranked it as the number one school…

Crime & Public Safety, U.S. Department of Justice December 5, 2025

Marietta Businessman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Bribery Scheme Involving Honduran Officials

A Marietta businessman was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar bribery and money laundering scheme to secure contracts with the Honduran government, officials at the…

A house in Marietta that sold for over $2,000,000 in October

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 4, 2025

October home sales in the Marietta High attendance zone

These prices for October home sales in the Marietta High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort by school…

Marietta December 3, 2025

Gaddis, Kent apparent winners in Marietta City Council runoffs

By Mark Woolsey A Pair of Marietta City Council races in which no candidate racked up at least 50 percent of the vote on Nov. 4 were apparently decided in…

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Health & Wellness April 8, 2026

Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records

This article by Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld, April 8, 2026 The Trump administration is quietly…

Government & Politics, State Government April 8, 2026

Here’s what Cobb County voters had to say about the race to pick Marjorie Taylor Greene’s successor

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 7, 2026 By the end of Tuesday night, Georgians should know who will…

Government & Politics, State Government April 8, 2026

Fuller wins runoff to represent northwest Georgia in Congress but Democrats chalk up gains

by Ross Williams and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 7, 2026 Clay Fuller, a Trump-backed Republican, is heading to…

Environment April 8, 2026

Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future

by Renee Obringer, Penn State and Dave White, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a drought turns into an urban water crisis,…

Energy April 8, 2026

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

by Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed…