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2020 Elections May 7, 2020

Shelia Edwards picks up endorsements from Sen. Rhett and Olympic gold medal winner Melvin Pender

Shelia Edwards, a Democratic candidate for Cobb County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat, picked up endorsements from state Senator Michael “Doc” Rhett, and Olympic gold medalist and decorated Vietnam…

Charles Sprayberry in article about Mableton Elementary School

Education, Uncategorized February 19, 2020

Cobb school district opposes two residential developments citing strain on Mableton Elementary

At the February zoning hearing of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Charles Sprayberry, the Director of Planning and Logistics for the Cobb County School District (CCSD) raised objections to…

The Railroad Disaster to the West India Mail Near Blackshear, Georgia, an engraving from a photograph published in Harper's Weekly, March 1888 in article about emergency response training

Cobb County January 18, 2020

CERT training available in February

Do you know what to do if a crisis happens in your area? Would you like to be able to protect yourself, your family, and help neighbors when such an…

Cobb County December 27, 2019

Joyette Holmes will be featured speaker at Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County annual meeting

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County. The meeting will be held on Friday,…

A hidden compartment in a Chevy Impala used for smuggling drugs

Marietta December 4, 2019

Convicted Marietta meth trafficker will get at least 25 years

Florentino Hernandez Jr., of Marietta, who was convicted on November 21 by a Cobb jury in Superior Court of trafficking meth, operating a vehicle with a secret compartment and possession…

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

Cobb County December 2, 2019

Cobb Commission Districts 1 and 4 tied for most undeveloped land

The Cobb County government posted a map this afternoon prepared by the county Geographic Information System (GIS) department, showing the locations of the undeveloped land in Cobb County. The map…

green checkmark in a circle voting symbol. Used in article about municipal elections

2019 Elections November 7, 2019

Wrap-up of Cobb 2019 municipal elections

Cobb County’s 2019 odd-year municipal elections took place on Tuesday. The Cobb County Courier has been covering them regularly (click here for all our coverage), but here’s a handy summary…

2019 Elections October 26, 2019

Advance voting in Cobb city elections continues through November 1

If you live within the city limits of Austell, Kennesaw, Powder Springs or Smyrna, you have an opportunity for advance voting in the 2019 Cobb city elections between now and…

2019 Elections October 17, 2019

Ollie Clemons: candidate for mayor of Austell

Mayor Ollie Clemons is not your typical incumbent. He was sworn into office on July 1st, 2019 after serving as the mayor pro tem for five years. Originally from Chicago,…

Sarah Shurden in front of the fountain at Austell's Threadmill complex

2019 Elections September 30, 2019

Sarah Shurden: candidate for Austell City Council Post 1

Sarah Shurden is running for Austell City Council At Large Post 1 in the November 5 2019 special election. The post was vacated by then-Mayor Pro Tem Ollie Clemons when…

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Climate and Weather January 8, 2025

Update on winter storm watch for metro Atlanta and north Georgia

The National Weather Service updated the winter storm watch at 3:10 p.m. The primary change in this update is the forecast of how much snow might fall. The NWS repeated…

Opinion January 8, 2025

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Immigration January 8, 2025

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

by Margot Moinester, Washington University in St. Louis and Kaitlyn Stanhope, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented…

Environment January 8, 2025

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

by Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen….

Literature January 8, 2025

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous…

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