By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit investigators are looking into a serious crash that happened on Barrett Parkway Thursday evening. Police say a red 2000 Chevy Silverado…
The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following press release about this weekend’s full closure of I-285 from South Atlanta Road to Paces Ferry Road beginning Friday evening. The stretch…
By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…
By Kelly Johnson If one isn’t familiar with The Georgia Room, then it is a special area within the hub of the Cobb County Public Library System’s Charles D. Switzer…
This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 24, 2026 This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the…
by Jeff Amy, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 13, 2026 After years of spending rapidly increasing revenues on new programs and…
Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the We Thrive On Riverside litter cleanup: We Thrive On Riverside had a great turnout at their litter cleanup…
This article by Phil Galewitz and Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 22, 2026 Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost…
This article by Phil Galewitz and Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 22, 2026 Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost…
By Larry Felton Johnson Lockheed Martin is not only a major employer in Cobb County, it’s also America’s largest defense contractor. The quiz below (with links to where you can…