Atlanta Road

Cemeteries May 11, 2025

Collins Springs Cemetery: a small historic cemetery off Atlanta Road

Collins Springs Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) [This is an expansion of an article and slideshow we originally published in 2018. We’ve added information and a few photos from…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna September 21, 2023

Smyrna approves land purchase deal with First Baptist Church, will host public sessions about aquatics center

by Arielle Robinson Smyrna City Council voted 6-1 Monday evening to a deal with Smyrna First Baptist Church that would have the church sell its current, approximately nine-acre property to…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County June 15, 2020

Continuance until July requested on zoning hearing for controversial medical office building on Atlanta Road

A continuance until July has been requested on a controversial rezoning for the purpose of building a medical office building on Atlanta Road at Cumberland Parkway. The Cobb County Board…

Cobb County June 15, 2020

In-person attendance at Cobb BOC June zoning hearing allowed

The county has made provisions for the public to attend the Cobb Board of Commissioners June zoning hearing in person tomorrow, Tuesday June 16 at 9 a.m. According to the…

Cobb County June 14, 2020

Contentious rezoning for medical office building on Atlanta Road to be heard at Tuesday BOC zoning meeting

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a rezoning request for the purpose of building a three-story medical office building at the intersection of Atlanta Road and Cumberland Parkway…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County Police Department, Precinct 3 July 12, 2018

High-speed chase suspect to stand trial in Cobb Superior Court

Another suspect in the high-speed chase that began with reports of multiple car break-ins near Atlanta Road was bound over to Cobb County Superior Court for trial. We covered the…

Bob Feldberg opposes rezoning of Atlanta Road property for mixed-use project (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Smyrna July 4, 2018

Atlanta Road apartments put on hold by planning commission

Atlanta Road mixed-use development near I-285 The Cobb County Planning Commission has postponed recommendation on a mixed-use development off Atlanta Road that would include an apartment building with 304 units and 10,075 square…

Smyrna October 3, 2017

PulteGroup withdraws application for controversial Atlanta Road townhomes

Developer PulteGroup apparently got the message when its representatives got an earful from some 200 locals about a proposed townhome development back in August. The developer has withdrawn its application…

Smyrna August 3, 2017

Atlanta Road Townhome developers get an earful during Smyrna town hall

A group representing John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods along with Smyrna City Councilman Doug Stoner got plenty of blowback about a potential townhome development on Atlanta Road Tuesday night. The…

Smyrna July 29, 2017

Rezoning request for townhouses in the heart of Smyrna provokes controversy

A group of three pre-World War II homes on Atlanta Road near downtown Smyrna could be removed to make way for the development of 43 townhomes by John Wieland Homes…

Business & Economy July 1, 2025

Student-staffed marketing firm raising success of real-world clients

[This article by Gary Tanner, with photo by Matt Yung, first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Among marketing firms in the Atlanta area, Ground Work…

Pets and Pet Adoption July 1, 2025

“I’m a cat in need of a permanent loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female orange tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Pets and Pet Adoption July 1, 2025

“My name is Charlene. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tri-color American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Health & Wellness July 1, 2025

In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured

This article by Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead June 30, 2025 CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September,…

Arts & Culture July 1, 2025

South Cobb Arts Alliance to present Art at the Avenue in West Cobb

The South Cobb Arts Alliance distributed the following announcement about its juried art exhibit at The Avenue West Cobb: Art at the Avenue 2025 Art at the Avenue exhibit featuring…

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