City of Marietta

water quality November 18, 2025

Safe but Smelly: MIB Behind Changes in Marietta Tap Water

Marietta Water posted the following statement on the City of Marietta’s website: Water customers in Marietta may have noticed a different taste and smell from their tap water over the…

Silhouette of a conductor in front of a chamber orchestra

Marietta November 13, 2025

Georgia Symphony Orchestra launches chamber concert series with “evocative, candlelit atmosphere” in historic Marietta venues

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) is introducing a new Chamber Concert Series, offering audiences an intimate musical experience at Marietta’s historic landmarks. Performed by small ensembles in candlelit settings, the…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta November 10, 2025

Marietta Community Development Block Grants application meeting for program year 2026

If you’re involved in an organization that works on affordable housing or economic improvement in low-to-moderate income communities, you might be interested in applying for funds from the Community Development…

A calculator, paper currency and a tax form

Marietta January 14, 2025

Marietta opting out of HB 581 homestead exemption

The City of Marietta has announced its intention to opt out of the Georgia homestead tax exemption created with the passage and signing into law of House Bill 581. Three…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta August 18, 2022

City of Marietta to host 36th-annual Art in the Park Labor Day weekend

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the 36th-annual Art in the Park will take place on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sept. 3 – Monday, Sept. 5, 2022….

Art May 5, 2022

Artists wanted for Marietta’s Art in the Park Festival

Marietta‘s 36th Annual Art in the Park Festival has issued a call for artists who want their work displayed at the popular event held in Glover Park on Marietta Square…

Environment November 5, 2021

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteer tree planters

Marietta Tree Keepers is looking for volunteers to help plant trees in the City of Marietta. Volunteers of all ages are invited. The group will gather at the City of…

Kennesaw December 3, 2025

Wildman’s shop undergoing forensic audit following legal battle over estate

By Rebecca Gaunt The future of the controversial downtown Kennesaw shop Wildman’s Civil War Surplus is unknown as the late owner’s estate undergoes a forensic accounting and audit after a…

Acworth December 3, 2025

In 1906, an Acworth dairy farm had most productive cow in U.S.

By Larry Felton Johnson Even if I weren’t periodically using newspapers from past decades and centuries to put together articles on the history of Cobb County, I’d browse the Georgia…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 3, 2025

“My name is Autumn, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

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

Pets and Pet Adoption December 3, 2025

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

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 3, 2025

October home sales in the Campbell High attendance zone

These prices for October home sales in the Campbell High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. (see the last section in this article for an…

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