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Puzzles Games and Quizzes November 2, 2026

This week in Cobb history: election milestones quiz

Early November has brought some big changes to Cobb County. Test your knowledge of these election milestones with five questions. Looking up the answers is encouraged. The Cobb County Courier…

An 1831 map showing the subdivision of Cherokee land in the State of Georgia

History October 20, 2026

Cobb County history and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation

Image above: 1831 map of Cherokee territory in Georgia from the Library of Congress Land that became Cobb County was originally part of the Cherokee Nation that the State of…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 19, 2026

This Week in Cobb History: Test Your Knowledge

On Mondays our quiz theme is This Week in Cobb History. Don’t worry if you don’t do well on this one. To be perfectly honest I would only have gotten…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 8, 2026

Cobb County Shopping Mall History: Test Your Knowledge

Shopping centers (aka malls) have been an important part of Cobb County’s culture since the post WW2 days, although lately, in the face of changes in American shopping habits, they’ve…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 4, 2026

Test Your Knowledge of Cobb County’s Cities and Their History

There are seven cities in Cobb County, each one with an eventful and rich history. This is Part 1 of a series to test your knowledge of how those cities…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 27, 2026

Can You Name That Park in Cobb County?

Cobb County’s parks offer more than playgrounds and walking trails. Some preserve pieces of local history; others offer places to explore nature or watch planes land. In this five-question quiz,…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 23, 2026

How much do you know about Cobb County? Take the quiz and find out

By Larry Felton Johnson The Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter, and it’s been pretty successful at engaging readers in the beginning stages. So, I’ve decided to…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 17, 2026

Traffic and Transportation in Cobb: A quiz

We’ve run several quizzes about roads and transportation in Cobb County. This one focuses on the history of transportation in the county. How much do you know about that history? …

Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

History September 13, 2026

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

History August 25, 2026

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

By Larry Felton Johnson [This is an evergreen article that we republish from time to time, often with updated information] Even if I weren’t periodically using newspapers from past decades…

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Community, Giving Back to the Community November 7, 2026

Volunteers pick up litter along Riverside Parkway

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a litter cleanup on Riverside Parkway We appreciate the Rho XI Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes November 7, 2026

From the ballot box to the Big Blue Bus, a Cobb news quiz

Who won a Cobb school board race, and where is Emory’s Big Blue Bus headed? Test your knowledge of five stories from this week’s Courier. Looking up the answers is…

Community Life, Libraries November 7, 2026

South Cobb Regional Library and South Cobb Arts Alliance Partner to Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries with Community Event Nov. 14

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about a joint celebration with South Cobb Regional Library and the South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA): Community members are invited to celebrate…

Crime & Public Safety November 7, 2026

Mableton council to consider hardship relief for public safety tax payments

The Mableton City Council announced in a press release that it will consider a proposal at its Monday, Nov. 9 work session and its Wednesday Nov. 11 regular meeting that…

Weather November 7, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, November 7, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with a high near 65 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…