Cobb County news

Kennesaw State faculty member Cameron Coates and student Anastasia Morris receiving awards

Education, News March 20, 2026

Engineering administrator, student earn top honors from Georgia Society of Professional Engineers

[This article by Raynard Churchwell with photo provided by GSPE first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] An administrative faculty and student in Kennesaw State University’s Southern…

Sports March 20, 2026

Marietta approves land sale for Atlanta NWSL training complex

The City of Marietta has entered into an agreement with AMB Sports and Entertainment for the sale of property at 1033 Franklin Gateway, clearing the way for a headquarters and…

Woman holding up award received by Keep Smyrna Beautiful

Community, Giving Back to the Community March 17, 2026

Keep Smyrna Beautiful Celebrates Award and Announces Garden Tour

Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following updates, including an honor the organization has received, and the date of the popular Smyrna Garden Tour: Keep Smyrna Beautiful Receives Governor’s Circle Recognition Keep Smyrna Beautiful recently received a…

Crime & Public Safety February 23, 2026

Cobb County Police Await Medical Examiner Results in Park Death

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police say they’re awaiting final results from the Cobb County Medical Examiner, but meantime are continuing to investigate the death of a 21-year-old Atlanta man as…

Photo of young couple holding newborn after a Cobb police officer saves the baby life

Community, Giving Back to the Community February 19, 2026

Cobb County Police Officer Saves Newborn After Roadside Delivery

By Mark Woolsey A Cobb County police officer helped to save a newborn after a recent roadside delivery. The department says Officer William Desaussure was doing an unrelated traffic stop …

The front page of an 1861 copy of the Marietta Advocate

Marietta December 3, 2023

The Marietta Advocate: the first newspaper in Cobb County (1843)

by Larry Felton Johnson I have a fascination with old newspapers. As a journalist, looking through the changes in form and substance of newspapers through the 19th and 20th centuries…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

Meet the Editor February 6, 2019

This week’s Meet the Editor

If you want to meet me in person, offer suggestions or complaints, or just chat, I’ll be at Cenacle Coffee Shop this Friday morning February 8 7:30 – 10:30 a.m….

Cobb County, Cobb County Community Development June 17, 2018

Kevin Gobble named Cobb Development & Inspections manager

Kevin Gobble has been named the new Development & Inspections Manager for the Cobb Community Development Agency. Gobble comes to the agency from the Habitat for Humanity, where he served…

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Transportation & Development June 3, 2026