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Puzzles Games and Quizzes March 28, 2026

Cobb County News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of This Week’s Local Headlines

Weekly Cobb County News Quiz The Cobb County Courier’s Cobb County news quiz runs Monday through Thursday in our email newsletter, testing readers on the latest local headlines and developments….

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Community, Giving Back to the Community March 26, 2026

South Cobb Lions Club Begins Vision Checks for Mableton Preschoolers

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the vision screening at Rising Star Learning Center in Mableton: The South Cobb Lions Club along with Bridgett Washington…

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Cobb County Explained March 24, 2026

Cobb County Explained: Your Guide to How Local Systems Work

Cobb County Explained is a new series designed to help residents understand how local government and everyday systems work. It breaks down complex topics into clear, practical information you can…

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Justice March 24, 2026

Cobb County Students Invited to Enter Justice-Themed Art Contest

The office of the Cobb County District Attorney distributed the following announcement about its “What Justice Means to Me” Art Contest open to K-12 students in Cobb: The pursuit of…

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Government & Politics, Local government March 23, 2026

Cobb Immigrant Alliance issues statement about discipline after school walkouts

The Cobb Immigrant Alliance issued the following statement, under the header “Support for High School Student Protestors Against Injustice”, in response to the Cobb and Marietta school districts’ disciplinary actions…

2615 Windage Dr home in Cobb County sold for $425,000 in January 2026, highest-priced sale in Osborne High School attendance zone

Home sale prices, Real Estate March 22, 2026

Osborne High School zone home sales for January 2026

These prices for January 2026 home sales in the Osborne High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…

5809 Warren Farm Rd home in Cobb County sold for $875,000 in January 2026, largest sale in McEachern High School attendance zone

Home sale prices, Real Estate March 22, 2026

McEachern High School zone home sales for January 2026

These prices for January 2026 home sales in the McEachern High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…

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Education, News March 17, 2026

Suspended Marietta student denied requests to contact parents during investigation

By Rebecca Gaunt A Marietta High School senior received a five-day suspension more than a month after students organized a protest against the actions of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs…

Education February 19, 2025

The origin of Kennesaw State University

This is a republication of an article we originally published in May of 2017, when our readership was less than a tenth of what it is now. As of the…

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Education June 25, 2020

Resolution condemning racism tabled during heated Cobb school board meeting

Cobb County School Board members decided to table a resolution condemning racism during a tense meeting Thursday morning. >> watch the video of the meeting by following this link Board…

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Opinion April 2, 2026