Cobb County

Health Care January 16, 2021

Cobb vaccine updates: county to hold virtual town hall

Cobb County will hold a virtual town hall on the COVID-19 vaccine on January 19, and will be accepting questions via email in advance. The county posted the following announcement…

Marietta January 5, 2021

Marietta recruiting firefighters

The City of Marietta is recruiting firefighters now through February 10. The department does a recruitment drive yearly. The benefits and compensation that come with the job, listed on the…

line rounds the corner and stretches around three sides of the building at South Cobb Regional library voting site

2020 Elections October 13, 2020

Number of voting machines at each polling site in Cobb County

The Courier visited two polling sites for advance voting in Cobb County, both in South Cobb, yesterday, and voters who had finished casting their ballots gave significantly different wait times…

Transportation September 18, 2020

Daytime weekend lane closures on I-285 in Cobb as concrete rehab work continues

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced daytime lane closures on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties as the concrete slab rehabilitation project continues. The complete press release is reprinted…

Guest Opinion August 25, 2020

As schools open, children’s mental health remains a priority

[This is a guest opinion by Melanie Dallas, LPC, the interim CEO of the Cobb County Community Services Board] By Melanie Dallas, LPC If last spring students were enthusiastic about…

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

From the Editor July 19, 2020

Why the Courier sticks to Cobb County news

Here at the Courier we’ve always had a policy of narrowly focusing on news from Cobb County. The only exceptions have been on state and national stories that have an…

Business July 18, 2020

Lockheed Martin wins major Air Force contract for C-130j Super Hercules to be built in Marietta facility

Lockheed Martin has won a major contract for Super Hercules C-130j aircraft manufactured here in Cobb County at the Marietta facility. The contract is for $15 billion. [Clarification: a representative…

briidge over Nickajack Creek in article about Cobb PARKS 2020 SPLOST list

Parks in Cobb County July 4, 2020

Cobb PARKS highlights projects on 2020 SPLOST list

The Cobb PARKS newsletter highlighted the list of park projects included in the Special Projects Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). You can view the detailed list here. The projects cover…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment March 30, 2020

Sterigenics sues Cobb County

Sterigenics has filed suit against Cobb County in federal court, seeking to resume operations on a permanent basis. Background The Sterigenics plant became a focus of community concern in Smyrna…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Economy January 20, 2020

GA gasoline price drops another 4 cents

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump dropped an average of 4 cents per gallon of…

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Opinion December 19, 2024

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