Cobb County

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Business September 21, 2024

28 new business licenses issued by Cobb County for the week ending Friday, September 20

Here are the 26 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, September 20, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Business September 16, 2024

38 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, September 13

Here are the 38 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, September 13, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Climate and Weather September 14, 2024

Flood watch remains in effect for Cobb and region Saturday; heavy rains possible through Sunday

A flood watch is in effect for Cobb County and other western Georgia counties through Saturday morning, September 14, and periods of heavy rainfall are possible through Sunday. What is…

Climate and Weather September 12, 2024

Flood watch for Cobb County and other Georgia areas Thursday, September 12

A flood watch is in effect for Cobb County and other north and central Georgia counties for Thursday September 12. The National Weather Service also has a wind advisory in…

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Transportation September 11, 2024

Cobb DOT to host open house forums on MSPLOST

Cobb DOT will host open houses in four locations for citizens to ask questions about the upcoming MSPLOST (Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) and learn how it will…

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From the Editor September 8, 2024

Secessionist fantasies: 1861 style

By Larry Felton Johnson While browsing 19th-century issues of Cobb County newspapers on the Georgia Historic Newspapers site, I ran across these two articles in the secessionist Marietta Advocate. Both…

Environment September 1, 2024

Cobb experiences another wastewater spill into Lake Allatoona

Cobb County reported another spill of treated wastewater into Lake Allatoona. The spill took place Thursday, August 22, and was discovered during sampling on Thursday, August 29. The Courier will…

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Transportation August 27, 2024

Cobb County launches informational web site about MSPLOST

Cobb County announced in a news release that an informational page has been created for the upcoming MSPLOST (Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax). The MSPLOST will be on…

Acworth August 20, 2024

Testing of Lake Acworth to continue after Friday’s sewage spil

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt issued another update on the continued testing of Lake Acworth waters after grease accumulation led to the clogging of a sewer line and a…

History August 20, 2024

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

[We occasionally update and republish our evergreen history articles. This article first appeared in the Courier in November 23, 2023 In the original version of the article we stated we…

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Cobb County November 15, 2024

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