Cobb Parkway

Marietta May 16, 2023

Pedestrian on sidewalk killed as result of multi-vehicle collision in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a pedestrian was killed while walking on the sidewalk along Cobb Parkway just south of…

Cobb Parkway map at intersection with McCollum Parkway

Transportation July 4, 2022

County to hold public hearing on funds related to possible realignment of Cobb Parkway at McCollum Pkwy, Kennesaw Due West Road, and old Hwy 41

At last Tuesday’s meeting the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, in a 5-0 vote, approved a request from the Cobb DOT to hold a public hearing on an expenditure related…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation December 23, 2021

Deadline extended to take Cobb Parkway at Windy Hill Road intersection survey

The deadline to take the Cobb DOT’s survey about the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Windy Hill Road has been extended to December 31, 2021: There's still time to take…

Cobb County May 7, 2021

North Cobb Parkway will have flagging to slow traffic for resurfacing Friday night

Georgia DOT contractors will flag traffic on North Cobb Parkway tonight as resurfacing continues from Barrett Parkway in Cobb County to the Bartow County line. This stretch of SR 3/North…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth November 7, 2020

Acworth board unanimously approves mixed-use development on Cobb Parkway

Acworth’s Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a rezoning request for property along Cobb Parkway and Old Acworth Dallas Highway at their regular meeting Thursday evening. The applicant, Ornstein-Schuler-Adams 1 2019…

Marietta September 22, 2020

Arrest made in Sunday Marietta armed robbery

A 35-year-old Acworth man was arrested for an armed robbery that took place on Sunday, September 20. [The Cobb County Courier has recently implemented a policy of withholding the name…

Marietta September 14, 2020

Arrest made in Marietta auto break-ins

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a 21-year-old Atlanta man was arrested for a string of auto-breakins and burglaries that took…

Marietta August 31, 2020

Second bicyclist fatality in Marietta in the past week

The death of a cyclist on Cobb Parkway today marks the second fatal incident in Marietta in which the driver of a car hit a bicyclist over the past week….

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County December 28, 2019

Multiple injuries in gunfire on Ridenour Parkway

Gunfire on Ridenour Parkway Friday afternoon resulted in injuries to multiple victims. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening at this time, but four people, all in their…

Smyrna Police headquarters in article about meth bust in Smyrna

Smyrna December 5, 2019

One-car auto crash leads to meth bust in Smyrna

The office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced today that a one-car auto crash on Cobb Parkway resulted in a meth bust in Smyrna, and a 20-year sentence for…

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Justice October 4, 2023

Graduation ceremony held for Cobb Drug Treatment Court participants

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County government] On Monday, October 2, the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of a group of participants in the program attended by judges,…

Science and Technology October 4, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin…

Cumberland October 4, 2023

Football, movies, music and more: the Battery Atlanta releases its October schedule

The Battery (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) The Battery Atlanta released its schedule for the beginning of the fall season. Events include Friday movie nights, an escape room, College…

U.S. Congress October 4, 2023

U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023…

Politics October 4, 2023

Reagan wouldn’t recognize Trump-style ‘conservatism’ – a look at how the GOP has changed

by Karyn Amira, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13,…