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Business August 26, 2021

Sterling Seacrest Pritchard announces recognition in two insurance industry trade publications

Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, a risk-management and brokerage firm located on Cumberland Parkway in the Cumberland area of Cobb County, announced in a press release that their firm has earned recognition…

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Business March 25, 2021

Sterling Seacrest and Pritchard and Jerden to merge

Cobb-based insurance brokerage firm Sterling Seacrest Partners and Buckhead firm Pritchard and Jerden plan to merge, creating one of the largest privately held independent insurance brokerages in the Southeast, according…

Cobb County July 10, 2020

Armed robbery/Aggravated assault in the Cumberland area

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating an alleged armed robbery and aggravated assault…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County June 15, 2020

Continuance until July requested on zoning hearing for controversial medical office building on Atlanta Road

A continuance until July has been requested on a controversial rezoning for the purpose of building a medical office building on Atlanta Road at Cumberland Parkway. The Cobb County Board…

Cobb County June 14, 2020

Contentious rezoning for medical office building on Atlanta Road to be heard at Tuesday BOC zoning meeting

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a rezoning request for the purpose of building a three-story medical office building at the intersection of Atlanta Road and Cumberland Parkway…

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Defense industry December 22, 2024

Lockheed Martin gets up to an additional $11.8 billion on existing F-35 contract

Photo of F-35 in flight courtesy of Lockheed Martin According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin will be awarded a “not-to-exceed $11,762,911,991” modification to…

Cobb County December 22, 2024

Two Sweetwater Mission food distributions highlighted

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two Sweetwater Mission food distribution events in South Cobb: Food distribution at Friendship Revival Center Barry submitted the…

Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 22, 2024, with a high near 46 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

Mableton December 21, 2024

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

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