Dixie Highway

History December 25, 2023

More on the history of the automobile in Cobb County: The building of the Dixie Highway

[This is an expansion of an article we published in August, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia] Each year…

Cobb County History December 16, 2023

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta May 26, 2023

Marietta History Center to take part again in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale

Once again, the Marietta History Center (MHC) will be a part of the Dixie Highway Yard Sale from Thursday, June 1 through Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4…

Marietta May 26, 2022

Marietta History Center to participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale

The Marietta History Center announced on the City of Marietta website (reprinted below) that it will participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale. Before the interstate highway system was built,…

History May 16, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway

The Marietta History Center will host a traveling exhibit about the Dixie Highway until July 30. Before the interstate highway system was built, the Dixie Highway, which commenced development in…

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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…

Cobb County December 21, 2024

What decisions do Cobb and its cities face about the new Georgia tax law?

This is the second of a four-part series about changes to Georgia’s property tax laws that will go into effect January 1, 2025. Follow this link to read part one….

Chattahoochee RiverLands December 21, 2024

A walk along the Chattahoochee RiverLands trail in Mableton

By Larry Felton Johnson Yesterday afternoon I walked along the Chattahoochee RiverLands trail adjacent to Discovery Park in Mableton. I didn’t cover the entire distance, but I made a video…

Cobb County December 21, 2024

Tahnicia Phillips sworn in as Cobb Clerk of State Court

Tahnicia Phillips was sworn in as Cobb’s Clerk of the State Court. Phillips, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican Robin Bishop in November’s general election, garnering 52.21 percent of the vote….

Climate and Weather December 21, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Saturday, December 21, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, December 21, 2024, with a high near 45 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

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