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Climate and Weather October 24, 2024

Florida and North Carolina are making it easier for people to vote after the hurricanes – but some risks remain

by Michael T. Morley, Florida State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Weather October 29, 2020

Georgia Power projects days of outage for some customers

Georgia Power issued a press release in which they project that power is expected “to be restored to 95% of customers impacted by Hurricane Zeta by Sunday night,” and that…

Weather October 29, 2020

Messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County Government about Hurricane Zeta storm damage

In the interests of getting this posted before a possible second power outage here, we’re posting the messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County verbatim: Georgia Power press release We…

Disaster Relief October 21, 2017

Local chefs use Taste of Atlanta to help Puerto Rico

Several chefs in the metro area are teaming up at Taste of Atlanta to benefit Puerto Rico in the aftermath of two hurricanes. Find the tent at Historic Fourth Ward…

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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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Florida and North Carolina are making it easier for people to vote after the hurricanes – but some risks remain

Georgia Power projects days of outage for some customers

Messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County Government about Hurricane Zeta storm damage

Local chefs use Taste of Atlanta to help Puerto Rico