Kennesaw Mountain

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community March 27, 2025

Do More Things That Make You Forget Your Phone

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park — photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] It’s that time of year in Georgia…

Silhouette of a cannon on wheels beside a pyramid of cannon balls

History December 15, 2024

June 11 1864: Dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain

The Georgia Historic Newspapers database contains many interesting articles on the history of Cobb County, the metro Atlanta region, and Georgia. The article reprinted below, a dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain,…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County June 26, 2023

Pedestrian fatally struck on Powder Springs Road near Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating the death of a…

A section of the Mountain to River Trail with trees lining the path and a bicycle in the foreground

Second Helpings February 25, 2022

Exercising and Eating along Cobb County’s trails

By Brian Benefield I think everyone is getting a touch of spring fever lately with the abundance of rain and the sun warming things up to make the daffodils break…

Marietta March 29, 2025

Marietta celebrates two traffic improvement projects

By Mark Woolsey The City of Marietta is taking official notice of two completed traffic improvement projects. City officials held a ribbon-cutting Thursday for the multi-million-dollar Powder Springs Road streetscape…

Cobb County March 28, 2025

Former Cobb deputy indicted on RICO, violation of oath allegations

A Cobb County grand jury has indicted former Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan Hampton, 38, on charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud individuals and organizations by falsely claiming to…

Pets and Pet Adoption March 28, 2025

“My name is Callie, because I’m a Calico (and I need a loving home, too)”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female calico domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption March 28, 2025

“My name is Kiwi, and I’m looking for a permanent home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white/brindle American Staffordshire terrier. The following information on this potential family…

Cobb County March 28, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library welcomes Spring with a focus on gardening

By Kelly Johnson NORTH COBB REGIONAL NURTURES A VIRIDESCENT SPRING North Cobb Regional Library greets the first full month of spring with a weekly April event, Kids Create and a…

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Kennesaw Mountain

Do More Things That Make You Forget Your Phone

June 11 1864: Dispatch from Kennesaw Mountain

Pedestrian fatally struck on Powder Springs Road near Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Exercising and Eating along Cobb County’s trails