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Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 3, 2026

Cobb County Courier Quiz: What Do You Remember From This Week’s News?

How closely did you follow Cobb County news this week? Test what you remember with our quiz on the local stories and decisions that made headlines. We run this quiz…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 26, 2026

Cobb County Courier Quiz: What Do You Remember From This Week’s News?

How closely did you follow Cobb County news this week? Test what you remember with our quiz on the local stories and decisions that made headlines. We run this quiz…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes September 25, 2026

How Well Do You Know Cobb County? A Weekly Quiz

How Well Do You Know Cobb? — A weekly mix of current news, history, geography, and local culture. Most of the quizzes we do focus on a particular topic. On…

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From the Editor July 11, 2026

We’re turning off comments under the articles on our main site once again … here’s why

By Larry Felton Johnson A few years ago we turned off comments under the articles here, then later changed our mind and turned them on again. Now we’re going through…

Media June 2, 2026

TMZ descends on Washington in a test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest

by Angelica Kalika, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Headlines on sex, drugs, sports and divorce always attract eyeballs. In fact, the…

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Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development April 6, 2026

Georgia Gas Prices Rise Amid Middle East Conflict, Tax Suspension Helps Ease Impact

The continuing spread of the fighting in the Middle East oil producing region that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran is driving up oil prices and pushing gasoline…

Media July 24, 2025

I teach college and report on Colorado media — there should be more professors doing the same in other states

by Corey Hutchins, Colorado College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the years, the crisis facing local news has meant the disappearance of reporting on…

Support Local Journalism June 28, 2025

We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier!

By Larry Felton Johnson We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier. We love big contributions, but realize that in these times of economic uncertainty, readers might…

Media June 10, 2025

Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it

by Jennifer Hoewe, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news – but most still believe…

News Media May 28, 2025

Why some towns lose local news − and others don’t

by Abby Youran Qin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Why did your hometown newspaper vanish while the next town over kept theirs?…

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Health & Wellness October 12, 2026