Mableton

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

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents July 3, 2026

Cobb police investigate fatal motorcycle crash on Veterans Memorial Highway

[ The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of survivors involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] A 23-year-old Powder Springs motorcyclist was killed…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Government & Politics, Local government July 1, 2026

Mableton Receives $250,000 HUD Grant to Revitalize Blighted Properties

By Mark Woolsey The City of Mableton Is getting a leg up in its fight to combat blighted properties and revitalize neighborhoods. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has…

PHOTO: Roy C. Barnes, Project Coordinator, Mobile Prostate Screening Program, Winship Cancer Institute and Jo Lahmon, South Region Manager, Cobb County Public Library

Community Life, Libraries June 26, 2026

Cobb County Library/Winship Cancer Institute partnership results in 125-plus men screened for prostate cancer

PHOTO: Roy C. Barnes, Project Coordinator, Mobile Prostate Screening Program, Winship Cancer Institute and Jo Lahmon, South Region Manager, Cobb County Public Library The Cobb County Public Library distributed the…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Community Life, Libraries June 26, 2026

South Cobb Regional Library Celebrates America 250 with Pride

South Cobb Regional Library (photo by Semmendinger — licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution Share Alike) By Kelly Johnson June and July offer a two-month span of Pride, as June…

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens and Program Coordinator Kennedy Camp at the stakeholders at the Mayor's Summer Nutrition & Family Empowerment Initiative kickoff

Community Life, Food Security June 25, 2026

Mayor launches Mableton initiative to combat childhood hunger during summer break

Photo above: Mayor Michael Owens and Kennedy Camp Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced in a press release that he has launched a citywide initiative aimed at ensuring every child in…

The words "Quiz Time" in large cartoon font

Puzzles Games and Quizzes June 24, 2026

How much do you know about the City of Mableton (Part 1)? take the quiz and find out

By Larry Felton Johnson Mableton is the newest city in Cobb County. But how much do you know about it? Like a few other quiz topics there are enough potential…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

History June 24, 2026

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens at Public Safety Town Hall meeting

Government & Politics, Local government June 19, 2026

Mableton Town Hall Draws Debate Over Proposed Police Department

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens at Public Safety Town Hall meeting Photo: Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier By Larry Felton Johnson The town hall meeting Monday evening in the auditorium of…

Government & Politics, Local government June 5, 2026

Mableton announces formation of own police department

The City of Mableton Mayor’ Office announced that the city is preparing to launch its own Public Safety Division, which will include police services. The city will hold a Town…

Crime & Public Safety June 3, 2026

Cobb/Mableton police services agreement stalls over what court handles misdemeanor cases

By Larry Felton Johnson This is a breaking story, we will provide further information as it becomes available. The Intergovernmental Agreement between Cobb County and the City of Mableton over…

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