Mableton

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation October 1, 2023

Austell Road lane closures continue Sunday overnight, October 1, 2023

The lane closure will continue on Austell Road overnight Sunday, Oct 1, 2023. This is part of a resurfacing project that will continue through spring, and is on the stretch…

Mable Family Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton September 13, 2023

The historic cemetery of the family who gave Mableton its name

[This is another article originally published in the first few years of the Cobb County Courier when our visitor count was only around 10,000 per 30-day period. We’ve decided to…

Climate and Weather August 30, 2023

Flood warning in effect for the Nickajack Creek area of Mableton near Veterans Memorial Highway

A flood warning is in effect for the Nickajack Creek area of Mableton in Cobb County near Veterans Memorial Highway/278. The warning was issued at 1 a.m. on Wednesday August…

Mableton August 13, 2023

A 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

I’ve been going through the earliest articles we published here, when the Cobb County Courier was known under its original name: River Edges. The name River Edges was dropped for…

Chattahoochee RiverLands August 10, 2023

Wide range of musical genre onstage at RiverLands Gateway Park in Mableton in September

The following was submitted to the Cobb County Courier by Welcome to South Cobb: Country soul, rock, pop and contemporary R&B performers, including national recording artist, MAJOR., reality television celebrity…

A man with a weed wacker clears brush from a trail

Chattahoochee RiverLands July 16, 2023

MIC and TPL host clearing and cleanup at Chattahoochee RiverLands Mableton trailhead

Barry Krebs provided us with the following information photos about the brush clearing and litter cleanup at the Chattahoochee RiverLands Mableton trailhead: The Trust For Public Land along with the…

Monica DeLancy, Cobb SCLC President Dr. Ben Williams, and Cobb SCLC Field Director Rich Pellegrino outside at rally

Housing June 10, 2023

Monica DeLancy’s eviction hearing delayed until July 28

by Caleb Groves [Correction: an earlier version of this article identified the date of the hearing as June 28. We regret the error] An outspoken advocate for renters’ rights in…

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

From the Editor May 29, 2023

Writing about Mableton City Council meetings

I’ve spent the past five days gripped with a sort of low-level panic over the progress of my article about the second transitional meeting of the Mableton City Council. I’ve…

A wide cycling and pedestrian sidepath along a state highway.

Chattahoochee RiverLands May 3, 2023

What’s the status of the Mableton Parkway trail?

The Mableton Parkway Trail is an important component of Cobb County’s Greenways and Trails Master Plan for a couple of reasons. First, it will serve as one of the connectors…

Officials shoveling dirt in Chattahoochee RiverLands groundbreaking ceremony (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier)

Chattahoochee RiverLands April 30, 2023

Groundbreaking held for Mableton trailhead of the Chattahoochee RiverLands

Cobb County residents, non-profit organization leaders, public officials, and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff gathered at Discovery Park in Mableton last Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chattahoochee RiverLands’…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Mableton

Austell Road lane closures continue Sunday overnight, October 1, 2023

The historic cemetery of the family who gave Mableton its name

Flood warning in effect for the Nickajack Creek area of Mableton near Veterans Memorial Highway

A 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

Wide range of musical genre onstage at RiverLands Gateway Park in Mableton in September

MIC and TPL host clearing and cleanup at Chattahoochee RiverLands Mableton trailhead

Monica DeLancy’s eviction hearing delayed until July 28

Writing about Mableton City Council meetings

What’s the status of the Mableton Parkway trail?

Groundbreaking held for Mableton trailhead of the Chattahoochee RiverLands