Marietta Advocate

An image of the front page of the Marietta Helicon, a 19th Century Cobb County newspaper

Cobb County March 30, 2024

Cobb County’s two earliest newspapers: the Marietta Advocate and the Marietta Helicon

by Larry Felton Johnson [This is an updated and expanded version of an article we published last December] I have a fascination with old newspapers. As a journalist, examining the…

a front page of an 1861 edition of the Marietta Advocate

History January 17, 2024

Civil War era Cobb County court clerk absconds with the cash

If we consider the backlog in the Cobb County clerk’s office now scandalous, imagine reader reaction to this brief story from the February 1, 1861, issue of the Marietta Advocate:…

The front page of an 1861 copy of the Marietta Advocate

Marietta December 3, 2023

The Marietta Advocate: the first newspaper in Cobb County (1843)

by Larry Felton Johnson I have a fascination with old newspapers. As a journalist, looking through the changes in form and substance of newspapers through the 19th and 20th centuries…

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Health Care May 12, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from May 3 to May 9

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Climate and Weather May 12, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Sunday, May 12, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, May 12, 2024, with a high near 79 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Business May 12, 2024

Check out the 40 new businesses licensed by Cobb over the past week

Here are the 40 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, May 10, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Justice May 11, 2024

Cobb’s Mental Health Court celebrates three new graduates

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris recently led the graduation ceremony for three individuals from the Cobb County Mental Health Court (MHC). The ceremony was attended by officials, attorneys,…

Pets and Pet Adoption May 11, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m Oakley. I’m a shy boy in need of a patient, loving home”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member…

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Marietta Advocate

Cobb County’s two earliest newspapers: the Marietta Advocate and the Marietta Helicon

Civil War era Cobb County court clerk absconds with the cash

The Marietta Advocate: the first newspaper in Cobb County (1843)