Marietta GA

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Cobb County Explained May 20, 2026

Cobb County Explained: How Open Records Requests Work

This is an entry in a series called Cobb County Explained. To learn more about this series, visit this link to the series introduction. Georgia’s Open Records Act gives residents…

Education, News May 19, 2026

Cobb schools adopts $1.88 billion budget for FY 2027

Photo above: Mableton Elementary and Cobb school bus Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board approved its $1.88 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 at…

Government & Politics, Local government May 15, 2026

Marietta Water Launches Upper ER Sewer Replacement Project Near Kennestone Hospital

Marietta Water announced on the City of Marietta website that it will begin construction next week on the Upper ER Sewer Replacement Project, a major infrastructure upgrade aimed at replacing…

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Government & Politics, Local government May 15, 2026

Marietta seeks applicants for vacancy on the Marietta Civil Service Board

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement seeking applicants to fill a vacant seat on the Marietta Civil Service Board: The Marietta City Council is seeking applications to fill…

Home at 957 St Lyonn Court in East Cobb sold for $2 million in March 2026, the highest sale in the Walton High School attendance zone

Home sale prices, Real Estate May 8, 2026

Highest Walton High Area Home Sale Reaches $2 Million in March 2026 Data

These prices for March 2026 home sales in the Walton High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home…

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Community Life May 8, 2026

YMCA of Metro Atlanta Invites Families to Explore Affordable, Flexible Summer Day Camps

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta distributed the following press release about its day camp program. Cobb locations are listed below the text: Eighteen local Y branches offer extended care hours…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Crime & Public Safety May 8, 2026

Marietta man arrested for rape, sex trafficking

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

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News, Weather May 7, 2026

Flood Watch Remains in Effect for Cobb County Thursday Morning

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across north and central Georgia through this morning, bringing the risk of heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds, and localized flooding. A few storms across central…

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Cobb County Explained May 5, 2026

Cobb County Government: A Quiz

The Courier is developing a series called Cobb County Explained to help educate county residents about how important institutions here work. One of the entries for the county’s court system…

Crime & Public Safety May 5, 2026

Upstairs neighbor suspected in Marietta shooting death

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…

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Pets and Pet Adoption May 21, 2026