Marietta GA

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

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…

Cobb County Police Department sign in front of headquarters

Crime & Public Safety May 5, 2026

Two dead after Cobb SWAT standoff Identified as Mother and Son

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County police now say the man and woman found dead in an East Cobb home after an hours-long standoff were a mother and son. Police say…

Government & Politics, Local government May 5, 2026

First Week of Advance Voting in Cobb Shows Steady But Sparse Turnout

By Mark Woolsey The first week of advanced voting leading up to May’s primary showed a steady but sparse stream of voters in Cobb County. Cobb Elections and Voter Registration…

Lauren Cedor, MPH, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Services, Cobb & Douglas Public Health and former Governor Roy Barnes

Health & Wellness May 5, 2026

Closing the Gap: Improving Access to Prostate Cancer Screening and Prevention, a Community Discussion

Photos above: Lauren Cedor, MPH, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Services, Cobb & Douglas Public Health and former Governor Roy Barnes, photos provided by Cobb County Public Library The Cobb…

Crime & Public Safety May 3, 2026

Cobb attorney arrested for alleged pandering, sexual battery

[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…

New business licenses article posted each week with an image of Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Business & Economy, Local Business May 2, 2026

New business licenses for the week ending May 1 span services, construction, and personal care

Cobb County’s latest round of business licenses reflects a steady mix of service-oriented startups, contractors, and small-scale personal care operations. Health services, consulting, and home improvement businesses continue to dominate…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Community Life, Libraries May 2, 2026

Switzer Library schedule for May includes history, reading events

SWITZER LIBRARY RAMPS UP TO SUMMER With summer’s official start roughly a month and a half out, Charles D. Switzer Library preludes the season with its Georgia Room presenting What’ll…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Crime & Public Safety May 1, 2026

Cobb jail to be without hot water May 4 while boilers are replaced

The Cobb Sheriff’s Office distributed the following announcement about a scheduled temporary outage of hot water at he Cobb County Adult Detention Center: The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office will be…

Community Life, Libraries May 1, 2026

Mountain View Regional Library Book-A-Librarian Service Available Fridays Through May

By Kelly Johnson If the digital age and technology are a struggle, then librarians at Mountain View Regional Library are available every Friday throughout May, from 10:30 AM to 12:30…

Photo of a golfer mid-swing at the Sweetwater Mission Annual Golf Tournament

Community, Giving Back to the Community April 29, 2026

Sweetwater Mission Highlights Growth at Cobb Golf Tournament

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Sweetwater Mission Annual Golf Tournament: Sweetwater Mission hosted a successful Annual Golf Tournament at the Marietta Hilton Golf…

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Government & Politics, Local government June 11, 2026

Butter or margarine? A food scientist describes their subtle chemical deviations and how they can affect your baked goods

by Rosemary Trout, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared…