Matilda’s Garden

Community Life June 6, 2025

Descendants to gather at Matilda’s Garden Juneteenth dedication

Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge Historic District distributed the following announcement: The Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge Historic District (FCCBHD) warmly invites the public to this year’s Matilda’s…

The flyer for "Bench by the Road" with same info as in article

Mableton June 11, 2024

Event to mark the installation of a bench honoring enslaved people and the legacy of Toni Morrison on Silver Comet Trail

The Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge submitted the following news release about an event celebrating a bench that will be installed on the Silver Comet Trail in honor of…

Support Local Journalism June 28, 2025

We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier!

By Larry Felton Johnson We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier. We love big contributions, but realize that in these times of economic uncertainty, readers might…

Libraries June 28, 2025

West Cobb Regional Library: Dance, Dungeons and Dragons

By Kelly Johnson West Cobb Regional Library’s schedule of events this month brings to mind Men Without Hats’ Safety Dance. Both the song and its music video. Especially the music…

Opinion June 28, 2025

Dark Money’s Stealth Power And What You Can Do About It

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier, I wrote about 501(c)(4) groups, which claim to be “social welfare organizations” yet have the power to raise and…

Weekend Quiz June 28, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about the early history of Cobb County?

How much do you know about the early history of Cobb County? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and…

Weather June 28, 2025

Scattered storms in Georgia Saturday PM; strongest storms might bring damaging winds

The National Weather Service warns of potential hazardous weather conditions in north and central Georgia today, with isolated morning storms and scattered afternoon thunderstorms that could bring damaging winds, lightning,…

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Matilda’s Garden

Descendants to gather at Matilda’s Garden Juneteenth dedication

Event to mark the installation of a bench honoring enslaved people and the legacy of Toni Morrison on Silver Comet Trail