MLK Day

Martin Luther King Jr. with hand extended while speaking

Cobb County January 9, 2022

Cobb County’s MLK celebration will be virtual due to COVID surge

In another event that moved to virtual because of the rapid rise of COVID-19 in Cobb County, the county’s government has decided to make the annual celebration of Martin Luther…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County December 15, 2021

Performers: Auditions are open for the Cobb County MLK Jr. Day celebration

Cobb County, on it’s Facebook page, issued a call for performers to take part in the January 17 county MLK Jr. Day celebrations. For more details read the announcement, reprinted…

south Cobb January 12, 2018

Civic engagement networking pop-up to be held Sunday at Riverside EpiCenter

Monica Delancy of the We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association submitted the following announcement about a networking event in South Cobb: In the spirit of MLK weekend, there will be…

Acworth January 12, 2018

Celebration and Day of Service Unites Acworth Residents on MLK Day

The Acworth Parks, Recreation and Community Resource Department will host the 5th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, Jan. 15, at Zion Hill Baptist Church. The event seeks…

Martin Luther King, Jr. with his hands raised, palms inward

Social Justice December 23, 2017

Auditions for Cobb County’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations begin next Sat. Dec 30

Do you sing, dance, or do interpretive readings? Would you like to display your talents in celebration of the message of civil rights, justice, and equality for all people? The auditions…

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Health & Wellness January 27, 2026

Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm

This article by Stephanie Armour first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Stephanie Armour January 27, 2026 Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating…

Government & Politics, State Government January 27, 2026

‘Bell to bell’ cell phone ban proposed for Georgia high schools

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 26, 2026 Georgia’s teenagers could soon be doing significantly less scrolling, swiping and…

Government & Politics, National Government January 27, 2026

Ossoff, Warnock say they will not support DHS funding in wake of second fatal shooting in Minnesota

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 26, 2026 Georgia’s two Democratic senators are joining their colleagues in the U.S….

Crime & Public Safety January 27, 2026

‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents continued to use aggressive and…

Engagement January 27, 2026

How much do you know about the cities in Cobb County?

The more Cobb County’s residents know about their county and its cities, the more they can be engaged and productive citizens. In this spirit, the Courier has a daily quiz…

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