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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…

Media June 10, 2025

Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it

by Jennifer Hoewe, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news – but most still believe…

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…

Atlanta History, History, News Media November 14, 2016

1906 Fight Between Atlanta’s Newspapers

On August 10, 1906, the following headline ran on the front page of the Atlanta Constitution: Here is hypocrisy for you! Atlanta Journal condemns what Atlanta Journal itself does Today…

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

Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it

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

1906 Fight Between Atlanta’s Newspapers