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Business & Economy, Local Business September 26, 2026

New Cobb County Business Licenses Issued Sept. 20-27

Cobb County issued 29 new business licenses in unincorporated areas during the Sept. 20-27 reporting period, with the list ranging from restaurants and retailers to contractors, consultants and personal-service businesses….

Smyrna June 10, 2026

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This is an expansion and republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth…

Smyrna November 5, 2025

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This is an expansion and republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth…

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Business April 29, 2025

Avenue West Cobb announces addition of pilates studio, juice bar, and men’s hair and nail salon

The Avenue West Cobb issued the following press release announcing the addition of three new tenants: The Avenue West Cobb today announced the addition of three new tenants: BLENDED Smoothie…

Smyrna January 5, 2025

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

[This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth our current readship. We’re reviving some…

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Business December 30, 2024

Retailers that make it harder to return stuff face backlash from their customers

by Huseyn Abdulla, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2018, L.L. Bean ended its century-old “lifetime” return policy, limiting returns to one…

Health & Wellness September 30, 2026

Rural MAHA Followers Say Trump Health Policies Haven’t Reached Their Communities

This article by Ali Swenson, Sarah Jane Tribble, and Linley Sanders, The Associated Press, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sep 30, 2026 About half of rural…

Immigration September 30, 2026

US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims

This article by Phil Galewitz, Andrew Jones, and Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sep 30, 2026 Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status…

Government & Politics September 30, 2026

Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find

by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 29, 2026 President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding…

Opinion September 30, 2026

Bookman: Whatever came of that urgent FBI probe into the 2020 election in Fulton County?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 30, 2026 Nine months ago this week, FBI agents raided the Fulton County…

Science & Technology September 30, 2026

As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do

by Stefani Langehennig, University of Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine watching a political campaign video in which a candidate admits to taking a…