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Cobb County History December 16, 2023

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

A photo of a 1918 newspaper with the headline Alabama Bound Today: Atlanta to Borden Wheeler

From the Editor December 9, 2023

When automobiles were an adventure: a 1918 excursion through Cobb County

by Larry Felton Johnson Reading old newspapers has always been an interest of mine, and with the development of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website I’ve been like a kid in…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta October 13, 2023

Expired license plate leads to arrest of Smyrna man for drug trafficking and firearms charges

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a 33-year-old Smyrna man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after being pulled over…

Cobb County October 1, 2023

Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery in Cobb County, with a Slideshow

[Entrance to the Hooper-McWilliams cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)] The Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery began on the property of Cobb County resident Thomas Hooper, one of the first European-American residents of…

Transportation August 4, 2023

Lane closures on I-75 near Smyrna and Vinings for bridge preservation work

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-75 near Smyrna and Vinings from Friday evening, August 4, through Monday morning for bridge preservation work. The GDOT public…

Transportation May 12, 2023

Lane closures on I-75 near Smyrna and Vinings beginning this evening: Friday May 12

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-75 near Cumberland Blvd. starting this evening: Friday May 12.. The GDOT press release described the scope and schedule of…

A group of people, one on a bicycle, stand around a table set up on the Silver Comet Trail

Chattahoochee RiverLands, Connect the Comet April 21, 2023

Connect the Comet continues to push for link from the Silver Comet Trail to the Atlanta Beltline

On Sunday, April 16, Connect the Comet set up a table on the Silver Comet Trail roughly midway between the spur trail that begins at the East West Connector near…

Smyrna March 19, 2023

Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s Garden Tour returns on Saturday, May 6, 2023

If you’re looking for a Spring event when the freezing weather we’ve been having here in Cobb County has finally past, and you’re beginning to get the gardening urge, Keep…

Road work March 3, 2023

GDOT to close lanes on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties between Smyrna and Sandy Springs Saturday

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced there will be Saturday, March 4, lane closures on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties near the Chattahoochee River between Smyrna and Sandy Springs….

Business October 8, 2022

Keith Warren promoted to managing partner at Jim ‘N Nicks Bar-B-Q in Smyrna

Keith Warren was promoted to managing partner of the Jim ‘N Nicks Bar-B-Q on South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. The South Cobb location was opened in 2006, and is adjacent…

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