Mix of optimism, caution rule at Smyrna’s Transit Town Hall
There is definitely a lot of interest in the public transit debate in Cobb County. Monday night, a standing-room-only crowd showed up at the Smyrna Community Center to learn more…
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The ATL: How transit could finally take off in Cobb County
If influential state legislators have their way, and if voters agree, a public transit service known as The ATL — Atlanta-region Transit Link — could one day link 13 counties…
House District 39 Town Hall Meeting Held at South Cobb Community Center
Safety on Veteran’s Memorial Highway, the upcoming landscaping of the entranceway into the Riverside community at I-20, and Georgia’s adoption laws were among the issues taken up by speakers at a…
Preservationists clash with developer over Civil War fortifications in Mableton
Cobb County history buffs and local residents gathered Sept. 23 to celebrate a grand re-opening for Shoupade Park, a set of two preserved Civil War trenches complete with new signs…
Teri Anulewicz leaves Smyrna City Council to run for Georgia State House
It was quite a busy Tuesday for Teri Anulewicz. The Ward 3 Smyrna city council representative, first elected a decade ago, announced at Tuesday night’s meeting she is resigning her…
Why new development in Smyrna is a good thing
Note from the editor: Cobb County Courier is going to run periodic opinion articles from people in the community, and provide a variety of voices from different perspectives on issues…
Cobb police at community forum give advice on auto-related theft prevention
A standing-room-only crowd gathered at Cobb County Police Precinct 3 Monday night to discuss a recent string of auto thefts and thefts from autos in the area. The meeting lasted…
Cobb precinct 3 commander warns against unlocked cars, keys left in ignition
In a phone conversation yesterday afternoon, Major Jeff Adcock, the commander of Cobb County’s Precinct 3, told the Cobb County Courier that a major portion of the spike in thefts…
Cobb County police call community meeting to discuss spike in thefts from autos
A community meeting to discuss the recent spike in both auto thefts and thefts from autos in the area near Oakdale, Maner, and Riverview roads will be held Monday, July 10,…
The automobile comes to Cobb County
If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to drive into neighboring counties, they were faced with a daunting patchwork of complicated and restrictive ordinances, most of them intended…