storm damage

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Cobb County December 29, 2024

Cobb County issues update on storm damage in county

Cobb County issued the following update of storm damage in the county: Most of the roads in Cobb County affected by overnight storms have reopened to traffic. However, some areas…

Screenshot of a map of the western portion of the City of Mableton, including Blair's Bridge Road

Weather January 13, 2023

Damaged homes up to 50 in South Cobb, 16 of them rendered uninhabitable

Cobb Communications Director Ross Cavitt told the Courier via phone that the number of homes damaged in South Cobb has risen to 50, and 16 of those were damaged so…

Mableton January 13, 2023

Significant damage from yesterday’s storm reported in Mableton

Significant storm damage was reported in South Cobb from yesterday’s storm. The damage was concentrated in an area within the limits of the recently incorporated City of Mableton, but with…

Palm trees bending under hurricane winds

Climate change November 25, 2022

Dreaming of beachfront real estate? Much of Florida’s coast is at risk of storm erosion that can cause homes to collapse, as Daytona just saw

by Zhong-Ren Peng, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back-to-back hurricanes left an unnerving scene on the Florida coast in November 2022: Several…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Weather October 29, 2020

Messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County Government about Hurricane Zeta storm damage

In the interests of getting this posted before a possible second power outage here, we’re posting the messages from Georgia Power and Cobb County verbatim: Georgia Power press release We…

Uncategorized December 31, 2024

Another update from Cobb County on storm damage

Cobb County issued another update yesterday afternoon on the aftermath of Sunday’s storm. The brunt of the storm seems to have hit Mableton south of Veterans Memorial Highway, near the…

Environment December 31, 2024

Keep Cobb Beautiful: recycle those Christmas trees!

Recycle those Christmas trees, Cobb Countians! Keep Cobb Beautiful is sponsoring a free live Christmas tree dropoff. The drop-off locations are operating now, and will remain open through Jan. 4,…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 31, 2024

“My name is Keagan, and I dressed in this ribbon so you’ll adopt me!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male grey white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 31, 2024

“My name is Toby, and I’m all ready in this carry crate to go home with you!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male brown tiger domestic short hair. The following information on this potential…

Climate and Weather December 31, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, with a high near 64 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

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