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Puzzles Games and Quizzes November 7, 2026

From the ballot box to the Big Blue Bus, a Cobb news quiz

Who won a Cobb school board race, and where is Emory’s Big Blue Bus headed? Test your knowledge of five stories from this week’s Courier. Looking up the answers is…

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Health & Wellness November 6, 2026

Emory Winship Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit Returns to Cobb County Libraries Ahead of Thanksgiving

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement: The Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University’s Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit is returning to Cobb County libraries to provide no-cost…

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Community, Giving Back to the Community August 15, 2026

No-Cost Prostate Screenings Bring Vital Health Access to Cobb and Nearby Counties

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about free prostate screenings: Cobb County Public Library is partnering with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to host the return of…

PHOTO: Roy C. Barnes, Project Coordinator, Mobile Prostate Screening Program, Winship Cancer Institute and Jo Lahmon, South Region Manager, Cobb County Public Library

Community Life, Libraries June 26, 2026

Cobb County Library/Winship Cancer Institute partnership results in 125-plus men screened for prostate cancer

PHOTO: Roy C. Barnes, Project Coordinator, Mobile Prostate Screening Program, Winship Cancer Institute and Jo Lahmon, South Region Manager, Cobb County Public Library The Cobb County Public Library distributed the…

Lauren Cedor, MPH, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Services, Cobb & Douglas Public Health and former Governor Roy Barnes

Health & Wellness May 5, 2026

Closing the Gap: Improving Access to Prostate Cancer Screening and Prevention, a Community Discussion

Photos above: Lauren Cedor, MPH, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Services, Cobb & Douglas Public Health and former Governor Roy Barnes, photos provided by Cobb County Public Library The Cobb…

Education, News November 15, 2026

Public comments at the November 2026 Cobb school board meeting

By Larry Felton Johnson Here is the Cobb Courier’s video of the October 2026 public comments from the Cobb County Board of Education meetings, both the work session and the…

Community Life, Trails and Greenways November 15, 2026

Noonday Creek Trail now links Woodstock and Cobb County

By Mark Woolsey The regional connectivity of Metro Atlanta’s multi-use trails took a significant step forward Friday. And it happened close to home. Woodstock and Cobb County officials formally opened…

Weather November 15, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Sunday, November 15, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, November 15, 2026, with a high near 58 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes November 15, 2026

Cobb County Quiz Rewind | Five questions selected from five quizzes

Which Cobb community voted on cityhood in 2022? What creek runs by the ruins of the Marietta Paper Mill? This week’s Rewind brings back five questions from five Courier quizzes…

News, Weather November 15, 2026

Freeze warning covers Cobb County through 9 a.m. Sunday

A freeze warning covers Cobb County and the rest of north and central Georgia until 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. The National Weather Service said widespread temperatures below freezing would…