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Published 9 hours agoMatch Magic selects 31 Cobb nonprofits for 2026 holiday giving campaign
For 31 Cobb County nonprofits, the holiday season will bring more than an opportunity to receive donations. It will offer a chance to introduce their work to new audiences, sharpen their fundraising skills and build relationships that can continue long after the holidays. Cobb…
Cobb County Courier
Published 15 hours ago“My name is Reign, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tri-color hound. The following information on this potential family member is...
Cobb County Courier
Published 15 hours ago“My name is Toby. Are you here to adopt me?”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family...
Cobb County Courier
Published 18 hours agoJoe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton
[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought...
Cobb County Courier
Published 18 hours agoCobb Landmarks presents lecture on probate records as genealogical tool
Cobb Landmarks posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website: Ever hit a brick wall in your genealogical research? The answer might be hiding in a probate file....
Cobb County Courier
Published 10 hours agoSmyrna to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation distributed the following announcement: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation, in partnership with the city of Smyrna, the Smyrna Fire Department and the Smyrna Police Department,...
Cobb County Courier
Published 14 hours agoThe Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands to Patient Bills
This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sep 8, 2026 After a failed round of in vitro fertilization this year, Anne Hug’s fertility...
Cobb County Courier
Published 15 hours agoYou still can’t smoke medical cannabis in Georgia, but you can vape it. What’s the difference?
by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 8, 2026 Medical cannabis dispensaries are now selling the flower form of the...
Cobb County Courier
Published 15 hours agoEssential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way
by Francine Berman, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What do the water system in Flint, Michigan, the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and...
Cobb County Courier
Published 15 hours agoInside the booming ‘shadow fleet’ industry keeping rogue states afloat
by Justin Bergman, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s the middle of the night in April 2023 in the East China Sea. A...
Cobb County Courier
Published 15 hours agoDog parks are an antidote to the isolation and divisions that social media can fuel
by Kevin B. Johnson, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The case against social media has gotten so well rehearsed that most people...