Closure announced for Childers Road in Holly Springs
Childers Road will be temporarily closed at Holly Springs Parkway starting April 27, the city of Holly Springs announced. The road will be closed April 27 through the end of May, Holly Springs City Manager Rob Logan said. The road closure is due to the ongoing construction of Holly Springs Parkway Widening Project Phase III. A detour will permit access to Childers Acres from...
Metro area city council votes on surveillance camera network contract
The vote was paused twice due to concerns over privacy with the surveillance camera network.
Alpharetta-Milton alliance could enhance Windward
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta officials say a mixed-use project near Ga. 400 is an early example demonstrating the success of collaborations with the City of Milton that could shape development in the Windward and Deerfield communities. At an April 13 meeting, the Alpharetta City Council approved what officials hope...
Police Officer Didn’t Know Anyone Was Watching When He Stopped to Help a Man...
A Georgia police officer’s quiet act of kindness was captured on bodycam
Woodstock Cops Bust Lindsie Chrisley’s Boyfriend In Late-Night Strangling Case
Former "Chrisley Knows Best" personality Lindsie Chrisley is back in the headlines after her boyfriend, David Landsman, was arrested in Woodstock, Ga., following what police say was a domestic dispute that turned violent. Authorities allege the 52-year-old used force that left the other person with a head laceration and visible injuries. Landsman was booked into the Cherokee County detention center and later...
County’s animal control officer protects area’s most vulnerable
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Olivia Wilson became an animal control officer to protect Forsyth County’s most vulnerable residents — animals. “That's my driving factor in this job,” she said. Every week, Wilson works four 10-hour shifts, patrolling the county, responding to calls and enforcing animal codes....
Patrice Endres: 22 years since Forsyth County mom vanished
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - This week marks 22 years since the disappearance and death of Forsyth County salon owner Patrice Endres. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues to search for answers even after two decades. The 38-year-old wife and mother was last seen around 11:30 a.m. at her salon, Tamber's...
Horizon Christian Academy set to reopen after crash killed 3 students
Jaylyn Fehr, 17; Charlotte Martin, 16; and Jackson Mobley, 18, were killed. All three were Horizon Christian Academy students in Cumming.
Milton home damaged by fire
MILTON, Ga. — A Redd Road home was significantly damaged by fire April 2. Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze at 7:42 p.m., arriving within six minutes, the city of Milton said. Firefighters arrived to find the home burning. An accessory structure and a half dozen golf carts on the property also burned, contributing to the fire's intensity and duration.
“My name is Nemo. 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 orange tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter Catalog.

















