Cobb County opens new treatment facility
SMYRNA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cobb County opened its newly renovated treatment facility on South Cobb Drive Monday, consolidating treatment programs under one roof. According to its website, Cobb County operates multiple accountability courts: Veterans Court, Mental Health Court, DUI Court, Drug Treatment Court...
Cobb County names new Water System director
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has appointed Alicia Giddens as the new Cobb Water System director following the previous director’s retirement. Giddens, who has been with the agency for more than 30 years, previously served as the deputy director. She is replacing Judy Jones as director following Jones’...
Dozens of sprinkler systems bursting in Cobb County thanks to freezing temperatures
Crews say the water from the burst sprinkler sends them out as if there were a fire.
“My name is King. Are you here to adopt me?”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tan/white Jack Russell terrier. 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...
Drive-thru court opening in Cobb
A new drive-thru court is set to open in Cobb County. People can now pull and pay fines, submit legal documents and more without having to go inside a courthouse.
‘$2.2 million teardown’: New home’s safety, structural issues would cost $1M+ to fix
The East Cobb County modern new construction home was the dream home for Sudha Medapati and her family.
Man accused of smashing Cobb Linc bus door, running from officers
Ju'toine Kiante Pinkey of Atlanta is accused of shattering the glass door on a Cobb Linc bus on Jan. 19 at 2:48 p.m. at the intersection of Cumberland Parkway and Atlanta Road in Smyrna, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Pinkey tried to get off the bus while it was in motion and...
“My name is Ollie, 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 male tri-color hound. 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.
Man accused of armed robbery at Woodstock jewelry store
WOODSTOCK, Ga. - Woodstock police arrested a man on Sunday, accused of robbing a Kay Jewelers on Ridgewalk Parkway. Police responded to the jewelry store in the 900 block of Ridgewalk Parkway just after 4:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. Staff told officers that a man had come into...
2 arrested during DeKalb stunt driving investigations
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people were allegedly caught drag racing on Sunday as DeKalb County police investigated two incidents of stunt driving. Officers responded to the area of Chamblee-Tucker Road and Embry Circle around midnight Sunday, where they found heavy traffic and several cars that were drag racing, police...
