“My name is Scripto. 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 black brown 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.
Acworth church earns environmental recertification while feeding thousands
ACWORTH — An Acworth church has earned a national environmental designation for the second time, and the garden at the heart of that recognition is feeding thousands of people across Cherokee and Cobb counties. The recertification. Heritage Presbyterian Church on Bells Ferry Road has been recertified as an Earth...
Feds Say Alpharetta Group Home Boss Used Dayton Youth Homes To Wash Drug Cash
Federal prosecutors say an Alpharetta business owner who ran group homes for at‑risk youth in Dayton, Ohio, was secretly living a very different life in Georgia, funneling nearly $1 million in drug money into a luxury setup that featured a $3 million Forsyth County house and a Lamborghini SUV.
Under the Stars Vibe Fest brings ‘70s and ‘80s music to Brooke Street Park
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Brooke Street Park turned into a celebration of classic rock, community and nostalgia Friday evening as Under the Stars — Vibe Fest brought together some of Atlanta’s veteran musicians for an evening of live music from the 1970s and 1980s. Audience members arrived in...
SBA Announces Low-Interest Disaster Loans for Georgia Businesses Impacted by Drought
Small businesses and nonprofit organizations across Northwest Georgia may now qualify for low-interest federal disaster loans following a drought disaster declaration issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA announced that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) are available to help eligible businesses
New pedestrian bridge opens at MARTA’s Indian Creek Station
A new pedestrian bridge opened today at MARTA’s Indian Creek Station, giving people on Durham Park Road a direct way into the north end of the station for the first time. What’s happening: Indian Creek is the last stop on the Blue Line in eastern DeKalb County and sees about 3,000 riders a day. Along with the bridge, t
Georgia educator builds leadership and healing space for Asian American youth
ATLANTA — During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a Georgia educator originally from South Korea is working to create spaces for healing, leadership, and empowerment among Asian American youth. In Gwinnett County, Georgia, race, culture, and religion reporter Danielle Nottingham spoke with middle sch
Cobb County Braces As Jury Takes On Killing Of Influencer Beauty Couch
A Cobb County jury is about to step into the middle of a homicide case that has gripped Atlanta’s roller‑skating community. Eugene Louis Jacques is set to stand trial on charges of murder, aggravated assault and arson in the death of Atlanta‑area roller‑skating influencer Beauty Couch, whose body was found near her fam
Minor injuries after car hits school bus, sending it into ditch in DeKalb County
A DeKalb County Fire Rescue spokesman told Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach that the crash happened along Klondike Road near Mall Pkwy on Tuesday morning.
Fire breaks out at DeKalb County apartments
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Fire ripped through a DeKalb County apartment building early Tuesday. Firefighters worked to curtail the blaze at the Uphill Flats Apartments at 4371 Glenwood Road in Decatur. Twenty-five families were displaced in the blaze, according to authorities. Atlanta News First was on the...
