. 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 member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter Catalog.
Inmate beaten in attack over DeKalb jail phone
Officials have arrested 11 inmates following a life-threatening attack on a man at the DeKalb County Jail.
School’s air conditioning troubles make hot days difficult for students, staff
The dangerous heat is already getting to some students in metro Atlanta.
Former Atlanta radio host Big Tigger won’t be prosecuted
Big Tigger, whose real name is Darian Morgan, was arrested in June on battery and child cruelty charges.
Rabid bat found in metro Atlanta home
A bat found in a Snellville home has tested positive for rabies. Local health and animal control officials are warning residents to avoid wild animals exhibiting unusual behavior.
Acworth crash leaves 1 dead, 2 seriously injured after suspected medical event
ACWORTH, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A head-on collision Thursday night in Cobb County left an Acworth woman dead and two others, including a child, hospitalized with serious injuries. According to investigators, the crash occurred at around 9:18 p.m. near the intersection of Lake Acworth Drive and Cottage Oaks...
2 students arrested for bringing gun to Cobb County high school, district says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two students have been arrested after they allegedly brought a gun to school, according to the Cobb County School District. The incident happened at Wheeler High School on Thursday, the district said. The students and their charges have not been identified. “Keeping our...
Dragon Con fans left scrambling after hotel sells, closes for renovations
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Dragon Con was almost a bust for a group of fans who booked their hotel nearly a year in advance, only to discover it had been sold and closed for renovations, with no warning. Lots of angry Dragon Con fans posted online about lost...
Big Tigger Cleared As Battery Charges Against Wife Get Dismissed
Big Tigger won’t face any legal consequences after prosecutors decided to drop the battery and child cruelty charges that landed him in custody back in June. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office made the call to decline prosecution, effectively closing the door on what started as a domestic dispute that spirale
Police: DUI suspect tried to bite, kick officer during Kennesaw arrest
Hanleigh Deette Fossett, 27, of Marietta, is accused of operating a black Jeep Grand Cherokee under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 15 at 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Ellison Lakes Drive in Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Kennesaw Police Department. Fossett was following a motor
