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Atlanta Police and city officials are clearing a long-standing homeless encampment on Bell Street near Grady Memorial Hospital as part of the "Atlanta Rising" initiative to address unsheltered homelessness. Officials state the move aims to make homelessness "rare, brief, and non-recurring" while offering residents...

In a world of portion control and sensible serving sizes, Big Pie In the Sky Pizzeria in Kennesaw, Georgia stands as a delicious monument to excess. Their slices don’t just push boundaries, they obliterate them entirely. Let’s get one thing straight right from the start: when you hear someone...

The Cobb County Courier has a quiz we run from Monday to Thursday in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday the quiz will highlight news stories from the county over the past week. This quiz is for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2026.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police have made an arrest in a shooting that hurt a rideshare driver. Police said a fight between the driver and his passengers ended in gunshots early Thursday morning on Noble Creek Drive in northwest Atlanta. The driver went to the hospital...

Volunteers counted 157 people living outside in Cobb County’s 2026 homeless count, with nearly 300 more staying in short-term shelters. The number of homeless people outside was lower than in the last count, in 2024, but the number in emergency shelters was higher. That’s likely due to the sub-freezing temperatures...

A Kennesaw homeowner had a small surprise in their backyard Monday when they found a wild adult bunny tangled and stuck in a soccer net. After discovering the animal, the homeowner called the Georgia Wildlife Network for help getting it free, and a licensed “rehabber” was immediately on call to help. At the end of...

MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Ariela Vega, a junior at the Cobb Innovation and Technology Academy, is the 2026 HVAC state champion. The 16-year-old outperformed competitors from across Georgia in hands-on HVAC knowledge, technical skill and problem-solving. She is also the first girl to ever win the state title.

WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A man will spend time behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a homicide by vehicle incident that happened nearly three years ago. 60-year-old David Albert Beaver Jr., pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle in the first degree and reckless driving in connection with the October 19, 2023, collision that...

A Georgia man found himself in hot water after he was allegedly captured on camera shoving kids over on their bikes, sending one careening into a fountain. The Sandy Springs Police released video footage of the alleged “juvenile bicycle assault” March 4 while announcing the arrest of Stephen Catterton.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Atlanta, GA – A line of strong thunderstorms is expected to move across north Georgia tonight, potentially impacting travel along major roadways including Interstate 75, Interstate 85, and Interstate 20...