“My name is Rosapea, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female 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...
Jet fuel spill from Atlanta airport dumps 10,000 gallons in Flint River
A fuel leak at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week dumped 10,000 gallons of jet fuel into the Flint River, environmental officials said. Griffin residents were warned not to drink their water on Jan. 30, and Governor Brian Kemp issued a State of Emergency for Spalding County to start cleanup...
Marietta 5-year-old dies after emergency call; parents charged with multiple felonies
According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, 5-year-old boy has died following a medical emergency at a Marietta home, and both of his parents have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, authorities said. Cobb County 911 received a call from a...
Accused serial rapist in Atlanta arrested in Gwinnett County
A member of the Atlanta Police Special Victims Unit shared footage and photos of the suspect, Kwame Shabazz, 31.
Serial Killer: The Exhibition opens in Atlanta
An exhibit about serial killers and their infamous crimes has arrived in Atlanta and Good Day's Paul Milliken visited the exhibition on Thursday morning.
Georgia Parents Vindicated After Probe Into Son’s Solo Scooter Trip
A Routine Outing Turns Heads (Image Credits: Unsplash) Atlanta, Georgia — Authorities dismissed neglect allegations against a local couple who allowed their 6-year-old son to ride his scooter alone to a nearby playground last fall. A Routine Outing Turns Heads In November, Mallerie Shirley and Christopher Pleasants...
Cobb County father charged after 2 children miss hundreds of school days
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Cobb County man has been arrested after officials said his children missed dozens of school days. Christopher Donnelly of Kennesaw is charged with two counts of violating a state law requiring children between 6 and 16 to attend school. He was booked into jail on Monday and...
Over 100 Atlanta charter school jobs cut as KIPP Soul to close
Metro Atlanta teachers, parents, and students scramble for options as APS accelerates closure plans, leaving 122 staff facing layoffs at two KIPP schools.
At 107, Cobb County woman celebrates with firefighters, deputies and a lifetime of joy
KENNESAW, Ga. — Turning 107 years old calls for something more than candles and cake. At Canterfield at Kennesaw, Marge Hatcher's milestone birthday became a full-scale celebration filled with music, dancing, kazoos and a surprise visit from Cobb County firefighters and sheriff's deputies, all invited for one simple...
Man Found Prowling Around Islamic Center of Rome
Ralph Neal Barber, 26 of Dallas, was arrested this week after reports said he was found loitering and prowling around the Islamic Center of Rome on Shorter Avenue. Reports said that he was taken into custody just after 4 am. Police said that a business directly across the road had...
