Sandy Springs woman charged with elder abuse of 87-year-old
A Sandy Springs woman was arrested March 5 after police investigated elder abuse allegations on the 1900 block of Huntingdon Chase. What’s Happening: Jeanine Pullins was booked into the Fulton County Jail following the investigation. She faces four counts of elder abuse and neglect and two counts of battery against a...
Atlanta closes Bell Street homeless encampment
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...
The Oversized Pizza Slices At This Georgia Restaurant Are Legendary
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...
What Happened in Cobb County the Week Ending Fri, March 6? Take the Quiz...
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.
Security guard killed while protecting woman at Cobb County bar identified
After a woman was assaulted in a bar parking lot in Cobb county on Saturday morning, a security guard intervened and was shot and killed. The security guard has now been identified as Jordan Alexander Jones, a 28-year-old from Lawrenceville. As Channel 2 Action News reported, the Acworth Police Department...
Coyote snatched small dog from backyard but dropped him saving pooch’s life
In Cobb County, Georgia, a small dog and his owner were left traumatized after a coyote snatched the pooch from his backyard and took off with him in its mouth. On Wednesday, Marie Uden opened the back door of her home to let her poodle mix, Teddy into the yard. Just moments later, she heard a ruckus outside and...
Arrest made in shooting of Atlanta rideshare driver
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...
4 indicted in for forging ‘bogus checks’ from state agency
Four Georgians were indicted Friday on accusations they forged checks from a state agency and stole tens of thousands of dollars.
Cobb homeless count finds 448 people in camps, emergency shelters
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...
Backyard discovery sparks rescue in Kennesaw
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...
