“My name is Bob. 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.
Marietta unable to process online payments due to ransomware attack
The City of Marietta cannot currently process online payments online for certain online services due to a vendor being targeted in a ransomware attack.
Taste of Mardi Gras in Smyrna: D’Juan’s New Orleans Bistro Opens in West Village
As native Louisianaians, we have a firm rule: don't eat in a "Cajun" or "New Orleans" restaurant anywhere outside of Louisiana. We've been known to ignore the rule on occasion, and usually to our regret.
Jury deliberations begin in UGA law student cold case murder
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Jury deliberations began Monday afternoon in the trial of a man accused of killing a University of Georgia law student more than 20 years ago. Edrick Faust stands accused of killing 23-year-old Tara Baker. The 2001 case went cold until 2024, when police...
Cobb County Water System reports 330 gallon sewage overflow
The Cobb County Water System reported an estimated 330-gallon wastewater sewer overflow that occurred on Feb. 13. The overflow, resulting from grease, occurred at 2697 Boulder Creek Drive in Roswell, and discharged into a tributary to the Willeo Creek. The Water System was notified of the overflow on Feb. 13 at...
Wife, mother missing in metro Atlanta after traveling for church conference; SUV found abandoned...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A search is underway across metro Atlanta for a missing South Carolina woman whose abandoned SUV was found days after her family last heard from her. Cobb County police said Leigh McAlister, 37, was last seen Saturday, Feb. 14. Her husband Rob, said his wife...
Metro Atlanta Woman Says Wellstar Hospital Staff Swiped Her Jewelry After Attack
A Metro Atlanta woman says that after she was attacked and taken to a Wellstar hospital, she later realized the jewelry she had been wearing was gone. Her account, that staff members removed or misplaced her rings and other items while she was in their care after the assault, is stirring fresh concern about patient...
Facebook Marketplace robbery leads to victim being dragged by car in Cobb County
A man is under arrest in Cobb County for a violent attempted robbery.
The Old-School Atlanta Seafood Restaurant Remembered For Its Fried Catfish
Once a staple of Atlanta's food scene, this classic seafood restaurant earned a loyal following for fried catfish and Southern favorites that diners still miss.
Viral Video Shows Atlanta Motorists Living in Their Cars
In a stark reflection of Atlanta’s escalating housing affordability issues, a viral video circulating on social media highlights the harsh reality faced by many residents: living out of their cars in parking lots across the city. The footage captures a man on day 127 of “car living,” surveying a...
