Meet Oreo, The Endearing Dog of The Day in Need of a Forever Home from Cobb County Courier

Meet Oreo, The Endearing Dog of The Day in Need of a Forever Home from Cobb County Courier

A unique Cobb County Courier project highlights adoptable pets throughout the county, hoping to place them in the kind homes they so well deserve. Oreo, the medium-sized male pit bull type that is today’s featured pet, is as charming and unusual as his namesake. At Cobb Animal Shelter right now, Oreo is waiting impatiently for … Read more

Cherokee County Recycling Center Temporary Service Outages On Account of Upgrades

Cherokee County Recycling Center Temporary Service Outages On Account of Upgrades

Certain recycling services at Cherokee County’s Blalock Road facility will be temporarily suspended from April 26 to May 7 in order to make necessary improvements to meet growing recycling needs. This project is a component of the county’s initiatives to improve service effectiveness and control the increasing amount of recyclables produced by its citizens. Single-stream … Read more

After Planning Reaction, Woodstock Mixed-Use Condo Development Withdraws

After Planning Reaction, Woodstock Mixed-Use Condo Development Withdraws

38 condos in a planned mixed-use complex along Highway 92 in Woodstock have been withdrawn. Residents in the area and the Woodstock Planning Commission both fiercely opposed the decision. Before a planned City Council decision on April 22, Michelle Horstemeyer of South on Main, LLC/The JW Collection, withdrew the proposal. At the crossroads of Woodpark … Read more

Bill to Offer Guardianship Protections for Individuals with Disabilities Passes in Florida

Bill to Offer Guardianship Protections for Individuals with Disabilities Passes in Florida

House Bill 73, which seeks to provide those under guardianship more autonomy and decision-making authority, was unanimously passed by Florida lawmakers in a major step toward empowering people with disabilities. An important step toward guaranteeing that people with disabilities have the legal foundation to make their own decisions and prevent excessive limitations on their freedoms … Read more

Lawmaker in Florida to Present Bill Permitting College Students to Carry Guns on Campus

Lawmaker in Florida to Present Bill Permitting College Students to Carry Guns on Campus

An announcement by a Florida legislator to introduce a measure allowing college students to carry firearms on campus has sparked intense discussion and controversy. Should the proposal be passed, it would constitute a dramatic change from current practices and raise important issues regarding campus safety, Second Amendment rights, and the intricate relationship between guns and … Read more

Family Distressed After Relative’s Cobb County Home Occupied Squatter Highlights Need for Legal Reform

Family Distressed After Relative's Cobb County Home Occupied Squatter Highlights Need for Legal Reform Family Distressed After Relative's Cobb County Home Occupied Squatter Highlights Need for Legal Reform

A family in Cobb County, Georgia, is involved in a very upsetting court dispute with a squatter who has moved into the house of a deceased relative. The family’s condition emphasizes the difficulties property owners have in resolving squatters and emphasizes how urgently legislation must be changed to properly handle such circumstances. When their relative … Read more

Last of a Kind: Atlanta Restaurateur Sells Iconic Fine Dining Establishments

Last of a Kind: Atlanta Restaurateur Sells Iconic Fine Dining Establishments

Ray Schoenbaum, the acclaimed owner of three landmark fine dining restaurants, has announced his retirement and sale of his restaurants, marking the end of an era for Atlanta’s culinary landscape. On Wednesday, metro Atlantans nostalgically waved farewell to an iconic chapter in the city’s gastronomic scene. The originator of Ray’s on the River, Ray’s in … Read more