Good morning, Marietta.

Sunny is a 2-year-old neutered male ginger/white cat available for adoption at Cobb County Animal Services Shelter (1060 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta).

Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome; call (770) 499-4136 for more details.

Dallas baseball coach Chris Upton was airlifted to a Columbus hospital after a weekend dirt bike crash in Heard County left him with two brain bleeds and broken bones (doctors say he may remain in intensive care for up to a month).

Authorities located missing father James Hammond safe on Monday evening near Highway 60 & Dial Road after a search that used drones and planned search dogs following his disappearance on Friday night in Fannin County.

Georgia gas prices have dropped to $3.78 per gallon after weeks of increases—a 3-cent decline from last week and an 11-cent decrease from last month.

Price differences appear across metro areas, with Cobb County matching the state average.

Cobb County Courier is offering a daily quiz based on the League of Women Voters series How Georgia Votes that tests local knowledge and educates readers on local government and history.

The quiz is emailed to newsletter subscribers along with top local headlines (answers and source materials are provided).

Marietta’s Mountain View Regional Library will host a Junior Wilderness Workshop at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.

22 + children will explore tents and learn scout skills, and it will hold Mythology BINGO on Saturday, Sept. 26 to introduce Greek and Roman myths.

The Georgia Department of Public Health released last week’s health inspection scores for Cobb County food service facilities (including several in Marietta) with scores ranging from 78 to 100.

Drogo, a one-year-old male doberman pinscher, is looking for a loving home at Cobb County Animal Services on 1060 Al Bishop Drive in Marietta.

The shelter now prefers appointments (available online 24/7) for pet visits but welcomes walk-ins.