November 2020

2020 Elections November 30, 2020

Cobb Commission District 2 election results: a look at the precincts

Democrat Jerica Richardson defeated Republican Fitz Johnson in the race to fill the seat of District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, and we’re going…

A map showing the results of the election race between Lisa Cupid and Mike Boyce

2020 Elections November 29, 2020

Cupid and Boyce: A look at the precincts

Democratic District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid defeated Republican Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michael Boyce to become Chairwoman-elect of the BOC. This is the second in our series on…

Map showing the precincts won by Trump or Biden in the 2020 election

2020 Elections November 28, 2020

Cobb County and the 2020 General Election: Part 1

We’re going to run a series of articles looking at Cobb County and the 2020 General Election in some detail. The numbers in the article are from the current state…

2020 Elections November 27, 2020

Cobb Republican Committee votes to join Sidney Powell lawsuit against Georgia presidential election certification

The Cobb County Republican Committee voted to join the lawsuit filed by attorney Sidney Powell challenging the certification of Georgia’s 2020 General Election presidential results in federal court. The legal…

From the Editor November 26, 2020

Opinion: No, Cobb County is not shredding Trump ballots

I don’t tend to speak in certainties. At 69 years old I’ve learned through long and hard experience that it doesn’t pay to make hard and fast predictions, and I…

2020 Elections November 24, 2020

Cobb County responds to second video circulated by Lin Wood

Cobb County responded to a second video making the rounds on social media after it was tweeted by Atlanta attorney Lin Wood. Much of the social media commentary in question,…

2020 Elections November 24, 2020

Georgia election recount begins this morning

The recount of Georgia’s presidential election totals for the November 3 2020 contest begins this morning. The recount was requested by the campaign of President Donald Trump, who fell more…

Powder Springs November 23, 2020

City of Powder Springs closes offices due to COVID-19 surge

The City of Powder Springs posted the following announcement on their website, stating that their offices will be closed to the public effective today: To protect public health, City of…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care November 23, 2020

COVID-19 spike in Cobb County

There has been an alarming nationwide spike in COVID-19, and Cobb County is no exception. In a video interview with Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt on November 19, Janet…

France's second KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueler takes off from Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, upon delivery in 2019.

Business November 23, 2020

Lockheed Martin announces C-130J training facility for binational French and German squadron

Lockheed Martin announced a new C-130J training facility for French and German aircrews. The C-130J is manufactured at the Lockheed Martin facility here in Cobb County in Marietta. Located in…

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