December 2020

Economy December 10, 2020

COVID-19 mortgage assistance still available

If you’ve fallen behind in your mortgage due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, you still have time to apply for COVID-19 mortgage assistance. Cobb County posted the…

Major (now Sheriff) Craig Owens speaking at South Cobb Business Associations luncheon used in article about Owens statement on attacks on Asian-Americans

Health Care December 9, 2020

Cobb Sheriff-elect Owens in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19

Cobb County Sheriff-elect Craig Owens is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID- 19, along with Fulton County Sheriff-elect Pat Lebat. Gwinnett-county Sheriff Keybo Taylor had been diagnosed with COVID-19…

2020 Elections December 9, 2020

Cobb County to add two advance voting locations

After objections were raised from voting rights groups when Cobb cut its advance voting locations to fewer than half what they were before the November 3 general election, Cobb County…

line rounds the corner and stretches around three sides of the building at South Cobb Regional library voting site

2020 Elections December 9, 2020

Voting rights groups object to Cobb cutting advance voting sites

Cobb County has cut the number of advance voting sites in the January 5 runoff, from the eleven sites that were open for advance voting in the November general election,…

Marietta December 7, 2020

Arrest made in homicide on Cobb Parkway

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued a public information release regarding the homicide that occurred on Cobb Parkway near the Marietta campus of Kennesaw State University Sunday…

Marietta Deputy Fire Chief Christi Malec

Marietta December 7, 2020

Christi Malec named new Marietta deputy fire chief

Christi Malec has been named the new deputy fire chief for the City of Marietta. According to the news release from the City of Marietta announcing the promotion, Malec was…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Economy December 7, 2020

AAA says coronavirus vaccine might have played role in gas price jump

Gasoline prices jumped four cents in Georgia over the past week, and rising crude oil prices due to the positive news about the development of the coronavirus vaccines might have…

2020 Elections December 5, 2020

Swearing-in ceremonies for newly elected Cobb officials announced

The swearing-in ceremonies for newly-elected Cobb County officials was posted to the Cobb County website. The first newly-elected official on the list, State Court Judge Diana Simmons, was already sworn…

screenshot of distribution map of precincts won by Flynn Broady or Joyette Holmes in the Cobb DA race

2020 Elections December 5, 2020

The Cobb District Attorney’s race: a look at the precinct results

Democrat Flynn Broady defeated incumbent Republican District Attorney Joyette Holmes in the November 3 2020 general election. This is the fifth of our series looking at the election results in…

Health Care December 4, 2020

Critical care beds in Cobb County are critically low

Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health reported an alarming rise in new cases of COVID-19 in Cobb per 100,000 of population with critical…

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