ACLU says Cobb Sheriff in potential violation of U.S. Constitution
In a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia stated that alleged absence of clean drinking water at the Cobb County Adult Detention…
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Cobb Sheriff pens response to jail water quality concerns after ACLU issues statement
After the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia alleged in a scathing news release that prisoners at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center were left without clean water for drinking…
From the editor: All quiet and smooth at four South Cobb polling sites
Sometimes good news is bad news for reporters and editors, especially when they just show up somewhere hoping to find a story. Bad news is often a more interesting story…
Justice for Kevil Wingo: Mixed reactions to DA Holmes’s decision
On September 16 Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes opened a new chapter in the ongoing investigations of Mr. Kevil Wingo’s death at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. In…
‘I can’t breathe’: Calls for Investigation into Kevil Wingo’s Death Rise
COBB COUNTY, GA – Georgia lawmaker David Wilkerson, representatives from the Cobb NAACP and Georgia ACLU held a press conference Thursday at the Cobb County Detention Center and called on…
Georgia anti-abortion law declared unconstitutional: local reactions
Judge Steve Jones, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia declared Georgia’s controversial law outlawing abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected unconstitutional in a ruling…
Cobb school board candidates differ on armed officers, response to racism
The South Cobb Council PTA hosted a candidate forum for the candidates running for Cobb County school board’s Post 7 Wednesday afternoon. Lindsay Terrebonne, who serves on Kemp Elementary School’s…
Sheriff candidates discuss protests, support military-style weapons for Cobb sheriff’s office
Two candidates running for Cobb County sheriff answered questions at a virtual forum Wednesday evening surrounding the protests of police brutality in Atlanta and around the country. The American Civil…
Terry Alexis Cummings: Candidate for GA state House District 39
Terry Alexis Cummings is a Democratic candidate for Georgia state House District 39. She hopes to unseat incumbent Erica Thomas in the Democratic primary on June 9. The Courier recently…
Speakers describe dismal conditions at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center during town hall
Marietta, Ga. – Zion Baptist Church hosted a town meeting last Tuesday evening to discuss the conditions at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Several groups, including the Cobb County…