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Cobb County May 13, 2025

District 2 Commissioner Erick Allen sworn in Monday

By Mark Woolsey District 2 Cobb County Commissioner Erick Allen touched on familiar themes Monday during his ceremonial swearing-in ceremony at the Cobb Civic Center. Allen sought to emphasize collaboration…

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Elections March 12, 2025

Erick Allen wins with commanding lead in District 2 Democratic primary runoff

The unofficial results of the Cobb Board of Commissioners District 2 Democratic Party primary runoff show that former state Representative Erick Allen won with a commanding lead of 56.72 percent…

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Letters to the Editor November 29, 2021

Rep. Erick Allen: Antitrust Legislation Could Slow Innovation, Distract Congress from Vital Issues

Dear Editor, With so many pressing issues facing our nation, such as vaccine hesitancy, assaults on our right to vote from within Georgia, and an ongoing and necessary racial justice…

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Elections May 6, 2025

Cobb BOC special elections results certified; Allen sworn in

By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Commission District 2 and District 4 special election is officially in the books. The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration voted on Monday…

Cobb County April 30, 2025

Allen, Sheffield win, cementing Cobb BOC Democratic majority

By Mark Woolsey [Corrections: An earlier version of this article spelled Monique Sheffield’s name “Monica” in one instance, and identified the May BOC meeting as May 12. Late night writing…

Elections February 21, 2025

Allen and Howard prepare for the Cobb BOC District 2 Democratic runoff

By Mark Woolsey With the Cobb County elections board having certified results of the Feb. 11 county commission district 2 and 4 primary elections, the one remaining race to be…

Elections February 12, 2025

Runoff between Allen and Howard in Cobb BOC District 2 in the cards

By Mark Woolsey A runoff appears in the cards in one of several races in the special primary election for Cobb County Commission Districts 2 and 4 held on Tuesday….

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Nadia Faucette at a Cobb Planning Commission meeting

Cobb County May 7, 2025

Nadia Faucette takes seat on Cobb Planning Commission; Deborah Dance returns

[Photo above: screenshot of Nadia Faucette from Cobb County Planning Commission video] At today’s meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission, Nadia Faucette took her seat on the commission, and…

Keep Cobb Beautiful booth with bee hotel presentation

Cobb County May 3, 2025

Report and photos from the 2025 Cobb County Sustainability Expo

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos from the 2025 Cobb County Sustainability Expo: The 2025 Cobb County Sustainability Expo held at the Jim Miller Park…

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Kennesaw July 3, 2025

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