Articles by Rebecca Gaunt

Raunicka Ray, Campbell graduate wearing a letter jacket

Education March 21, 2025

Ragsdale announces investigation into firing of two Campbell coaches

Screenshot above: Raunicka Ray, Campbell graduate By Rebecca Gaunt Following the tremendous outcry from the public, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the district has opened an investigation into the firing of…

screenshot of Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale from school board video

Education March 21, 2025

Cobb superintendent blasts state’s ‘fake list’ for voucher program

Photo: screenshot of Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale By Rebecca Gaunt Superintendent Chris Ragsdale did not mince words at Thursday’s school board work session, calling it a “fake list” when…

Cobb school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Ty’Sheka Lambert of Georgia CAN, and moderator China Cardriche-Clements sit at a table at an education forum, Hutchins with hand-held microphone

Education March 18, 2025

South Cobb Education Town Hall: ‘Help move this needle’

PHOTO: Cobb school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Ty’Sheka Lambert of Georgia CAN, and moderator China Cardriche-Clements (all photos by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt Community leaders and education consultants…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw March 14, 2025

Kennesaw eyeing a downtown mixed-use development; strained stormwater update

By Rebecca Gaunt A mobile home development and a neighboring towing business on S. Main Street could soon be the site of a mixed-use development consisting of residential and retail….

A row of Kennesaw Police Department cruisers with multifamily buildings past a black metal fence

Kennesaw March 5, 2025

Kennesaw City Council approves $13.9 million contract for public safety building

By Rebecca Gaunt The city of Kennesaw is moving forward with plans for its long awaited public safety facility that will move police headquarters away from City Hall on J.O….

A split-screen with Laura Judge on one side and Andrew Cole on the other

Education February 27, 2025

Former Cobb school board candidates launch education podcast

By Rebecca Gaunt Two former Democratic candidates for the Cobb County Board of Education are launching a podcast called “Not Bored of Education” that will dig into local and national…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education February 17, 2025

Ragsdale’s contract extended in 6-0 vote; Cobb schools’ statement on immigration

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education extended Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s contract through 2028 at February’s school board meeting. While the annual extension of his three-year contract has…

Trainer demonstrates a weapon-detecting dog at the Cobb County school board meeting

Education February 14, 2025

Cobb schools to employ K-9s trained in weapons detection

Trainer demonstrates a weapon-detecting dog at the Cobb County school board meeting: screenshot from video of meeting By Rebecca Gaunt New furry faces framed by floppy ears are coming to…

A calculator, paper currency and a tax form

Cobb County February 1, 2025

Financial watchdog group to host information session on HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt Watching the Funds – Cobb, a financial watchdog group run by parents who focus on Cobb County School District’s spending, is teaming up with the Georgia Budget…

screenshot of Chris Ragsdale during school board work session

Education January 18, 2025

Bells Ferry ES Second, Third Grade relocating; Ragsdale removes Dugard memoir

By Rebecca Gaunt Second and third graders at Bells Ferry Elementary in Marietta will attend school at Chalker Elementary starting in August 2025 for the duration of a major construction…

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