Articles by Rebecca Gaunt

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Education December 11, 2023

Employees with ties to SPLC-designated extremist group found in Cobb schools district office

by Rebecca Gaunt A tip from a whistleblower triggered an investigation that uncovered three employees in the Cobb County School District main office with ties to Gary DeMar, designated by…

Education December 4, 2023

Weekend events honor memories of two Cobb teachers

Patrick Key Memorial Art Show (all photos by Rebecca Gaunt by Rebecca Gaunt Events honoring the memories of Hendricks Elementary School art teacher Patrick Key, who died of COVID-19 in…

Education November 28, 2023

Parents want clarification on proposed changes to Cobb special education

by Rebecca Gaunt Reports of looming changes to special education in the Cobb County School District have circulated for months, but a lack of official communication from the district has…

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Kennesaw November 24, 2023

New public safety facility project moving forward in Kennesaw

by Rebecca Gaunt Croy Engineering and Croft & Associates will handle the next phase of the new Kennesaw public safety facility on Moon Station Road. The City Council approved a…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member Randy Scamihorn pointing his finger

Education November 12, 2023

Secrecy dominated Cobb school board redistricting process, court documents show

Screenshot: School board member Randy Scamihorn By Rebecca Gaunt Court documents show that Cobb County school board member Randy Scamihorn met with former Republican state representative Earl Ehrhart to discuss…

Screenshot of Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale

Education November 10, 2023

Dems hit back at board meeting, Ragsdale calls out MDJ and CCAE president

by Rebecca Gaunt Tension reared its head at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening voting session Thursday. Upon return from executive session, Democratic board member Becky Sayler made a…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid speaks before TV microphones

Cobb County November 9, 2023

Cobb childcare providers awarded $4.5 million in grants

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at Chamber offices (Photo by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County government partnered with SelectCobb, an economic initiative of the Cobb Chamber, to award…

Side-by-side photos of Madelyn Orochena and Tracey Viars

Kennesaw November 8, 2023

Kennesaw re-elects Viars, Orochena unseats Burnette

Madelyn Orochena (in pink), Tracey Viars (in blue) (Photos provided by the candidates) By Rebecca Gaunt In Kennesaw’s own bizarre version of musical chairs, Madelyn Orochena unseated Lynette Burnette for…

Jennifer Susko seated at a table wearing a "Teach Black History" t-shirt

Education November 2, 2023

Former Cobb school district employee calls subpoena ‘retaliation’ for criticism of district

Jennifer Susko (photo by Rebecca Gaunt) by Rebecca Gaunt Jennifer Susko routinely takes the Cobb County School District and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale to task online and during public comment at…

Education October 23, 2023

‘Bonkers’ email sent out by Cobb Schools receiving backlash

by Rebecca Gaunt A missive penned by the Atlanta-based law firm Freeman Mathis & Gary on behalf of the Cobb County School District and sent out to every family in…

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