Articles by Rebecca Gaunt

Three student winners of InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech

Education September 16, 2021

Cobb students’ invention wins state competition; team declines Cobb school board recognition over mask request

By Rebecca Gaunt Three Cobb County sixth graders won the InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech for the recycling app they invented last year when they were fifth graders at Mt….

Kennesaw September 14, 2021

Castle Lake Mobile Home Park residents seek homes as development deal moves forward

By Rebecca Gaunt The remaining residents of the Castle Lake Mobile Home Park are looking for new homes as the city of Kennesaw moves forward on plans to annex and…

Image of police officer in front of school building

Education September 9, 2021

Cobb Schools data shows Black and disabled students more likely to be referred to law enforcement

By Rebecca Gaunt This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and USA TODAY. Just the threat of involving campus police was enough…

Kennesaw September 8, 2021

Kennesaw establishes commission for cultural and economic exchange

By Rebecca Gaunt Following months of research and presentations, Kennesaw City Council officially approved the establishment of a Sister Cities Commission at Tuesday’s meeting. Andrew Gasparini, assistant to city manager…

coronavirus imposed on Cobb County School District signage

Health Care September 7, 2021

Cobb school board chairman under fire for COVID response

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County Board of Education Chairman Randy Scamihorn is being criticized by parents for phone conversations in which he states that kids are “pretty-well immune to [COVID],”…

Kennesaw August 31, 2021

First public hearing on Kennesaw budget next week

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw citizens can speak about the proposed almost $26 million budget for the 2022 fiscal year on Tuesday Sep. 7 at the budget hearing during the City…

Health Care August 27, 2021

Parents protest outside Cobb superintendent’s speaking engagement

By Rebecca Gaunt Parents fed up with Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s lack of response to their COVID-19 safety concerns gathered Friday outside the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel &…

Education August 20, 2021

Ragsdale says no to masks as hundreds rally in the parking lot

By Rebecca Gaunt After a tense afternoon work session Thursday, the Cobb County Board of Education reconvened for the voting session as the parking lot teemed with people on both…

Education August 19, 2021

Cobb School Board work session ends in argument over adding COVID-19 to agenda

By Rebecca Gaunt An item was conspicuously absent from the agenda for Cobb County Board of Education’s Thursday meeting – COVID-19. Despite soaring cases in the county, classes sent home…

Kennesaw August 17, 2021

Kennesaw to annex 33-acres from Cobb; developer must provide relocation assistance

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw is set to annex 33-acres of land from Cobb County for a planned village community of 63 single-family attached townhomes and 332 multi-family residential units. Related…

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