Articles by Rebecca Gaunt

Screenshot of Kennesaw City Council meeting from the Zoom session

Kennesaw July 8, 2021

Kennesaw abandons Chalker Park for mixed-use development

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council approved a resolution Tuesday to abandon public use and access to Chalker Park. The 1.3-acre lot is off Poplar Drive, east of Russell Drive,…

Kennesaw June 18, 2021

Kennesaw to consider incentives for redevelopment of Collier building

By Rebecca Gaunt The old Collier building in downtown Kennesaw, which has been vacant since 1996, will be repurposed as part of the Common Grounds Plaza Project, and due to…

Sprayberry Crossing redevelopment site plan

Cobb County June 15, 2021

Cobb Commissioners approve much-debated Sprayberry Crossing zoning

By Rebecca Gaunt Three years after a community meeting to draw attention to the blighted Sprayberry Crossing shopping center, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved zoning Tuesday for the…

Education June 15, 2021

Mom says Cobb middle school didn’t inform her felony charges pressed against autistic son

By Rebecca Gaunt A 12-year-old student at Hightower Trail Middle School in Cobb County received an administrative suspension in January. His parents thought the matter had been handled. A week…

2021 Elections June 10, 2021

Friday last day for early voting in House district 34 special election

By Rebecca Gaunt With the Georgia House district 34 special election only days away, more than 2,000 early voters have already made a decision. June 11 is the last day…

Kennesaw June 8, 2021

Kennesaw pizzeria’s mural honoring local NFL quarterback approved by Council

By Rebecca Gaunt Pisano’s Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen unveiled a mural depicting local athlete Justin Fields in early April in anticipation of the NFL draft. The only things missing were…

Tim Carini and Maureen Rittner spoke in opposition to the development

Cobb County June 2, 2021

Sprayberry Crossing moves forward despite unresolved issues

By Rebecca Gaunt Neighbors opposed to Atlantic Realty’s redevelopment plans for Sprayberry Crossing, who had hoped the Cobb Planning Commission would put an end to the months-long fight, were disappointed…

2021 Elections June 1, 2021

Priscilla Smith: Democratic candidate for HD 34 in special election

By Rebecca Gaunt Educator and artist Priscilla Smith is running as a Democrat in the special election for Georgia House District 34, which covers Kennesaw and part of Marietta. Smith…

Education May 21, 2021

Special events center, Sprayberry High rebuild included on Cobb’s SPLOST VI draft list

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District released a list of proposed projects Thursday to be considered for the November SPLOST VI referendum. The special purpose local options sales…

Kennesaw May 19, 2021

Nimesh Patel appointed to empty post on Kennesaw City Council

By Rebecca Gaunt Nimesh Patel will fill the post 5 seat on Kennesaw City Council, which was vacated by David Blinkhorn to run in the special election for House district…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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