Articles by Rebecca Gaunt

DeAnna Harris at Zion Baptist Church candidate forum (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

2018 elections September 29, 2018

Zion Baptist Church Hosts Candidate Forum

Zion Baptist Church’s Social Justice Ministry held a community candidate forum Thursday so voters could meet the November 6 election candidates. Volunteers were present to assist with registration and IDs….

Grant Rivera and board members joked that they felt smarter just being in the presence of Andy Chinuntdet, who received a perfect ACT score.

Marietta, Marietta schools September 20, 2018

Marietta schools extend Grant Rivera’s contract

The Marietta City school board indicated they are happy with the performance of Superintendent Grant Rivera by approving a contract extension through 2021 Tuesday night. He took over the position…

Child safety emoji from Twitter licensed under Creative Commons 4.0

Child Safety September 18, 2018

Elizabeth Smart’s Father to Discuss Child Safety at Cobb Forum

Ed Smart will speak on child safety at McEachern High School on October 2 at 7 p.m. during an event sponsored by Protect Georgia Families. His daughter, Elizabeth Smart, was…

Michael Muldoon, Christopher Corrao and Jesse Niederjohn of Dickerson Middle were recognized for their sports invention that detects concussions. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools September 14, 2018

BOE Recognizes Student Inventors; Approves Lassiter Gym

The Board of Education recognized Cobb student achievements at the National Invention Convention and Engineering Expo during Thursday’s meeting. Dickerson Middle School students Michael Muldoon, Christopher Corrao and Jesse Niederjohn…

Oli the therapy dog greeted visitors at The Zone’s front desk last Tuesday. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Addiction and Recovery September 12, 2018

Davis Direction Foundation: Cobb Mom Turns Tragedy Into Hope

On Tuesday March 4, 2014, Missy Owen’s doorbell rang. The detectives at the door informed the family that their son Davis had been found dead of a heroin overdose in…

Commissioner JoAnn Birrell congratulated the Sandy Plains Prowlers travel baseball team who finished its season with a 65-11 record and five championships. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt) in article about new Cobb police headquarters

Cobb Board of Commissioners August 29, 2018

New Cobb Police Headquarters Approved; Park Plan Pulled

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved plans Tuesday night to purchase the LGE Community Credit Union Office Headquarters at 430 Commerce Park Dr. SE for almost $13.5 million. The…

Parker the cat enjoys the vertical space at Paws Whiskers & Claws when he isn’t assisting at the front desk. (photo courtesy of Ingrid Johnson)

Cats, Non-human Animals August 24, 2018

Cobb County’s Cat Behavior Consultant Ingrid Johnson

Ingrid Johnson is very specific about her title – Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, certified by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. In fact, she is the only IAABC-certified consultant…

dilapidated bowling alley storefront at Sprayberry Crosssing

Cobb County August 20, 2018

Residents Consider Civil Action Against Sprayberry Crossing

Neighbors of the Sprayberry Crossing shopping center are preparing to take its owners to court. Last March, a community meeting with local officials to discuss the first property to be…

Dawn Harrell (in black and white dress second from right) of Nickajack ES was recognized as the Elementary Teacher of the Year, with students and Cobb school board members and staff

Cobb County School Board, Cobb County schools August 17, 2018

Cobb School Board Recognizes County Achievements

The first Cobb school board meeting of the 2018-19 school year filled the seats to overflow. Many attendees were there to receive recognition. Siddhant Mahapatra, a first grader at East…

Ella (9) and Madeleine (5) Kinney explore one of the new Brumby classrooms.(photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools July 31, 2018

Brumby Elementary and East Cobb Middle Schools Celebrate Grand Openings

The new locations for Brumby Elementary and East Cobb Middle Schools had ribbon-cutting ceremonies this morning, attracting good-sized crowds. The schools have adjacent campuses on Terrell Mill Road and were…

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