Articles by Richard Solomon

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Cobb County October 7, 2020

Justice for Kevil Wingo: Mixed reactions to DA Holmes’s decision

On September 16 Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes opened a new chapter in the ongoing investigations of Mr. Kevil Wingo’s death at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. In…

Tiffany Wingo steps forward to speak as the Wingo family's attorney Tim Gardner looks on (photo by Richard Solomon)

Cobb County August 21, 2020

‘I can’t breathe’: Calls for Investigation into Kevil Wingo’s Death Rise

COBB COUNTY, GA – Georgia lawmaker David Wilkerson, representatives from the Cobb NAACP and Georgia ACLU held a press conference Thursday at the Cobb County Detention Center and called on…

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Opinion September 23, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day

Opinion September 23, 2023

A Better Way To Help The United Way

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College From the time I got my first job through yesterday, United Way has been an enduring feature of my work…

Cobb County September 23, 2023

Hard-to-recycle items piling up? Keep Cobb Beautiful has an event to help you and the environment out

by Larry Felton Johnson Keep Cobb Beautiful‘s next Community Recycling Event will be on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at White Water, Six Flags, 250…

Climate and Weather September 23, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, September 23, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, September 23, 2023, with a high near 81 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Mableton September 23, 2023

Barry Krebs reports on volunteer work in south Cobb

Barry Krebs is well known in Mableton and other parts of south Cobb for the wide variety of volunteer work he does with Keep Cobb Beautiful, the South Cobb Lions…