Cobb County

Cobb Sheriff's Office vehicle at Cobb government office in article about evictions

Cobb County December 17, 2020

GBI investigates deadly shooting by SWAT team officer in Cobb County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a deadly shooting by a SWAT team member during the execution of a search warrant by the Marietta Cobb Smyrna (MCS) Organized Crime…

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Cobb County December 15, 2020

Drone Video Shows Progress on Silver Comet Trail Extension

A decades-long dream is becoming reality in southeastern Cobb County as the Silver Comet Trail begins a long-awaited extension. The drone video footage from the PATH Foundation embedded at the…

Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs calling for the defunding of 287-G

Cobb County November 22, 2020

Owens commits to ending Cobb participation in 287(g) program targeting immigrants

Photo: Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs at Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting calling for the defunding of 287-G (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) By Arielle Robinson Newly elected Cobb…

Cobb County November 21, 2020

Jerica Richardson transitions into the District 2 BOC position

Long days, meeting after meeting, poring over budget documents and community outreach have become standard operating procedure for Jerica Richardson, who was elected to the District 2 County Commissioner post…

Cobb County November 16, 2020

Demonstrators demand Cobb police chief resign, demand video footage of shooting of Black teenager by officer

About 75 demonstrators rallied at Marietta Square Saturday afternoon, demanding justice for 17-year-old Vincent Truitt, a Black teenager who was killed by Cobb County Police July 14, 2020. Truitt was…

Cobb County November 14, 2020

Cobb police training center ribbon-cutting Nov. 18

Cobb County Police recruits and related staffers are getting familiar with their brand-spanking-new police training center, into which the department moved Oct. 14 A Nov. 18 ribbon-cutting is set for…

Cobb County November 10, 2020

Cobb Police release statement regarding the shooting death of Vincent Demario Truitt by police

The Cobb County Police Department issued a statement this afternoon regarding the shooting death of Vincent Demario Truitt by a Cobb police officer. Family members of Truitt have called for…

Cobb County November 2, 2020

Cobb Republican Women’s Club serves breakfast and lunch to first responders

On October 23 the Cobb County Republican Women’s Club showed its appreciation to first responders in the county by serving breakfast and lunch to police, firefighters, EMTs and healthcare workers…

Cobb County October 29, 2020

CCCSB Behavioral Health Crisis Center open today as usual

The Cobb County Community Services Board issued the following news release announcing that the Behavioral Health Crisis Center remains open today. Here is the complete announcement: Tropical Storm Zeta UPDATE,…

Cobb County, Uncategorized October 27, 2020

(re)launch of the Cobb County Courier podcast

Seven months after we did an experimental podcast, I’m relaunching with a simpler, less production-intensive format. Our first, experimental podcast took several days to produce and included audio clips from…

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