According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP Unit) is investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Last year, the bid for Lost Mountain to become its own city failed. Supporters of such a plan are back,…
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that lane closures will be installed on SR 360 between Lost Mountain Road and SR 120. The scope and schedule…
The tally is unofficial, but with 100 percent of the precincts reporting residents of the proposed cities of East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings all voted no for cityhood. The…
By Rebecca Gaunt Some residents that live inside the boundaries of the proposed city of Lost Mountain in west Cobb are reporting that the question was not on their ballots…
By Rebecca Gaunt [Editor’s note: After the publication of this article a representative from Protect West Cobb reached out to us with a request to clarify that Protect West Cobb…
To the editor: As some voters across Cobb County make a choice about cityhood referendums this May, this proverb seems quite applicable: “Everybody learns from their own mistakes. The wise…
By Rebecca Gaunt Questioning the constitutionality of its city charter, West Cobb Advocate filed a lawsuit Wednesday to remove the May 24 referendum for Lost Mountain cityhood from the ballot….
By Fred Beloin To the Editor: You posit that cityhood movements could change the face of Cobb County forever. Hypothetically, if those new cities adopted Cobb’s current zoning code, while…
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced daytime lane closures on SR 360/Macland Road Saturday, February 19. [Editors note: The GDOT in their press release identified the road as Powder Springs…