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Lisa Morgan President of Georgia Association of Educators (photo courtesy of the Georgia Association of Educators)

Guest Opinion August 27, 2020

An Open Letter to Georgia Families by Lisa Morgan, President, Georgia Association of Educators

The Georgia Association of Educators distributed the following open letter to the media, from Lisa Morgan, their president. Less than six months ago, Georgia reported the first positive cases of…

Health Care August 17, 2020

Kemp issues executive order on COVID-19

Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on August 15, which will be effective until August 31. The state is already under a State of Emergency…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth August 7, 2020

At tense meeting, Acworth board approves rezoning, annexation of property for development

Acworth’s City Council and Board of Aldermen voted Thursday evening to approve the rezoning and annexation of properties to build a housing development. The proposal by Marietta-based developer Joey Hipps,…

Cobb County July 26, 2020

Former State Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan sponsors online roundtable between youth and police at the Epicenter

Former State Representative Alisha Thomas sent the following announcement about a roundtable dialogue between young people of color and the Cobb County Police Department. It will be held July 29…

residents at town hall for Smyrna non-discrimination ordinance

Smyrna July 15, 2020

Citizens weigh in on, mostly support Smyrna non-discrimination ordinance

More than 50 people turned up at the Smyrna Community Center Tuesday night for a town hall meeting on the city’s proposed non-discrimination ordinance. If passed, the measure would set…

Cobb County July 10, 2020

DA Holmes, Cobb law enforcement discuss racial justice protests with community leaders

Cobb County community civic groups hosted an online panel Thursday evening where law enforcement officials and community leaders discussed racial justice and law enforcement. The Mableton Improvement Coalition, Austell Community…

Families Against Racism in Smyrna park listening to speakers

Education June 29, 2020

Charisse Davis hosts Families Against Racism event in Smyrna

Families Against Racism along with Cobb County School Board member Charisse Davis hosted another discussion on race in Taylor Brawner Park in Smyrna Sunday afternoon. About 50 to 75 people…

Former City Councilman Jimmy Dickens told the Council it was time for the Confederate flag to go.

Kennesaw June 16, 2020

Confederate flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw park

More than two hours of often heated and emotional public comment preceded Monday’s announcement that the Confederate battle flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw’s Memorial Park on Main…

Acworth June 11, 2020

Racial profiling, defunding police discussed at Acworth community conversation

A panel of Acworth community leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon to discuss race, policing and bringing the community together in light of the protests surrounding the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County May 23, 2020

MUST Ministries feeds 34,164 since pandemic ramps up

MUST Ministries fed a staggering number of people in recent months. Figures released this week show the non-profit agency’s food service has fed 34,164 people in the eight weeks since…

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