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Chart from the GBI crime lab on Cobb County opioid seizures.

Cobb County criminal justice system July 16, 2018

Cobb County at top of GBI’s list for opioid seizures by law enforcement

In a press release this morning, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab announced that Cobb County was at the top of the list for opioid use in Georgia. The…

Andy Clark, Georgia senate district 37 candidate (photo by Shannon Clark, courtesy of the Clark campaign)

2018 elections June 30, 2018

Andy Clark first Democrat in 20 years to run for SD-37

Andy Clark runs for Senate District 37 Andy Clark is running for Georgia state senate district 37, which includes Kennesaw, Acworth, and West Cobb. He is the first Democratic candidate…

Tommy Allegood, Mayor of Acworth; Lisa Crossman, CDPH Deputy Director; Wyman Pilcher, Cobb Board of Health Vice Chair; Bob Weatherford, Cobb County Commissioner; Dr. Janet Memark, CDPH District Health Director; Dr. Carol Holtz, Cobb Board of Health Chair, and Derek Easterling, Mayor of Kennesaw, celebrate the grand opening of the Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health June 28, 2018

Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center opens

Ribbon-cutting for Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center The Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday. The new center, a part of the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) system, will…

Cobb County criminal justice system, Solutions Journalism June 16, 2018

Ex-offender obstacles to re-entering the job market

An ex-offender gets hired Stanley Robbins, 65, got his first job with the city of Barstow, California, in 1977. Robbins was an ex-offender, incarcerated for accessory to murder and first-degree…

Cobb County schools May 19, 2018

Osborne High School: Beyond Graduation Rates, Transiency, Poverty

On its face, Osborne High School appears to be “failing,” based on criteria set by the state and the Cobb County School District. With a population of 2,200 students who…

2018 elections May 14, 2018

Healthcare, public education top priorities for Georgia Lt. Governor candidate Sarah Riggs Amico

Sarah Riggs Amico proudly counts herself among this year’s wave of first-time female political candidates, entering the race for Georgia Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat. But what Amico really wants…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County Courts, Magistrate Court May 7, 2018

Arson suspect bound over for trial in auto fire at Marietta motel

Christopher Shockley, 35, was bound over to Cobb Superior Court for trial on a charge of arson, suspected of setting fire to the vehicle of a woman described in court as his…

Public Transit May 7, 2018

Smyrna legislators: ‘A lot of work’ ahead in Cobb transit debate

A pair of Smyrna-area state legislators stressed two points during a Sunday afternoon town hall: transit bill HB 930 was the most important piece of legislation passed in the General…

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid in article about water treatment facility failure

Open Record and Meetings Law April 12, 2018

How to get the public information you want: Guidance from an elected official

by Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid [This article was published on the Georgia First Amendment Foundation website, and is reprinted with the permission of Commissioner Cupid] After serving…

Environment April 1, 2018

Community effort, education best tools in fight against litter

Littering is a hard crime to prosecute because one must be caught in the act in order to be ticketed, but educating both the public and law enforcement officers, judges…

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