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Group photo of three fathers and court staff celebrating graduation from Parental Accountability Court

Criminal Justice System November 8, 2021

Three fathers graduate from Cobb Parental Accountability Court

Three fathers graduated from the Cobb County Parental Accountability Court after getting back on track with their child support payments. The Parental Accountability Court is one of four accountability courts…

Gov. Brian Kemp, alongside his wiife Marty Kemp, addresses the graduating inaugural class of the Cobb Parental Accountability Court

Cobb County September 18, 2019

Gov. Kemp addresses graduates at Cobb Parental Accountability Court

The Cobb County Superior Court held its inaugural graduation for the Parental Accountability Court on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, with words of encouragement delivered to the graduates by Gov. Brian…

A group photo with two men getting certificates in the center. Three women Superior Court officials flank the men

Cobb County July 11, 2024

Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrates two new graduates

Photo provided by Cobb County The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated two new graduates. This accountability court is set up to provide an alternative to incarceration for people with…

Elections May 22, 2024

Broady loses to primary challenger Allen in Cobb DA race

With the unofficial results in, Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. has apparently been unseated in the Democratic Primary by challenger Sonya Allen. Since there is no Republican challenger…

Opinion May 20, 2024

Recognizing Mental Health Month by increasing access to mental healthcare

By Melanie Dallas, LPC May is Mental Health Month, an observance that obviously has special meaning for those of us in the mental health field. Indeed, at Highland Rivers Behavioral…

Justice May 11, 2024

Cobb’s Mental Health Court celebrates three new graduates

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris recently led the graduation ceremony for three individuals from the Cobb County Mental Health Court (MHC). The ceremony was attended by officials, attorneys,…

Cobb County May 8, 2024

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann Harris becomes president of Council of Superior Court Judges

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Ann Harris assumed the role of president of the Council of Superior Court Judges. Her term extends through April 30, 2025. She is joined by…

Sonya Allen (L) and Cobb DA Flynn Broady (R)

Elections April 28, 2024

Broady and Allen face off in Cobb District Attorney candidate debate

Photo by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves Last Thursday’s forum at Zion Baptist Church for the Cobb District Attorney’s Office quickly shifted into heated debate. An estimated 80 to 100…

Six Drug Treatment Court graduates holding certificates

Cobb County April 10, 2024

Six people graduated from Cobb’s Drug Treatment Court

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court announced that six new people have graduated from the program. The Drug Treatment Court is one of the accountability courts administered by the Superior…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Opinion January 23, 2024

We Just Might Be Safe During This Georgia Legislative Session

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College A year after the Civil War, lawyer, editor and politician Gideon John Tucker became famous for arguing “No man’s life,…

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