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The county map of the Vinings 04 precint roughly bounded by South Atlanta Road, Paces Ferry Road, Cumberland Parkway, and the Chattahoochee River

2022 Elections June 7, 2022

Cityhood Vote in Vinings 04 hand recount identical to original scanned count

Cobb Elections and Registration conducted a hand recount of the Vinings cityhood vote in the Vinings 04 precinct, and the count was identical to the election day ballot scan. Vinings…

Vinings June 4, 2022

Vinings cityhood vote in one precinct to be recounted by hand Monday

Cobb County issued the following notice about a hand recount of the Vinings cityhood vote: On Monday, June 6 at 4:00 p.m., Cobb Elections will conduct a hand-count of ballots…

a map showing the boundaries of the proposed new cities in Cobb County

2022 Elections May 25, 2022

East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings cityhood votes all fail

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…

2022 Elections May 19, 2022

Public safety and fraud allegations dominate East Cobb Cityhood debate as referendum nears

By Rebecca Gaunt As the final week of advance voting proceeded, public safety officials addressed concerns in a virtual public forum, while cityhood proponents and opponents sparred over the legitimacy…

2022 Elections May 6, 2022

Debate over Cobb cityhood movements intensifies as early voting wraps up first week

By Rebecca Gaunt As week one of early voting came to a close, advocates on both sides of the cityhood debates in east and west Cobb made it clear they…

The mouth of a ballot box with the text "Insert Ballot Here"

2022 Elections May 2, 2022

Residents report early voting problems in Lost Mountain cityhood referendum

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…

Two women holding up signs opposing Lost Mountain cityhood

2022 Elections April 25, 2022

Lost Mountain cityhood opponents say it’s a “bait and switch”

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…

Vinings April 18, 2022

Cobb County’s town hall about Vinings cityhood this Thursday

Cobb County will hold a town hall about the uncoming Vinings cityhood referendum Thursday April 21 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Vinings United Methodist Church, 3101…

2022 Elections April 14, 2022

Lawsuit filed to block Lost Mountain cityhood referendum

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….

Quill pan and ink in article about absentee ballots

Letters to the Editor April 10, 2022

Letter to the Editor: What would change the county forever: Lost Mountain cityhood or the Uniform Code?

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…

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