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Crowd at BOC meeting and millage rate hearing (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget July 26, 2018

Cobb millage rate increase passes 3-2

In a 3-2 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted to increase the millage rate to the 1.7 percent proposed by Chairman Michael Boyce. Boyce, Bob Weatherford, and Lisa…

Keli Gambrill at a Sierra Club Meet the Candidates forum (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections, Cobb County board of commissioners July 25, 2018

Gambrill defeats Weatherford in Cobb District 1

Challenger Keli Gambrill defeated incumbent District 1 Cobb County Commissioner Bob Weatherford in Tuesday night’s run-off election. Since no Democratic candidate qualified during the primary, Gambrill will serve on the…

Dawn Randolph speaks at Sierra Club forum in Cobb County (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections, Energy July 22, 2018

Sierra Club candidate forum Part 3: Dawn Randolph

The Sierra Club Centennial Group held a Meet the Candidates forum on July 5 at Life University. The forum included candidates for state legislative seats and Cobb County Board of…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County Budget July 21, 2018

Last chance to be heard on Cobb County budget and millage rate

The last public hearing on the Cobb County budget and millage rate will be held next Wednesday, July 25, 7 p.m. during the Board of Commissioners regular meeting in the…

Brumby Elementary School (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools, Education July 21, 2018

Brumby Elementary and East Cobb Middle Schools to have ribbon-cutting

Brumby Elementary and East Cobb Middle Schools will have their grand openings on July 31. Residents can tour the new buildings starting at 9 a.m. for ECMS and 9:30 for…

Caroline Holko (photo by Richard Skoonberg)

2018 elections, Cobb County board of commissioners July 20, 2018

Caroline Holko focuses on diversity, services, and transit

Caroline Holko has a deep love of libraries, family, and community. The New Orleans- born transplant’s values are rooted deep in her politics through a passion for diversity, services, transit….

Kennesaw State University buses -- in article about Kennesaw State Best for Vets

Kennesaw State University July 19, 2018

Pamela Whitten to conduct her first commencement at KSU

Pamela Whitten, the recently appointed president of Kennesaw State University, will perform her first official act as president when she presides over KSU’s summer commencement ceremonies. About 1.300 students will…

Cobb County board of commissioners, Zoning July 17, 2018

Lost Mountain Nursery granted special land use permit

Lost Mountain Nursery was granted a special land-use permit (SLUP) at the Cobb County Board of Commissioners zoning hearing on Tuesday. The property is on Poplar Springs Road at Dallas Highway….

Sierra Club Centennial Group Meet the Candidates, L-R, Bob Weatherford, Keli Gambrill, Caroline Holko, Dawn Randolph, Jeff Schoenberg (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections July 16, 2018

Sierra Club Centennial Group Meet the Candidates (Part 2)

This is part 2 of our article on the Sierra Club Centennial Group’s Meet the Candidates forum. This part includes three candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The…

Bob Weatherford and Keli Gambrill at Sierra Club forum (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections July 15, 2018

Bob Weatherford: “I haven’t done anything that I would do differently”

Bob Weatherford has no regrets. “I’ve got four years and I’ve got a record,” Weatherford said. “I haven’t done anything that I would do differently.” Weatherford says he plans to…

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Education October 31, 2024

Cobb eighth grader expelled for warning friend of shooting threat

By Rebecca Gaunt Upon hearing that three Cobb schools were the target of a violent threat, a Campbell Middle School special education student accessed Google Chat in his first-period class…

Pedestrian Safety October 31, 2024

Dangerous conditions for pedestrians on South Cobb Drive at serious accident site

By Larry Felton Johnson According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson, the Cobb County Police Department’s STEP Unit is investigating an incident on South Cobb Drive, north…

Health Care October 31, 2024

Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jackie Fortiér October 30, 2024 This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer…

Elections October 31, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

Holidays October 31, 2024

Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite

by Richard Hartel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You…

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