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2020 Elections March 31, 2020

Ed Setzler: incumbent candidate for Georgia House District 35

Representative Ed Setzler is running for reelection to his seat in the Georgia State House of Representatives for House District 35. HD-35 covers Acworth and part of Kennesaw. Background He…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment March 30, 2020

Sterigenics sues Cobb County

Sterigenics has filed suit against Cobb County in federal court, seeking to resume operations on a permanent basis. Background The Sterigenics plant became a focus of community concern in Smyrna…

Kevin Nicholas seated at table with window showing skyline in background

2020 Elections March 29, 2020

Kevin Nicholas: Candidate for District 2 Cobb County commissioner

Kevin Nicholas is running in the Republican primary for the District 2 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners that longtime Commissioner Bob Ott is vacating when this term…

2020 Elections March 28, 2020

Andy Smith: Candidate for District 2 Cobb County commissioner

Andy Smith is a Republican candidate for the District 2 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The seat is currently held by Republican Commissioner Bob Ott, who is…

Lisa Campbell, a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 35

2020 Elections March 26, 2020

Lisa Campbell: candidate for Georgia House District 35

Lisa Campbell is running in the Democratic primary for district 35 in the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2020 election. Campbell is one of three Democratic candidates in the…

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment March 26, 2020

Sterigenics objects to temporary nature of reopening go-ahead

Sterigenics issued the following statement regarding Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce’s emergency order allowing their Smyrna-area facility to reopen: March 25, 2020 “Sterigenics will take immediate steps to resume sterilization…

Health Care March 24, 2020

Powder Springs declares state of emergency

The City of Powder Springs issued an executive order effective March 25 that outlined the details of the city’s state of emergency declaration adopted March 16. The city distributed the…

Cobb BOC Chairman Mike Boyce at the county's Emergency Response Center

Health Care March 24, 2020

Mike Boyce issues state of emergency declaration for Cobb County

This afternoon Chairman Mike Boyce of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Cobb County due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After…

Environment March 23, 2020

Cobb allows Sterigenics to resume delayed testing

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following news release about the resumption of tests at the Sterigenics plant off Atlanta Road near Smyrna, which had been cancelled in…

Kennesaw March 20, 2020

Kennesaw declares state of emergency

The City of Kennesaw declared a State of Emergency this afternoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was issued by Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling. Earlier in the day the…

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Kennesaw October 17, 2024

ADU, public art proposals considered at Kennesaw City Council work session

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw Zoning Administrator Darryl Simmons presented the Kennesaw City Council with the draft of a proposed ordinance to allow single-family residences to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs)…

Pets and Pet Adoption October 17, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Toby, and I’m going to lie here patiently until I’m adopted into a nice home!”

Photo from Cobb County Animal Services Shelter website The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male tan retriever. The…