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Sierra Club Centennial Group listens to Meet the Candidates panels (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections, Environment July 11, 2018

Sierra Club hosts candidates in Cobb County (Part One)

The Sierra Club Centennial Group held its candidate forum last Thursday evening at Life University. Panels of candidates for the state legislature and the Cobb County Board of Commissioners answered…

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…

Commissioner Bob Weatherford reads proclamation to Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force

Cobb County June 12, 2018

Elder Abuse Awareness Day recognized by Cobb BOC

At its June 12 meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution proclaiming June 15 Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The proclamation was presented to members of Cobb County’s…

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…

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid delivers the State of the District address (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners, Cobb County Commission District 4 May 16, 2018

Cobb Commissioner Lisa Cupid talks Community Policing, the Millage Rate, and other topics at State of the District Address

At a public meeting at the Ron Anderson Recreation Center in Powder Springs on Tuesday evening, Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid delivered a “State of the District” address,…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna May 9, 2018

Cobb BOC offers no objection to Smyrna’s annexation and rezoning of 18.7 acres on Buckner Road

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) offered no objection to the annexation by Smyrna of 18.7-acres of land on Buckner Road adjacent to the Whitefield Academy, or of Smyrna’s…

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…

2018 elections April 21, 2018

Two Democratic candidates for Georgia House and Senate seats in East Cobb talk about their priorities at meet-and-greet

At a meet-and-greet in East Cobb on Friday evening, two Democratic candidates for Georgia state legislative seats outlined their priorities and reasons for running. Karín Sandiford is campaigning for Georgia…

Cobb County Business April 17, 2018

Retiring state representative Earl Ehrhart named as CEO for Taylor English Decisions LLC

Retiring Georgia state representative Earl Ehrhart has been named as CEO for Taylor English Decisions LLC, a government strategies consulting firm affiliated with Taylor English Duma LLP, according to a company…

Cobb & Douglas Public Health March 20, 2018

Dr. Janet Pak Memark named new District Health Director at Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Dr. Janet Pak Memark will replace retiring Dr. Jack Kennedy as the District Health Director of Cobb & Douglas Public Health, effective April 2. Memark received her Master of Public…

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