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Charisse Davis, candidate for Cobb County School Board Post 6 (campaign photo)

2018 elections, Cobb County School Board July 12, 2018

Charisse Davis aims to unseat two-term incumbent Scott Sweeney on Cobb School Board

When Susan Thayer retires from the Cobb County school board at the end of this year, the seven-member delegation could be left with no female representatives. Charisse Davis, a librarian and…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County Police Department, Precinct 3 July 12, 2018

High-speed chase suspect to stand trial in Cobb Superior Court

Another suspect in the high-speed chase that began with reports of multiple car break-ins near Atlanta Road was bound over to Cobb County Superior Court for trial. We covered the…

Salvatore Castellana (photo courtesy of the Castellana campaign)

2018 elections July 12, 2018

Salvatore Castellana will give Rep. Ed Setzler his first challenge in eight years

It’s fairly common for Georgia’s state representatives to be re-elected without challengers once first placed in office. Ed Setzler (R – Acworth), for example, represents northwest Cobb County in House…

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…

Security video of suspect in church vandalism (photo courtesy of Cobb County Police Department)

Cobb County Police Department July 11, 2018

Arrest made in Cobb County church vandalism

According to a report from Officer Sarah O’Hara of the Cobb County Police Department, detectives in the Criminal Investigations Unit of Precinct 1 made an arrest yesterday evening in the…

June Van Brackle of the Senior Citizen Council of Cobb speaks in favor of the Cobb millage rate increase (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners July 10, 2018

Cobb millage rate hike supporters outnumber opponents at hearing

The first of three state-mandated Cobb millage rate hearings was held Tuesday morning during the regular meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The people who spoke in favor…

Camera getting into position for a shot (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Marietta July 10, 2018

“Tyson’s Run” Filming at Marietta Square

North Park Square was closed to traffic Tuesday as the movie “Tyson’s Run” filmed a scene involving multiple vehicles and actor Major Dodson of “The Walking Dead” and “American Horror…

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

Kennesaw State University July 9, 2018

KSU music business school ranked in top 15 by Billboard

KSU music business school ranked in top 15 Billboard recently named the KSU music business school one of the top 15 in the country. Kennesaw State University‘s Joel A. Katz Music…

Cobb County Police Department July 9, 2018

Tractor-trailer crash leads to fire, injury

Serious injury collision near Hickory Grove Road A serious injury collision leading to a tractor-trailer crash and fire occurred today on the northbound lanes of I-75 north of Hickory Grove Road in…

C-130 "Ghost Rider" built in 1957 (photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Cobb County Business July 9, 2018

Lockheed Martin’s LM-100J at Farnborough Airshow

Lockheed Martin and the Farnborough Air Show Lockheed Martin will feature the LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter at Farnborough International Airshow 2018, in Farnborough, England, July 16-22. The LM-100J will participate in the show’s…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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