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2020 Elections November 8, 2020

Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…

2020 Elections November 3, 2020

Leroy Tre’ Hutchins: incoming Democratic member of the Cobb County Board of Education

Leroy “Tre” Hutchins, who is running unopposed for Cobb County Board of Education Post 3, answered questions from the Courier about his plans and positions as an incoming school board…

2020 Elections July 27, 2020

Cobb election board changes Smyrna-2A poll location, approves request to BOC for funds to mail absentee ballot applications

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration today held a special called meeting. The Board approved a motion to ask the Cobb County Board of Commissioners for funds to…

2020 Elections July 27, 2020

Cobb election board to consider seeking funds to mail absentee ballot applications to all registered voters

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration will hold a special-called meeting today, Monday, July 27 at noon, and one of the topics will be the possibility of asking…

Cobb school board protest -- Gregory George addresses demonstrators Thursday

Education July 17, 2020

Community members protest Cobb school board, demand anti-racist training in schools

About 50 community members demonstrated at Cobb County School District’s Central Office on Glover Street Thursday afternoon, demanding the school board implement policies to address students’ virtual return to school…

Janine Eveler at lectern at a BOC meeting

2020 Elections January 15, 2020

Cobb commissioners approve new voting precincts

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners proposals to create three new voting precincts were approved 4-1, with District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid opposing the motions….

Harmony Leland Elementary School in article about raises for the Board of Education

Education September 23, 2019

Morgan proposes raises for Cobb Board of Education

School board member David Morgan brought up what he called the “awkward” subject of raises for the Board of Education at Thursday’s work session. “It is my hope that we…

Cobb County August 29, 2019

Superior Pets for Patriotic Vets featured at Cobb commissioners meeting

David Birkenbine is a regular at Cobb County Board of Commissioners meetings. He consistently addresses the BOC, advocating for enforcement of the county’s medical burn ban ordinance. But at Tuesday…

Stallings Howell, Bill Floyd, Wayne Brown and Shep Hammack in American Revolutionary War uniformsfrom the Sons of the American Revolution at the Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting to receive a proclamation for Patriots Day

Cobb County April 11, 2019

Cobb commissioners proclaim Patriots Day

Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell presented a proclamation to members of the Sons of the American Revolution declaring April 19, 2019, as Patriots Day. The proclamation states: PATRIOTS DAY WHEREAS: April…

Assistant Cobb County Attorney William Rowling talks about proposed changes to the appointment of ethics board members (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners January 23, 2019

GA Supreme Court ruling prompts changes to selection of Cobb ethics board

During the first public hearing on proposed amendments to Cobb’s 2019 Code, changes were proposed to the way members of the Cobb County Board of Ethics are chosen. The seven…

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