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John Nwosu, a school counselor at Garrett Middle School speaking at an event on racial discrimination in Cobb County schools

Cobb County April 30, 2019

Dialogue On Racial Discrimination in Cobb County Schools

Cobb County students shared their personal experiences with racial discrimination on Sunday during an event called Listening Journeys. It was the fourth such event since January and was held at…

Debbie Fisher delivers SPLOST criticisms at Cobb GOP headquarters (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County April 12, 2019

Group critical of Cobb SPLOST spending holds town hall

A citizens group that has criticized the spending and accounting practices of the county’s Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) held a town hall meeting in the Cobb County Republican…

Alcohol Awareness Month proclamation given to the Cobb County Community Services Board

Cobb County April 9, 2019

Alcohol Awareness Month proclaimed in Cobb

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April of 2019 as Alcohol Awareness Month. The proclamation was presented to Foster Norman, the CEO of the Cobb County Community Services Board,…

Health Care March 2, 2019

Letter to the Editor: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

[This letter to the editor is from Foster Norman, CEO of Cobb County Community Services Board] To the editor: As we recognize National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on…

Residents in front of information tables in Mableton Town Square in article about Mableton Square tree lighting

Marietta December 2, 2018

Mableton Square tree lighting and candy cane hunt

Mableton Square, the Cobb County park in front of Mableton Elementary School, will be the the site of a tree lighting and candy cane hunt on December 9 starting at…

2018 Science Olympiad State Champions-Shallowford Falls Elementary School in article with about Cobb Schools and control over calendar

Cobb County schools November 16, 2018

Cobb Schools Want Control Over Calendar [UPDATE with correction]

[UPDATE: the last paragraph of this article has been changed to correct an error we made in describing how “fair share” works] The Cobb County School Board set their 2019…

Marietta, Marietta schools November 14, 2018

Marietta Schools Want Control Over Calendar and Safety Initiatives

The Marietta School Board approved its 2019 legislative priorities Tuesday to be presented to the community and the Cobb delegation. Testing flexibility is priority one as Marietta is one of…

Hooded figure walking down trail in Heritage Park in Mabelton.

Cobb County Parks November 1, 2018

Cobb PARKS photo contest deadline Nov 6

Do you have photos you took in Cobb County parks, or any of the city parks in the county? The deadline is November 6 to enter up to 10 photos…

DeAnna Harris at Zion Baptist Church candidate forum (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

2018 elections September 29, 2018

Zion Baptist Church Hosts Candidate Forum

Zion Baptist Church’s Social Justice Ministry held a community candidate forum Thursday so voters could meet the November 6 election candidates. Volunteers were present to assist with registration and IDs….

Grant Rivera and board members joked that they felt smarter just being in the presence of Andy Chinuntdet, who received a perfect ACT score.

Marietta, Marietta schools September 20, 2018

Marietta schools extend Grant Rivera’s contract

The Marietta City school board indicated they are happy with the performance of Superintendent Grant Rivera by approving a contract extension through 2021 Tuesday night. He took over the position…

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