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Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs calling for the defunding of 287-G

Cobb County June 17, 2019

Controversial 287-G program up for vote in sheriff’s budget at Cobb BOC

Next month, the Cobb County’s Board of Commissioners will vote on the sheriff’s budget — a vote that could determine the future of the controversial 287 (g) program. “As a…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County June 12, 2019

Cobb DA: MS-13 associates sentenced

According to a press release from the office of Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, six individuals associated with the MS-13 gang pleaded guilty to a group assault that began…

Photo of the BOC from the February 2019 meeting accompanying a letter to the editor about the compensation plan for Cobb 911 dispatchers

Guest Opinion June 11, 2019

Opinion: Cobb 911 Overlooked by BOC

This letter to the editor was sent by Samantha Hawkins, a Cobb 911 dispatcher. Dear Editor: I believe it’s of the utmost importance to bring to the public knowledge of…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County May 27, 2019

Fatal hit and run on South Cobb Drive

Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department announced that the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit and run that happened on…

Marietta, Marietta Police Department April 14, 2019

Cobb 911 dispatcher detective work leads to arrest

Cobb Communications director Ross Cavitt posted a video of a cool-headed 911 dispatcher who pieced together cryptic hints provided by a fast-thinking Uber driver who was allegedly threatened by a…

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…

Police, firefighters, and their families and supporters at BOC meeting to push for staffing, increased pay and benefits (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County March 29, 2019

Cobb Police and firefighters protest staffing levels, pay at contentious BOC meeting

Cobb Police and firefighters, and their families and supporters, packed last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to lodge a protest for higher staffing levels, more…

Cobb County March 26, 2019

GBI Investigates officer-involved shooting in Cobb County

According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) the Cobb County Police Department requested that the GBI investigate an officer-involved shooting in unincorporated Cobb County near…

Cobb County March 25, 2019

Cobb Fraternal Order of Police mobilizing supporters to attend BOC meeting

The Fraternal Order of Police put out a call for Cobb residents and business owners to attend the March 26 Board of Commissioners meeting to push for increased hiring of…

Obituary March 20, 2019

Funeral for Cobb police officer Anthony Walter Pereira tomorrow

According to a news release from Cobb County, the funeral services for Cobb County police officer Anthony Walter Pereira, 28, of Stone Mountain, will be held at 11:00 AM on…

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