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Elections February 21, 2025

Allen and Howard prepare for the Cobb BOC District 2 Democratic runoff

By Mark Woolsey With the Cobb County elections board having certified results of the Feb. 11 county commission district 2 and 4 primary elections, the one remaining race to be…

Elections February 12, 2025

Runoff between Allen and Howard in Cobb BOC District 2 in the cards

By Mark Woolsey A runoff appears in the cards in one of several races in the special primary election for Cobb County Commission Districts 2 and 4 held on Tuesday….

Cobb County February 11, 2025

Cobb County appoints Dr. Michael Cunningham as new Fire Chief

Photo courtesy of Cobb County government At this morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Dr. Michael Cunningham was appointed Cobb County Fire Chief. County Manager Dr. Jackie…

Elections January 27, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 4 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

[Editor’s note: as editor of the Cobb County Courier I admit total defeat in my effort to force the answers that came in to me in different formats into a…

Elections January 26, 2025

Responses to survey from the Cobb Courier to candidates for District 2 in the Cobb Board of Commissioners special election

The Cobb County Courier distributed questionnaires to the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. We sent the same questionnaires for both district seats, and to…

Elections January 22, 2025

Candidate forum for Cobb BOC district 4 special election January 30

A candidate forum for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners District 4 special election will be held Thursday, January 30, at 7 p.m. at the South Cobb Community Center, 620…

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Cobb County January 21, 2025

Statements from each Cobb BOC district commissioner regarding the ongoing district map controversy

At the Tuesday, January 14 meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, each district commissioner entered into the record statements regarding the controversy surrounding the county’s district maps. The…

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Cobb County January 16, 2025

Cobb County announces intent to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

Cobb County announced in a news release (reprinted below) that it intends to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia’s new law created with the passage and signing…

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Quiz of the Week January 4, 2025

Quiz of the Week: How much do you know about Cobb County?

By Larry Felton Johnson The Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter, and it’s been pretty successful at engaging readers in the beginning stages. So, I’ve decided to…

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Holidays December 31, 2024

Reminder about Cobb County’s fireworks ordinances

Cobb County government distributed the following reminder about Cobb County’s fireworks ordinances: Around the New Year’s holiday, we receive a lot of questions on fireworks usage in Cobb. 911 takes…

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Opinion April 2, 2025