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Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid delivers the State of the District address (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget August 4, 2018

What does District 4 get from the Cobb County budget?

In an email newsletter distributed Friday, Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid outlined some of the specific things District 4 gets from the recently passed Cobb County budget. The…

Crowd at BOC meeting and millage rate hearing (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget July 26, 2018

Cobb millage rate increase passes 3-2

In a 3-2 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted to increase the millage rate to the 1.7 percent proposed by Chairman Michael Boyce. Boyce, Bob Weatherford, and Lisa…

Keli Gambrill at a Sierra Club Meet the Candidates forum (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections, Cobb County board of commissioners July 25, 2018

Gambrill defeats Weatherford in Cobb District 1

Challenger Keli Gambrill defeated incumbent District 1 Cobb County Commissioner Bob Weatherford in Tuesday night’s run-off election. Since no Democratic candidate qualified during the primary, Gambrill will serve on the…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County Budget July 21, 2018

Last chance to be heard on Cobb County budget and millage rate

The last public hearing on the Cobb County budget and millage rate will be held next Wednesday, July 25, 7 p.m. during the Board of Commissioners regular meeting in the…

Brumby Elementary School (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Cobb County schools, Education July 21, 2018

Brumby Elementary and East Cobb Middle Schools to have ribbon-cutting

Brumby Elementary and East Cobb Middle Schools will have their grand openings on July 31. Residents can tour the new buildings starting at 9 a.m. for ECMS and 9:30 for…

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…

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…

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Greenways and Trails Master Plan June 28, 2018

Cobb County Trails Plan approved

The Cobb Board of Commissioners put the seal of approval on the Cobb County Greenways and Trails Master Plan. At the regular BOC meeting Tuesday evening, with two members absent,…

Cobb park advocates celebrating vote to buy Tritt property (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Parks June 27, 2018

Park advocates cheer expansion of East Cobb Park

Park advocates celebrated the decision by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to fund the expansion of East Cobb Park. In a 3-0 vote Tuesday evening, the BOC approved the use of…

Cobb residents celebrating county commission decision to move forward with parks bond-- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County Parks June 24, 2018

East Cobb Park expansion vote at BOC meeting

Purchase of additional land for East Cobb Park The Cobb BOC will vote on the purchase of additional Tritt property for the current East Cobb Park. The price will be $8.4…

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