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Kennesaw June 16, 2021

Kennesaw police and community to hold Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth is on track to become a federal holiday. Juneteenth, or June 19, is the date that people who had been held and forced to work in slavery in Texas…

Cobb County June 14, 2021

GBI investigating the fatal shooting of Kennesaw man by Cobb police

According to a public information release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation the GBI has been called on to investigate the fatal shooting of Kennesaw man by Cobb County police,…

Kennesaw June 11, 2021

A response from a member of the Kennesaw Police Department’s Citizen’s Advisory Board

Dear Mr. Johnson: In 2005, I moved to Georgia from the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. In an effort to find a great community for raising my then two young children,…

Cobb County June 8, 2021

Cobb County warns residents of email phishing scams about COVID relief

Cobb County posted a message on the county web page warning residents about phishing scams. An article from the Cobb County Police Department describes phishing as follows: Phishing is when…

Cobb County June 3, 2021

Cobb Police recover body of teen from Chattahoochee

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the body of a teen who drowned in the Chattahoochee River was recovered yesterday…

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

Smyrna May 15, 2021

Police seek help in identifying man in wheelchair killed in traffic accident on Cooper Lake Road

Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department reports that a man in an electric wheelchair was struck by a car and killed while crossing Cooper Lake Road east…

Melissa Alterio in front of the Cobb County BOC

Cobb County May 13, 2021

Melissa Alterio hired as new Cobb County 911 emergency communications director

Melissa Alterio was approved as the new Cobb County 911 Emergency Communications Department director, in a unanimous vote of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. Alterio comes to her…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth May 12, 2021

Acworth Police seek more resources from city council

by Arielle Robinson Acworth’s Police Department approached the mayor and Board of Aldermen Monday evening, requesting the board adjust their fiscal year 2022 budget to pay for added positions to…

Cobb County May 7, 2021

Friendly fire: one Cobb police officer accidentally shot by another

While responding to a possible child welfare issue a Cobb police officer discharged a firearm at an attacking dog and accidentally shot his partner. The public information release from Sgt….

Cobb County May 5, 2021

Vincent Truitt’s family continues to push for prosecution of Cobb officer

Family members of a 17-year-old shot and killed by a Cobb County police officer -and their attorneys- say they’re encouraged by recent decisions in two similar cases-hoping that it will…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…