There were two notable party crossover endorsements recently in local Cobb County election campaigns, one in which a Republican endorsed a Democrat, and one in which a Democrat endorsed a…
Craig Owens picked up endorsements from three state legislators and an Austell city councilman in his race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. State Sen. Michael Rhett, SD-33, Rep. Michael…
Cobb County Police Department Major Craig Owens, the commander of Precinct 2, and former Dekalb Sheriff’s Deputy Gregory Gilstrap were disqualified in their bids for the Democratic nomination for a…
Last Thursday, March 12, the Cobb Immigrant Alliance and Cobb SCLC held a press conference in Glover Park on Marietta Square, pushing back against the increasingly sharp verbal and legal…
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens sent out the following press release this afternoon in response to the shooting of an individual by police near Six Flags. This happened after a crowd…
Newly elected Smryna Councilman Rickey Oglesby, Jr. (Screenshot from video of swearing-in ceremony) by Arielle Robinson Smyrna swore in its mayor and entire city council and approved staff appointments at…
During this time of renewed violence in the Middle East, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens joined the sheriffs of Dekalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties in issuing the following statement of…
According to a public information release from the office of Sheriff Craig Owens, the sheriff has appointed Gina Hawkins as Assistant Chief Deputy. Hawkins served as the Police Chief of…
Leadership Cobb, a leadership development project of the Cobb Chamber announced 54 new participants for the 2023-2024 class. According to the announcement, “Founded in 1983, Leadership Cobb brings together diverse…
The office of Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens announced that the General Education Development (GED) test was administered to detainees at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center for the first…