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2022 Elections April 11, 2022

Cobb County is hiring poll workers for the May elections

Cobb County seeks poll workers for the upcoming 2022 elections in May. The county website lists the following minimum qualifications for the jobs: A Judicious, Intelligent, and Upright citizen of…

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Transportation April 11, 2022

Cobb County to hold public hearing on 2022 SPLOST Transportation Improvement expenditures

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on 2022 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) expenditures tomorrow, Tuesday April 12, before the regular business portion…

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Environment April 10, 2022

Cobb County Public Library celebrates Earth Day with a list of scheduled events

Earth Day 2022 will be celebrated Friday April 22, and in recognition of this important day when we focus on the environment, the Cobb Public Library has scheduled the following…

National April 7, 2022

U.S. Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘America at its best,’ to Supreme Court

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia RecorderApril 7, 2022 WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history by becoming the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, after Democratic…

Land Use and Zoning April 7, 2022

Planning Commission recommends approval for grandfathered retail landscaper on Liberty Hill Road

At the meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission, the commission recommended that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approve a request for rezoning that will allow a retail specialty…

2022 Elections April 7, 2022

Q & A with Judge Sonja Brown, candidate for Cobb Superior Court judgeship

By Arielle Robinson Monday afternoon, the Courier spoke over the phone with Cobb Magistrate Judge Sonja Brown, who hopes to fill the open Superior Court judgeship seat. Brown is one…

Crime April 7, 2022

GBI to investigate fatal shooting by Cobb County police of man suspected in Sunday’s Cumberland Mall gunfire

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a statement about their investigation of a fatal shooting by officers of the Cobb County Police Department. The man who was shot was suspected…

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Kennesaw April 6, 2022

Kennesaw comprehensive plan and street lighting project move forward

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council received a report on the city’s strengths and weaknesses, as shared by members of the community, at Monday’s second hearing for the 2022 updated…

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Land Use and Zoning April 5, 2022

Contentious rezoning case on townhomes on Wade Green Road held until May Planning Commission meeting

At the meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission a motion passed 5-0 to hold (or postpone) a contentious zoning case until the May meeting in order to give time…

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Criminal Justice System April 1, 2022

Georgia House panel advances cash bail bill as clock winds down on 2022 Legislature

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 31, 2022 With just days left before the state’s 2022 legislative session’s scheduled…

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Transportation & Development May 15, 2025

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