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Crime August 9, 2022

Man convicted in Smyrna murder sentenced to life without possibility of parole

According to a public information release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr., Elias Bustamente, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility…

Brionté McCorkle speaking outdoors at a podium

Voting Rights August 6, 2022

Court rules Georgia’s statewide PSC elections ‘dilute’ Black voting power

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 5, 2022 Voting rights activists celebrated Friday after a federal judge struck down the…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care August 5, 2022

Dr. Memark updates community on COVID and the 58 monkeypox cases in Cobb and Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following update to Cobb and Douglas County communities: Good afternoon Cobb and Douglas counties, We have…

Education August 5, 2022

CCSD’s pursuit of case against student who had expulsion overturned called retaliatory by SPLC

By Rebecca Gaunt The Southern Poverty Law Center is representing a former Campbell High School student who was expelled, but was found by the state board of education to have…

Jon Ossoff in suit walking away from group of people

2022 Elections August 4, 2022

Election officials at U.S. Senate hearing describe threats, spread of misinformation

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission]August 4, 2022 WASHINGTON — Democrats on the U.S. Senate…

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Business August 3, 2022

Home Depot announces its Second Quarter earnings conference call

Cobb County-headquartered home improvement retail giant The Home Depot announced in a press release that it has scheduled its second quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 16, at 9…

Business August 3, 2022

Cobb Young Professionals’ next leadership luncheon focuses on creativity and the arts

The next leadership luncheon of the Cobb Young Professionals will focus on creativity and the arts, with a group of panelists representing theatre, the visual arts, and creative placemaking. For…

Crime August 3, 2022

Former JCC Chicago assistant camp director charged in Cobb County child molestation case

By Rebecca Gaunt Ari Yonatan Wartell, 33,the former assistant director of JCC Chicago’s Camp Chi in Wisconsin, has been charged with child molestation and aggravated sodomy in Cobb County. Wartell…

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Voting Rights July 30, 2022

The independent state legislature doctrine could reverse 200 years of progress and take power away from the people

By Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a case to be heard in the coming months, the U.S….

Transportation July 29, 2022

South Marietta Parkway exit ramp from I-75 will be shifted Saturday night for emergency bridge repairs

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that GDOT contractors will shift traffic on the exit ramp from South Marietta Parkway from Interstate 75 in this weekend…

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