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2020 Elections April 6, 2020

Larry Savage: candidate for chair of the Cobb BOC

Larry Savage is running in the Republican primary for the chairmanship of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, hoping to unseat incumbent Chairman Mike Boyce for the GOP nomination. Larry…

Kennesaw April 2, 2020

Kennesaw issues new executive order defining essential businesses

The City of Kennesaw released a fourth executive order that clarifies the meaning of in-person contact and defines essential businesses. Here is the text of the press release explaining the…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment March 30, 2020

Sterigenics sues Cobb County

Sterigenics has filed suit against Cobb County in federal court, seeking to resume operations on a permanent basis. Background The Sterigenics plant became a focus of community concern in Smyrna…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Health Care March 26, 2020

Cobb’s counseling services for victims of crime now available by phone

Kimberly Isaza, the Public Information Officer for Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes, distributed a public information release announcing that the counseling clinic for victims of crime will offer phone…

Health Care March 24, 2020

Powder Springs declares state of emergency

The City of Powder Springs issued an executive order effective March 25 that outlined the details of the city’s state of emergency declaration adopted March 16. The city distributed the…

Kennesaw March 23, 2020

Kennesaw closes bars among other emergency restrictions

The City of Kennesaw announced an executive order intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. The executive order is in force until April 6, and includes the closure several types…

Kennesaw March 17, 2020

Caregiver sentenced for exploiting Kennesaw stroke victim

A live-in caregiver for a Kennesaw stroke victim was sentenced to 15 years, with five years to be served in prison, for taking nearly $20,000 from her client. Julia Maria…

Austell March 13, 2020

Austell man convicted of meth and attempted-escape charges

An Austell man who was wanted on charges of meth distribution was convicted of multiple charges, including putting officers at risk, and sentenced to 30 years, with 25 of them…

Cobb County March 12, 2020

Cobb DA’s office says record restriction event was “a great success”

Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes’s office and the office of Cobb Solicitor Barry Morgan deemed the record restriction event held at the Riverside EpiCenter on Feb. 29 a “great success.”…

From the Editor March 6, 2020

Now we have a podcast

The Cobb County Courier now has a podcast, hosted on Buzzsprout, called “Hello, Cobb County.” The first episode is technically a bit spotty, since I’m just figuring out the audio…

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