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Cobb County April 5, 2019

Cobb judge sentences woman to twenty years for cruelty to children

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Tashia Lenette Woods, 34, of Tennessee was given a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to a variety of…

From the Editor April 2, 2019

Read the Courier’s past coverage of Boyce and Cupid

Incumbent Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Boyce and District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid have both announced runs for county commission chair in the 2020 election. Here at the…

Lisa Cupid at her second swearing-in - Photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County April 2, 2019

Lisa Cupid announces run for chair of Cobb County BOC

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid announced that she is running for the chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Cupid is the only Democrat on the current…

Police, firefighters, and their families and supporters at BOC meeting to push for staffing, increased pay and benefits (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County March 29, 2019

Cobb Police and firefighters protest staffing levels, pay at contentious BOC meeting

Cobb Police and firefighters, and their families and supporters, packed last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to lodge a protest for higher staffing levels, more…

Smyrna March 28, 2019

Trucker convicted in South Cobb Drive road rage incident

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Quantuse Jace Johnson, 46, a truck driver from Marietta, has been convicted of assaulting another driver in a…

Gregory George addressed several concerns regarding planned SPLOST projects and implored families to stay involved with the issue -- photo from Pebblebrook High School town hall.

Cobb County March 28, 2019

Residents Say SPLOST Plans for Pebblebrook High School Don’t Go Far Enough

Emotions ran high in the Pebblebrook community’s town hall Monday during the SPLOST V discussion. Board member David Morgan hosted, while fellow members Jaha Howard, Charisse Davis and Randy Scamihorn…

Cobb County March 26, 2019

GBI Investigates officer-involved shooting in Cobb County

According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) the Cobb County Police Department requested that the GBI investigate an officer-involved shooting in unincorporated Cobb County near…

Cobb Commissioners at february BOC zoning hearing used in article about the proposed Jewish Community Center

Cobb County March 24, 2019

Decision on KSU Jewish Center delayed at Cobb BOC zoning hearing

Concerns over the effects of a proposed driveway off Frey Lake Road caused the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to delay the decision on the request for a special land…

Cobb County March 22, 2019

Man receives life without parole for rape on Windy Hill Road

On Thursday morning, Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert D. Leonard II sentenced Shian Alexander Martin, 41, of Atlanta, to life in prison without parole, plus 20 years on probation, for…

Marietta March 21, 2019

Man sentenced for Marietta kidnapping and sexual battery

Antoine Latroy Williams, 40, of Cartersville was sentenced this morning for a Marietta kidnapping and sexual battery. Cobb Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster sentenced the defendant to 20 years, with…

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