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Bob Weatherford and Keli Gambrill at Sierra Club forum (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2018 elections July 15, 2018

Bob Weatherford: “I haven’t done anything that I would do differently”

Bob Weatherford has no regrets. “I’ve got four years and I’ve got a record,” Weatherford said. “I haven’t done anything that I would do differently.” Weatherford says he plans to…

Cobb County Planning Commission deliberates on Lost Mountain Nursery SLUP

Cobb County Planning Commission July 5, 2018

Special land use permit recommended for Lost Mountain Nursery

Lost Mountain Nursery The Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that Lost Mountain Nursery be granted a special land use permit to operate on Poplar Springs Road at Dallas Highway without…

Tommy Allegood, Mayor of Acworth; Lisa Crossman, CDPH Deputy Director; Wyman Pilcher, Cobb Board of Health Vice Chair; Bob Weatherford, Cobb County Commissioner; Dr. Janet Memark, CDPH District Health Director; Dr. Carol Holtz, Cobb Board of Health Chair, and Derek Easterling, Mayor of Kennesaw, celebrate the grand opening of the Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health June 28, 2018

Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center opens

Ribbon-cutting for Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center The Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday. The new center, a part of the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) system, will…

Commissioner Bob Weatherford reads proclamation to Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force

Cobb County June 12, 2018

Elder Abuse Awareness Day recognized by Cobb BOC

At its June 12 meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution proclaiming June 15 Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The proclamation was presented to members of Cobb County’s…

Cobb County Board of Commissioners in session

2018 elections May 23, 2018

Cobb BOC races: Birrell heads to November while Weatherford faces runoff

The re-election bids of two Cobb County Commissioners will continue on as one heads to November and the other faces a Republican runoff. District 3 East Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell…

Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force June 15, 2017

Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force receives BOC proclamation for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). This day is set aside to recognize the serious problem of the physical and emotional abuse, and financial victimization, of our most vulnerable…

A line drawing of the US Congress building

Government & Politics May 19, 2025

Congress began losing power decades ago − and now it’s giving away what remains to Trump

by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republicans in Congress have been making behind-the-scenes efforts to pass major domestic legislation via…

Equity & Justice May 19, 2025

Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When one judge blocks a president’s policies nationwide, alarm bells ring. Should…

Government & Politics May 19, 2025

Cultivating obedience: Using the Justice Department to attack former officials consolidates power and deters dissent

by Joe Wright, Penn State and Erica Frantz, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During President Donald Trump’s first three months in office,…

Screenshot of Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale from the school board video May 2025

Education May 16, 2025

Cobb school superintendent points finger at Cobb commissioners for multifamily developments

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale made it clear he was not happy with the Cobb County Board of Commissioners during Thursday’s school board work session…

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Nutrition May 22, 2025

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