A settlement was reached today between Cobb County and James Herndon. Herndon filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for North Georgia, Atlanta Division, when he and others were…
This is the first in a series of polls about issues affecting Cobb County. “Should Mableton and South Cobb form a city” was chosen as the first poll. Please read…
Every candidate for political office gets the same question over and over again on the campaign trail: Why are you running? For Flynn Broady, the answer is clear. “I think…
It’s fairly common for Georgia’s state representatives to be re-elected without challengers once first placed in office. Ed Setzler (R – Acworth), for example, represents northwest Cobb County in House…
Sarah Riggs Amico proudly counts herself among this year’s wave of first-time female political candidates, entering the race for Georgia Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat. But what Amico really wants…
Drivers cruising down a busy stretch of Spring Road in Smyrna have been greeted by a somewhat unusual billboard over the last few weeks. The ad — which is located…
Aya Ben Abdellatif is an American. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, and grew up and attended school in Cobb County. Yet there have been times when people around her,…
by Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At a time when hard-fought primary elections in Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana and Ohio…
by Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 15, 2026 University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who previously served as…