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2020 Elections March 31, 2020

Ed Setzler: incumbent candidate for Georgia House District 35

Representative Ed Setzler is running for reelection to his seat in the Georgia State House of Representatives for House District 35. HD-35 covers Acworth and part of Kennesaw. Background He…

Lisa Campbell, a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 35

2020 Elections March 26, 2020

Lisa Campbell: candidate for Georgia House District 35

Lisa Campbell is running in the Democratic primary for district 35 in the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2020 election. Campbell is one of three Democratic candidates in the…

Plant McDonough employees serving chili at a benefit for an LGBTQ youth homelessness project

Smyrna December 11, 2019

GA Power Plant McDonough employees raise money for LGBTQ youth homelessness project

Employees at Georgia Power Company‘s Smyrna-area Plant McDonough-Atkinson organized an office-wide chili cook-off to raise funds for Lost-n-Found Youth, an organization whose mission is to end homelessness among Lesbian, Gay,…

2019 Elections August 21, 2019

Georgia Tech professor Lewis Wheaton aims for innovation with Smyrna city council run

Competition for Smyrna city council seats is heating up as fall approaches and election day lingers about two months away. Along with the collection of candidates aiming to become Smyrna’s…

Stephen Stetson of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign referred to Georgia Power’s plan as “cap and run.” (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

coal ash, Environment August 8, 2019

Environmentalists push EPA for change in Georgia’s “flawed” coal ash program

The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

Section of 1833 map showing original shape of Cobb County (retrieved from http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hmap/id:hmap1833t3copy3 at the UGA libraries -- public domain)

Cobb County history through documents January 16, 2019

1833 — Georgia legislature forms Cobb County

This is the third in an occasional series called “Cobb County history through documents,” and is the text of the act of the Georgia legislature that created Cobb County in…

2018 elections May 14, 2018

Healthcare, public education top priorities for Georgia Lt. Governor candidate Sarah Riggs Amico

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…

Smyrna March 15, 2018

How Smyrna went from ‘redneck town’ to growing economic powerhouse

Over the last six weeks, local historian and author Bill Marchione has been presenting on on Smyrna history at the city’s downtown library. On Monday, Marchione, a Boston native and…

Elections December 6, 2017

Jen Jordan officially ends GOP supermajority in Georgia State Senate

It was already a foregone conclusion, but Democrat Jen Jordan has become the newest member of the Georgia State, ending a two-thirds supermajority previously enjoyed by Republicans. Jordan, a lawyer,…

Mableton December 4, 2017

Ill-fated squirrel causes power outage in Johnston’s Crossing

There was an explosive pop, followed by a power outage for much of the Johnston’s Crossing neighborhood in Mableton this morning. According to the Georgia Power technician who investigated the…

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Austell March 6, 2025

Cool Kids’ Committee and Cobb police spearhead project to provide gently-used prom dresses and high heels for those who can’t afford them

By Mark Woolsey A program aimed at ensuring Cobb County senior high school girls will be able to go to this year’s proms will give away gently-used prom dresses and…

Opinion March 6, 2025

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