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Opinion September 30, 2021

Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans are Playing Political Football with Veterans’ Livelihoods

This opinion article is by Dr. Michael Owens, a Mableton resident, cybersecurity executive, and a candidate for Georgia Secretary of State With Senate Republicans turning the long-standing bipartisan tradition of…

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2021 Elections September 28, 2021

Q&A with Acworth Alderman Tim Richardson

By Arielle Robinson Incumbent Acworth Alderman for Post 4 Tim Richardson is running for reelection in the nonpartisan November 2 municipal elections. Richardson has been in his seat for 24…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor September 25, 2021

From the Editor: Dispense with the BS. The continued silencing of Black Cobb school board members is about race

Anyone who’s been paying attention to the Courier knows that our relations with the Cobb County School District have not been warm lately. The district recently announced its intention to…

2021 Elections September 16, 2021

An interview with Kimberly Haase, candidate for Acworth Board of Aldermen Post 4

By Arielle Robinson The Courier talked over the phone with Kimberly Haase this week. Haase is running for Acworth Board of Aldermen Post 4 in the nonpartisan November 2 municipal…

Cobb County Courts September 12, 2021

Cobb County State Court

A few years we started a project to create a series of short articles explaining the court system and the criminal justice system in Cobb County. We only finished writing…

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Cobb County History September 12, 2021

Who is the ‘Cobb’ in Cobb County?

One of the first articles published in the Cobb County Courier, under its original name River Edges, was entitled “How did Cobb County get its name?” It was a short…

2021 Elections September 10, 2021

Cobb Democrats September virtual meeting will feature Marietta municipal and school board election candidates

The Cobb Democrats are hosting a virtual meeting that will feature candidates for the municipal and school board elections for the City of Marietta. The meeting is available on Zoom…

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Health Care August 30, 2021

The Cobb County School District response to a request for their reaction to the SPLC statement

The Southern Poverty Law Center distributed a statement critical of the Cobb County School District’s (CCSD) failure to follow CDC recommendations on protocols for slowing the spread of COVID-19 among…

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Health Care August 28, 2021

Southern Poverty Law Center weighs in on Cobb school COVID cases, indicates it might take legal action

The Southern Poverty Law Center, best known for tracking white supremacist and other hate groups, issued a statement on the spread of COVID-19 in the Cobb County School District. The…

District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell talks with constituents after the town hall (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County June 29, 2021

A Q&A with Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Commissioner JoAnn Birrell has been a steady workhorse and a tireless advocate for small business, veterans, public safety employees and others during ten years on…

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