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coronavirus imposed on Cobb County School District signage

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…

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

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…

Education June 12, 2021

Demonstrators show support for Critical Race Theory outside school board meeting

Pro-CRT and anti-CRT protestors confront each other. (photo by Arielle Robinson) By Arielle Robinson About 50 Cobb County residents, students, parents and educators demonstrated in favor of Critical Race Theory…

Economy May 9, 2021

Loudermilk to introduce bill to cut unemployment benefits

Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia’s 11th U.S. Congressional District announced in a press release that he will introduce legislation to cut the federal supplement to unemployment benefits. Loudermilk represents the…

Labor movement April 30, 2021

Union issues failing report card for KSU

Kennesaw State University’s chapter of the United Campus Workers of Georgia union says the university continues to fail at looking after its students and employees. The union held a rally…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at lectern during her second swearing-in ceremony

Cobb County April 1, 2021

Lisa Cupid’s statement to Joe Biden on the All-Star Game

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt sent the following press notice containing Cobb County BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid‘s statement on her response to President Biden’s suggestion that the MLB All-Star…

Tin Foil Hattery February 4, 2021

Opinion: While Rep. Loudermilk doesn’t agree that murdering Democrats is a good idea, he’ll by gosh defend the right of his colleagues who do want to kill Democrats to represent the GOP on committees

OK, so I’ve gone all Wonkette with that headline. But I’m incensed that the Republicans in Congress could not bother to do even minimal policing of advocacy of violence in…

Cobb County January 20, 2021

Owens ends Cobb participation in 287(g) program

Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens is ending the county’s participation in the 287(g) program, he announced Tuesday. Owens said that his action will encourage immigrants to not be afraid of…

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 January 7, 2021

From the editor: Trump lost, it is over, and this has to stop

This is going to be short, because I have no intention of relitigating an issue that has been decided in the courts over 60 times. But Trump lost a free…

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