This afternoon Cobb County BOC Chairman Mike Boyce signed a supplement to the Declaration of a State of Emergency. It extends the declaration until April 24, and includes a further…
The Courier runs almost entirely local news, so even in reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve concentrated on the way it has affected us locally. But since it’s a global…
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…
Sterigenics has filed suit against Cobb County in federal court, seeking to resume operations on a permanent basis. Background The Sterigenics plant became a focus of community concern in Smyrna…
Andy Smith is a Republican candidate for the District 2 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The seat is currently held by Republican Commissioner Bob Ott, who is…
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…
Sterigenics issued the following statement regarding Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce’s emergency order allowing their Smyrna-area facility to reopen: March 25, 2020 “Sterigenics will take immediate steps to resume sterilization…
Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce, at the urging of the FDA, signed an emergency order allowing the controversial Sterigenics facility to resume operations, using ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment….
The City of Kennesaw issued a second executive order, signed by Mayor Derek Easterling today. This one suspends all land matters that require a public hearing, “including but not limited…
During a special session on COVID-19 this morning, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners heard from Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health and…