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scales of justice in article about JCN lawsuit against MLB

Cobb County July 14, 2020

Georgia anti-abortion law declared unconstitutional: local reactions

Judge Steve Jones, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia declared Georgia’s controversial law outlawing abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected unconstitutional in a ruling…

Line at Lindley Middle School voting site (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2020 Elections June 11, 2020

Candidates Keisha Waites, Linda Pritchett file emergency injunction to delay election certification

Candidates Keisha Waites, who is running for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, and Linda Pritchett, a candidate for Georgia Senate District 39, filed an emergency injunction in the Superior Court of…

2020 Elections May 7, 2020

Shelia Edwards picks up endorsements from Sen. Rhett and Olympic gold medal winner Melvin Pender

Shelia Edwards, a Democratic candidate for Cobb County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat, picked up endorsements from state Senator Michael “Doc” Rhett, and Olympic gold medalist and decorated Vietnam…

a clear stretch of Veterans Memorial Highway

Georgia April 20, 2020

GDOT extends application deadline for roadside beautification grants

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has extended its application deadline for the 2020 Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council (REBC) Grant program. The new deadline is May 15. Local governments, community…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

coal ash, Environment February 3, 2020

Bill would require Georgia Power to place coal ash in lined pits

Georgia Power will have to come up with a new plan for its coal ash if a new bill filed in the Georgia House passes. Georgia law does not currently…

Neighbors seated at a table talking to Ryan Teague of Baldwin Paving

Cobb County January 24, 2020

Baldwin Paving and neighbors meet about conflict over concrete crushing

A meeting took place Wednesday evening between Ryan Teague, who is the owner of Baldwin Paving , and a group of residential neighbors of Baldwin’s facility on Sanders Road. The…

Neighbors of the concrete crushing operation run by Baldwin Paving on land owned by State Senator Lindsey Tippens (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Environment November 20, 2019

Concrete crushing operation on land owned by family of state senator spurs conflict on Cobb BOC

A concrete crushing operation operating illegally, according to Cobb’s Zoning Department, on property owned by Tippins Family Properties, LLC. was the subject of a contentious exchange at the Cobb County…

GAE President Charlotte Booker advocates for local control over the calendar at October's hearing. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Education February 26, 2019

Bill Filed to Prevent Schools from Starting Before Second Full Week of August

Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Savannah) filed a bill to prevent Georgia’s public schools from selecting a start date prior to the second full week of August. House Bill 421 would amend…

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…

Tre'Hutchins of the South Cobb Alliance and state Representative Erica Thomas (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton cityhood, South Cobb cityhood January 9, 2019

Focus on South Cobb cityhood at Erica Thomas town hall

At a town hall meeting in Austell Monday called by House District 39 Representative Erica Thomas, leaders of the South Cobb Alliance built their case for moving ahead with South…

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