Chief Magistrate Joyette Holmes administered the oath of office to Cobb’s magistrate judges on Dec 21, 2016. Magistrate judges handle an assortment of duties that don’t require trials. The courts…
A candidate forum was held at the South Cobb Community Center on May 5 to help residents of Mableton and Austell make informed decisions for the May 24 elections. The…
A Cobb County man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a 21-year-old nursing student outside a Kennesaw State University student housing complex. Samuel…
The Mableton City Council held its first meeting of the year Tuesday night: an organizational meeting to swear in new members and appoint a Mayor Pro Tem. There were two…
The Mableton City Council will hold its First Tuesday Organizational Meeting as outline in the city’s charter this evening, January 6, 2026. The details and agenda are below. We’ve included…
By Mark Woolsey Just when Cobb Countian Stacey Humphreys will be executed in the 2003 murders of two real estate agents in West Cobb now is uncertain. Corrections officials had…
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 23, 2025 Georgia’s State Election Board will see at least one new member…
By Rebecca Gaunt The future of the controversial downtown Kennesaw shop Wildman’s Civil War Surplus is unknown as the late owner’s estate undergoes a forensic accounting and audit after a…
By Mark Woolsey An Acworth man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the killing of a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife in 2021. Superior Court…