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Elections June 12, 2024

Georgia’s battleground state status spurs partisan elections board skirmishes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 11, 2024 The Fulton County and Cherokee County election boards are the latest…

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Cobb County June 5, 2024

Cobb government participates in cyber threat exercises

Image generated by DALL-E from OpenAI Several Cobb County departments participated in a set of cybersecurity exercises organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)….

Elections May 22, 2024

Cupid, Sheffield win commanding leads in Cobb BOC primaries, with runoff likely in District 2

With the unofficial results in for Cobb County Board of Commissioners races, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, and District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield have substantial and insurmountable leads in their primary races…

Justice March 28, 2024

Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’

by Marlee Bunch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It wasn’t called voter suppression back then, but civil rights activist Fannie…

Cobb County March 12, 2024

Flood Insurance Costs Drop in Cobb Thanks to NFIP Rating Upgrade

Due to an increase in Cobb County‘s rating by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Cobb residents are eligible for a 15 percent discount for flood insurance. The discount takes…

Elections March 8, 2024

UPDATED: GA Sec of State office mails incorrect voter ID cards to Cobb; particularly for Mableton precincts

[UPDATE and CORRECTION: Robert Skinner of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office sent the following to the Courier via email: “Our office does not mail precinct cards to voters. This…

Elections February 27, 2024

75 Cobb Voters Receive Wrong Ballots, Fix Announced

Seventy-three voters were sent incorrect ballots by Cobb Elections and Registration and are being notified of the error. Only Republican primary ballots were sent out with the 194 ballots that…

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Cobb County, History November 11, 2023

How did Cobb County get its name?

This article is an expanded version of one of the earliest articles published on the Cobb County Courier, in 2015. Cobb County, formed in 1832 after the Cherokee were expelled…

Economy May 29, 2023

Debt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default

by Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Matt Williams, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on May…

Economy April 19, 2023

Speaker McCarthy lays out initial cards in debt ceiling debate: 5 essential reads on why it’s a high-stakes game

by Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Matt Williams, The Conversation House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has laid out an opening gambit in what is likely to be a lengthy battle over…

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