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Cobb County June 28, 2022

Jim Harner expected to be named new Cobb County HR Director against backdrop of critical staffing shortages

At its meeting this evening the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is expected to name Jim Harner as the county’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. He’ll be taking over during…

map at the intersection of Concord Road and the East West Connector with a section highlighted representing the area of annexation

Cobb County June 27, 2022

Three annexations on Cobb BOC agenda tomorrow, two into Smyrna, one into Acworth

The consent agenda for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners includes three annexations into Cobb’s cities: Two of the annexations are into steadily-expanding Smyrna, and one into Acworth. The Acworth…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County June 27, 2022

Items on the Cobb Board of Commissioners consent agenda for the Tuesday June 28 meeting

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners consent agenda consists of topics needing a vote that are expected to be adopted without opposition on the board. The consent agenda is printed…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Criminal Justice System June 26, 2022

Cobb BOC to take up intergovernmental agreement to house Kennesaw detainees at the Cobb Adult Detention Center

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has been asked to approve a Housing Intergovernmental Agreement to house detainees at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center who are arrested in the…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County June 26, 2022

Draft of Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Plan 5-Year update to be posted online for public comment Tuesday June 28

The draft of the Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Plan 5-Year update will be posted online by the county on Tuesday June 28 for a mandatory public comment period that ends…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County Courts June 26, 2022

BOC to recognize award received by Cobb County Magistrate Court for its work on the rental assistance program

At the upcoming regular meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday June 28, at 7:00 p.m., the BOC will highlight the honor the Cobb County Magistrate Court…

Land Use and Zoning June 25, 2022

Cobb commissioners approve a 38-unit townhome community on Mableton Parkway

On last Tuesday, June 21, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners at their monthly zoning hearing approved a rezoning request that will allow the construction of a 38-unit townhome community…

Cobb County June 25, 2022

Cobb budget and millage rate hearings soon underway against backdrop of critical staff shortages

Next Tuesday, June 28, at 1:30 p.m., the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear a presentation of the proposed FY23 budget during a work session. The news release announcing…

Land Use and Zoning June 21, 2022

Long-delayed decision on St. Benedicts Episcopal School expansion delayed again by Cobb commissioners

At the Cobb County Board of Commissioners’ monthly zoning meeting Tuesday, a decision was delayed again on a rezoning application that, if approved, would allow St. Benedict’s Episcopal School to…

Cobb County June 13, 2022

Update on Truist Park to be presented to the Cobb Board of Commissioners at tomorrow’s meeting

At tomorrow morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the commissioners will be given the annual update on Truist Park and The Battery. In an email to the…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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