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Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs calling for the defunding of 287-G

Cobb County November 22, 2020

Owens commits to ending Cobb participation in 287(g) program targeting immigrants

Photo: Immigrants rights advocates hold up signs at Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting calling for the defunding of 287-G (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) By Arielle Robinson Newly elected Cobb…

Cobb County November 16, 2020

Demonstrators demand Cobb police chief resign, demand video footage of shooting of Black teenager by officer

About 75 demonstrators rallied at Marietta Square Saturday afternoon, demanding justice for 17-year-old Vincent Truitt, a Black teenager who was killed by Cobb County Police July 14, 2020. Truitt was…

Cobb County November 10, 2020

Cobb Police release statement regarding the shooting death of Vincent Demario Truitt by police

The Cobb County Police Department issued a statement this afternoon regarding the shooting death of Vincent Demario Truitt by a Cobb police officer. Family members of Truitt have called for…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care November 10, 2020

Cobb BOC recognizes Cobb & Douglas Public Health 100-year anniversary

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners presented a proclamation recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Cobb & Douglas Public Health. According to the text accompanying the agenda item: In 1920, Cobb…

2020 Elections November 8, 2020

Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…

2020 Elections November 5, 2020

700 remaining absentee ballots to be counted in Cobb

Cobb elections Director Janine Eveler wrote the Courier in an email that there are 700 remaining absentee ballots to be counted in Cobb, in addition to resolving provisional ballots. The…

2020 Elections November 4, 2020

With 16,000 absentee ballots remaining to be counted, Democrats lead in Cobb countywide races plus narrow lead in BOC District 2

Cobb County Director of Elections Janine Eveler told the Courier in an email that there are around 16,000 absentee ballots remaining to be counted, along with 878 provisional ballots from…

2020 Elections November 3, 2020

Leroy Tre’ Hutchins: incoming Democratic member of the Cobb County Board of Education

Leroy “Tre” Hutchins, who is running unopposed for Cobb County Board of Education Post 3, answered questions from the Courier about his plans and positions as an incoming school board…

East West Connector mixed-use stipulation being read by Commissioner Lisa Cupid

Cobb County October 22, 2020

Cobb BOC approves mixed-use development on East West Connector in 3-2 vote

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a mixed-use development in District 4, at the intersection of the East West Connector and Floyd Road, in a 3-2 vote at their…

Cobb Senior Citizen Council lifetime achievement honorees

Cobb County October 21, 2020

Senior Citizen Council of Cobb selects honorees for lifetime achievement proclamations

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County issued the following press release highlighting the lifetime achievement proclamations, which they selected, and which the Cobb BOC presented: The Senior Citizen Council…

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