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Education October 11, 2021

The debate over the Cobb Ed-SPLOST intensifies as early voting begins

By Rebecca Gaunt School improvements and district accountability are on the ballot in the form of Ed-SPLOST VI as Cobb parents debate their reasons to support or oppose. Voters will…

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Education October 11, 2021

Georgia Power employees spearhead “Laundromat Library” program in South Cobb

Georgia Power distributed the following news release about innovative “laundromat libraries” that have opened in Austell and Mableton in South Cobb. The libraries provide books for k-5 students to read…

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Education October 7, 2021

Parents suing Cobb County School District for COVID-19 safety speak out

By Rebecca Gaunt Four parents of students with disabilities and health issues spoke with the Courier about why they are suing the Cobb County School District over its failure to…

Education October 6, 2021

Cobb Chamber salutes teachers at Oct 6 and 26 events

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release (reprinted below) that they are celebrating year 32 of Give Our Schools a Hand (GOSH). The Teacher of the Year the Chamber…

Education October 4, 2021

Cobb school district sends out details of elementary school virtual learning lottery

The Cobb County School District emailed the following notice to parents of elementary school students: Dear Cobb Schools Community,As Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced during the August Cobb Schools Board of…

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Land Use and Zoning October 4, 2021

Bells Ferry Civic Association raises objections to rezoning request on tomorrow’s Cobb Planning Commission Agenda

The Bells Ferry Civic Association (BFCA) sent a letter of objection to the members of the Cobb County Planning Commission regarding a rezoning request, which if allowed, would allow the…

Health Care October 1, 2021

SPLC along with two local law firms file suit against Cobb school district

About a week after sending a letter to the Cobb County School District, threatening legal action, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and two local law firms filed a federal…

Cobb County Public Library September 26, 2021

Cobb Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week

September 26 to October 2 is Banned Books Week, and the Cobb County Public Library is celebrating this week set aside to support intellectual freedom! They sent out the following…

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From the Editor September 25, 2021

From the Editor: Dispense with the BS. The continued silencing of Black Cobb school board members is about race

Anyone who’s been paying attention to the Courier knows that our relations with the Cobb County School District have not been warm lately. The district recently announced its intention to…

Education September 25, 2021

Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale issues press release on Cobb COVID numbers

Cobb County School Superintendent Chris Ragsdale issued the following press release highlighting the drop in COVID case rate over the past five weeks. As we go into our Fall Break,…

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