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Cobb BOC Chairman Mike Boyce criticized EPD and EPA at BOC meeting

Environment August 13, 2019

Boyce: EPA and EPD have a lot to answer for

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to fund an expert “to consult and evaluate any potential health issues for testing and modeling related to potential Ethylene Oxide emissions.”…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Austell August 12, 2019

GPS tracker placed on vehicle by Feds leads to arrest, conviction for Austell robbery

The office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes reports that an Atlanta man involved in a multi-state crime spree has been convicted for the robbery of an Austell CVS….

Cobb County August 9, 2019

Life sentence in Windy Hill Road killing

A Riverdale man was sentenced to life in prison for a murder at a Windy Hill Road apartment in October of 2016. Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that…

Stephen Stetson of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign referred to Georgia Power’s plan as “cap and run.” (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

coal ash, Environment August 8, 2019

Environmentalists push EPA for change in Georgia’s “flawed” coal ash program

The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Austell August 8, 2019

Motorcyclist killed on Maxham Road

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, a motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Maxham Road in Austell Wednesday morning….

Cobb County August 7, 2019

Mike Register, Vic Reynolds to square off in boxing match

Cobb Public Safety Director Mike Register and GBI chief Vic Reynolds are going to square off in an exhibition boxing match as part of a charity boxing event to benefit…

Cobb County August 6, 2019

Bank robbery on Windy Hill Road

According to a public information release from the Cobb County Police Department a bank robbery took place on Windy Hill Road yesterday at 4:40 p.m. Investigators with the Crimes Against…

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment August 1, 2019

Public officials call on Sterigenics to shut down Smyrna operations pending testing

According to an email from Georgia State Representative Erick Allen, he and several other elected officials have requested that Sterigenics suspend its Smyrna operations until independent testing has been done….

Crowd at Campbell Middle School for meeting about Sterigenic plant

Environment July 31, 2019

Sterigenics, neighbors face off in often contentious community meeting

UPDATE: It was originally announced that the meeting on August 19 would be at Benjamin Preparatory School. The location has been changed to the Cobb Civic Center. A packed audience…

Cobb County July 29, 2019

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed on I-20 near Factory Shoals Road

UPDATE: The Cobb County Police Department issued the following update: “The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Officer has positively identified the deceased as 29-year-old Edward M. Fowler of Douglasville. His family…

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