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Education April 24, 2021

Wheeler name change supporters refused spot on agenda, so they took it to the public comments

Students and parents concerned about the racist legacy of Joseph E. Wheeler High School in Marietta exercised complete control over the public comment section of Cobb’s Board of Education monthly…

Screenshot of interactive map. The figures represented in the map are in table form within the article

From the Editor April 21, 2021

Poverty rate in Cobb County

In this article I’ll present a color-coded interactive map that contains data on the poverty rate in Cobb County within each census tract. If you want to skip the explanations…

screenshot of interactive map of Cobb County with incomes by census tract color coded (text tables of data available in article)

From the Editor April 18, 2021

Cobb County residents: find out the median household income in your census tract

The decennial census will be released at the end of the month, and in preparation for that I’ve been building tables and interactive maps based on the American Community Survey,…

Screenshot of zoom session of Kennesaw city council work session.

Kennesaw April 17, 2021

Kennesaw exploring possible sister city relationship

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw officials are considering a partnership with a foreign “sister city” to promote cultural, business and educational exchanges. City Manager Jeff Drobney suggested a sister city relationship…

Pamela Whitten in black jacket with arms crossed

Education April 17, 2021

Whitten to leave KSU for presidency of Indiana University

Kennesaw State University announced in a news release that university President Pamela Whitten is stepping down at KSU, and accepting the position of president at Indiana University, effective July 1….

Powder Springs April 15, 2021

Powder Springs festival features Otis Redding III

The City of Powder Springs is holding a festival May 14-16 that will feature music by Otis Redding III, the son of the legendary singer, and Sonny Emory, who is…

Cobb County April 13, 2021

Flynn Broady announces Crime Victims’ Rights Week events

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady issued the following announcement about events in Cobb County and statewide to mark Crime Victims’ Rights Week: April 13, 2021 – Cobb District Attorney Flynn…

Cobb County, Mableton April 6, 2021

A walk through the upcoming Cobb County park on Henderson Road in Mableton

A few weeks ago a group of people took a walk through the property on Henderson Road that will be developed into a new Cobb County park in Mableton. Follow…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor March 26, 2021

From the editor: median home values by census tract

I’m posting this from a Panera Bread in Albany NY, the closest place to where I am staying at the moment that I can get internet access. I’ve been called…

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

Business March 25, 2021

Sterling Seacrest and Pritchard and Jerden to merge

Cobb-based insurance brokerage firm Sterling Seacrest Partners and Buckhead firm Pritchard and Jerden plan to merge, creating one of the largest privately held independent insurance brokerages in the Southeast, according…

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