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Education September 9, 2021

Cobb Schools data shows Black and disabled students more likely to be referred to law enforcement

By Rebecca Gaunt This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and USA TODAY. Just the threat of involving campus police was enough…

Education September 9, 2021

When schools call police on kids

By Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss, Center for Public Integrity This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and USA TODAY…

From left: Kit Cummings, Probation Supervisor Sharon Mashburn, A.C.E. CEO Kalique Woodbury, Judge Wayne Grannis, Asst D.A. Charlotte Lomnicki, and A.C.E. Counselor Kyrsten Sprewell.

Cobb County August 11, 2021

Cobb RISING gang prevention program honored at Chicago conference

Cobb County’s RISING gang prevention program, founded by Juvenile Court Judge Wayne Grannis in 2019, was honored with “Spirit” awards at the annual National Gang Specialist Training Conference (NGCRC) in…

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Education August 9, 2021

Felony charges dismissed against autistic Cobb middle schooler

By Rebecca Gaunt Felony charges against an autistic Cobb County School District middle school student were dismissed Monday in Cobb County juvenile court. The court also found that he did…

Education June 15, 2021

Mom says Cobb middle school didn’t inform her felony charges pressed against autistic son

By Rebecca Gaunt A 12-year-old student at Hightower Trail Middle School in Cobb County received an administrative suspension in January. His parents thought the matter had been handled. A week…

2020 Elections September 22, 2020

Joyette Holmes opens her campaign office

The COVID-19 pandemic may have thrown a couple of roadblocks in Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes’ way in her roughly 15 months as top prosecutor, but it apparently hasn’t…

2020 Elections January 31, 2020

Jannquell Peters: Candidate for GA U.S. 13th Congressional District

Jannquell Peters is the former mayor of East Point. She is running in the Democratic primary against incumbent David Scott and two other hopefuls to represent the 13th Congressional District…

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Health & Wellness August 26, 2026

Trump Puts Autistic Kids in the Spotlight and Cuts Agencies Built To Protect Them

This article by Claire Sibonney first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 26, 2026 At Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida, Josette Smith’s 9-year-old…

Crime & Public Safety August 13, 2026

How American society shields perpetrators of child sexual abuse

by Sarah K Lischer, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Widespread denial accompanied the public exposure of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sexual abuse and…

Crime & Public Safety February 10, 2026

How the law can add to child sex trafficking victims’ existing trauma

by Kate Price, Wellesley College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The January 2026 release of additional files related to the Justice Department’s investigation of convicted…

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Health & Wellness August 26, 2026