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scales of justice in article about JCN lawsuit against MLB

Cobb County July 14, 2020

Georgia anti-abortion law declared unconstitutional: local reactions

Judge Steve Jones, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia declared Georgia’s controversial law outlawing abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected unconstitutional in a ruling…

United Campus Workers of Georgia members asking KSU President Pamela Whitten to pledge no layoffs

Kennesaw State University July 1, 2020

KSU Campus workers union petitions Whitten for a no-layoff pledge

Kennesaw State University’s chapter of the United Campus Workers of Georgia delivered a petition to KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten’s office Tuesday afternoon calling on her to not fire any…

Former City Councilman Jimmy Dickens told the Council it was time for the Confederate flag to go.

Kennesaw June 16, 2020

Confederate flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw park

More than two hours of often heated and emotional public comment preceded Monday’s announcement that the Confederate battle flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw’s Memorial Park on Main…

2020 Elections June 10, 2020

At least 70,000 ballots remain to be counted in Cobb County

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration announced this afternoon that the count on the county’s official election page only reflects early and election-day voting. As of this afternoon…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth June 6, 2020

Acworth city council passes resolution condemning racism

Acworth City Council members passed a resolution at Thursday evening’s meeting condemning racism in light of the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black people across the country….

Guest Opinion June 4, 2020

Guest Opinion: An open letter to Cobb voters and candidates regarding police violence

[This is a guest opinion by Richard Solomon. Solomon grew up in Cobb County next to Walton High School, and graduated from Indiana University in 2019 with a B.S. in…

2020 Elections May 28, 2020

Monique Sheffield: Candidate for Cobb County District 4 commissioner

Monique Sheffield is running in the June 9 Democratic primary for the District 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC). The seat is being vacated by Commissioner…

2020 Elections May 18, 2020

Elizabeth Webster: Candidate for Georgia House District 35

Elizabeth Webster is a Democratic candidate for Georgia state House District 35 in the June 9 primary. She is one of three Democrats hoping to run against Republican incumbent Ed…

Ricci Mason smiling and holding coffee cup

2020 Elections May 9, 2020

Ricci Mason: candidate for Cobb BOC chair

Ricci Mason is a candidate for the chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC). He is one of two Republican candidates hoping to unseat incumbent Chairman Mike Boyce…

Health Care May 7, 2020

COVID-19 testing at Jim Miller Park in Cobb County now available to anyone

After Governor Brian Kemp announced that testing criteria for COVID-19 has been expanded due to increased availability of test supplies, Cobb & Douglas Public Health announced that anyone who wants…

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