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Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw March 30, 2023

Kennesaw City Hall improvements, road resurfacing contract on council agenda

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Hall and seven city thoroughfares will get a freshening up if the City Council approves the construction contracts at next Monday’s regular council meeting. Public…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education March 27, 2023

Report documents ‘explosive growth’ in Georgia’s school voucher spending; Georgia bill could expand that further

By Rebecca Gaunt A new report shows significant increases in voucher program spending in seven states, including Georgia, which went up 883% between 2008 and 2019. Public Funds Public Schools,…

A drawing of metal rods bunched into a three-part structure forming a rough pyramid with a cylindrical striped bench at the center

Kennesaw March 14, 2023

Proposed downtown sculpture sparks debate at Kennesaw City Council meeting

By Rebecca Gaunt Mayor Derek Easterling and Councilman Pat Ferris responded unfavorably toward an interactive sculpture proposed for the Main Street Veterans’ Memorial Park during Monday’s work session. The project…

Kennesaw March 9, 2023

Cobb election costs higher as Kennesaw sets 2023 qualification dates

By Rebecca Gaunt Fresh off an unconventional special election to fill the vacated Post 1 seat on Kennesaw City Council last year, residents will head back to the polls in…

Education February 23, 2023

State sides with mom who said Cobb County School District denied disability services

By Rebecca Gaunt Brenda Rodriguez said she was in disbelief when the IEP team for her nonverbal 5-year-old son, who has Down Syndrome and feeding issues, denied her request for…

A screenshot of Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale seated at a podium talking

Education February 17, 2023

Ragsdale’s teacher retention plan to cover cost of advanced degrees

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County teachers will have the chance to earn an advanced degree at no personal cost under Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s new teacher retention plan called Georgia’s BEST…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton February 16, 2023

Q&A with Mableton City Council candidates Districts 1 & 2

by Rebecca Gaunt The newly-established city of Mableton will elect its first mayor and city council on March 21. For more information on the election and how to vote, visit…

Mableton February 15, 2023

Q&A with Mableton District 3 city council candidates

By Rebecca Gaunt The newly-established city of Mableton will elect its first mayor and city council on March 21. Five candidates are running for the District 3 seat.. For more…

Mableton February 13, 2023

Q&A with the Mableton mayoral candidates

By Rebecca Gaunt The newly-established city of Mableton will elect its first mayor and city council on March 21. With one candidate disqualified and another withdrawing, four people remain in…

Democratic school board members Becky Sayler, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, and Nichelle Davis onstage at a town hall at South Cobb High School.

Education February 12, 2023

Cobb school board’s Dems question lack of accountability in district’s strategic plan

By Rebecca Gaunt “What is the progress monitoring, metric system, anything that’s going to tell us we’re on the right path? We’re making progress in these areas? Without that, is…

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