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Marietta, Marietta Police Department July 16, 2019

Powder Springs man sentenced to life for Marietta murder

Justin Lesean Cox, 41, of Powder Springs, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of the mother of his three children. Last Thursday Cox admitted in court that…

Powder Springs Road and Brandon Lee Drive intersection road sign

Zoning June 21, 2019

Rezoning request for 132 townhomes on Powder Springs Road denied

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners, in its zoning hearing on June 18, denied a rezoning request that would have allowed 132 age-restricted rental townhomes at the intersection of Powder…

Laura Mireles seated at a table at Rev Coffee (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

2019 Elections June 5, 2019

A conversation with Laura Mireles, candidate for Smyrna mayor

The Courier had a conversation with Laura Mireles, who is challenging long-time Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon in this fall’s election. The conversation took place at Rev Coffee Roasters on Spring…

Lisa Cupid at the Caribou Coffee in the Epicenter, taken for the article Conversation with Lisa Cupid

2020 Elections May 17, 2019

A conversation with Lisa Cupid

The Courier had a conversation with Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid about her campaign for chairperson of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Some portions of the interview were edited…

Cobb County May 10, 2019

CO-AGE forum with Cobb’s state legislators

Last Thursday audience of Cobb County seniors heard from members of Cobb County’s state legislative delegation, and were given a legislative report from the Georgia Council on Aging. The event…

Lawrence King (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Guest Opinion April 21, 2019

Career Decisions Can’t Wait

by Lawrence King [This guest opinion article is by Lawrence King, He is a business and education consultant and publisher of Stem News Chronicle a newsletter for engineers, technology and…

Debbie Fisher delivers SPLOST criticisms at Cobb GOP headquarters (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County April 12, 2019

Group critical of Cobb SPLOST spending holds town hall

A citizens group that has criticized the spending and accounting practices of the county’s Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) held a town hall meeting in the Cobb County Republican…

Mike Boyce -- in article about Cobb FY20 budget

Cobb County April 11, 2019

UPDATED: Boyce releases proposed FY20 budget

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt wrote in a news release that BOC Chairman Mike Boyce has released his proposed FY20 Budget. According to the announcement, the increase in the…

Smyrna March 28, 2019

Trucker convicted in South Cobb Drive road rage incident

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Quantuse Jace Johnson, 46, a truck driver from Marietta, has been convicted of assaulting another driver in a…

Gregory George addressed several concerns regarding planned SPLOST projects and implored families to stay involved with the issue -- photo from Pebblebrook High School town hall.

Cobb County March 28, 2019

Residents Say SPLOST Plans for Pebblebrook High School Don’t Go Far Enough

Emotions ran high in the Pebblebrook community’s town hall Monday during the SPLOST V discussion. Board member David Morgan hosted, while fellow members Jaha Howard, Charisse Davis and Randy Scamihorn…

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