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Michael Carson in suit, hands clasped in front, smiling

2022 Elections March 28, 2022

Q & A with Michael Carson, Democratic hopeful for State Senate District 38

By Arielle Robinson Wednesday afternoon, the Courier spoke over the phone with Michael Carson, a Democratic candidate for Georgia’s State Senate District 38 seat, about his campaign. Carson is one…

Campbell High students hold signs protesting racism

Education March 27, 2022

Campbell High students silently protest Board of Education, call for tighter discipline against racist incidents

By Arielle Robinson A multiracial group of mostly Campbell High School students nearly filled the room at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening session Thursday in a silent protest…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Crime March 18, 2022

Smyrna man sentenced to 6+ years in connection with romance scam

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Smyrna man, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, entered a guilty plea on charges of money laundering in connection with a romance scam and was sentenced…

Holly McCormick smiling in short sleeve shirt on rural road bordered by wooden fences

2022 Elections March 11, 2022

Q & A with Holly McCormack, Democratic hopeful for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson Holly McCormack, a Democrat who seeks to unseat Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, answered questions from the Courier about herself and her campaign. The…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

2022 Elections March 9, 2022

County-sponsored town hall meeting about the Cobb cityhood ballots this evening

This is a reminder that the first in a series of town halls on the cityhood initiatives that will be on the ballot for East Cobb, Lost Mountain, Mableton and…

Crime March 7, 2022

A year after Jan. 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol lives on in hundreds of court cases

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 7, 2022 On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, four men affiliated with the Kansas…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library March 6, 2022

Cobb Public Library to digitize the county’s city directories

If you’ve ever done detailed genealogical or historical work tracking a person, a business, or a fixed address through time, you’ll know what a valuable resource city directories can be….

Health Care March 4, 2022

Mask requirement lifted for Cobb County courts

Cobb County issued the following announcement on its social media: The Cobb County court system has also lifted its mask requirement for entering court buildings. Mask wearing is optional as…

2022 Elections March 4, 2022

Q & A with Angela Pence, Libertarian candidate for the 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson The Courier had a phone interview with Angela Pence, the Libertarian Party candidate for the U.S. House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Pence is one of several…

An old 1860 photo of the interior of the U.S. Capitol

Opinion March 3, 2022

Bookman: ‘We the people’ are in dangerous territory

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [republished with permission]March 3, 2022 The state of our union is precarious. It is precarious not because of some outside threat – outside threats we…

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