By Rebecca Gaunt Micheal Garza, a local business owner, is running for the Post 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Education, which includes Sprayberry, Lassiter, and Kell High…
By Rebecca Gaunt Susan McCartney, a retired educator, is running for the Post 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Education, which includes Sprayberry, Lassiter, and Kell High Schools….
By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board unanimously approved using $7.6 million from the district’s fund balance to extend Gov. Brian Kemp’s teacher bonus to all non-temporary employees. According…
By Rebecca Gaunt Jennifer Susko, a school counselor who previously worked for the Cobb County School District, is challenging the incumbent, Nichelle Davis, for the Post 6 seat on the…
By Rebecca Gaunt Democratic incumbent Nichelle Davis is seeking a second term as the Post 6 representative on the Cobb County Board of Education. She is being challenged by school…
by Charles Bell, Illinois State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Jessica,” the adoptive mother of a third grade student, was shocked when she discovered…
The affordable housing non-profit Habitat for Humanity and a veteran local homebuilder are partnering to establish a mixed-use housing development in Powder Springs-It is a project that’s breaking new ground…
by Jill Nolin, Ross Williams, Maya Homan, and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 31, 2026 Lawmakers have debated sweeping…
The office of the Cobb County District Attorney distributed the following announcement about its “What Justice Means to Me” Art Contest open to K-12 students in Cobb: The pursuit of…
by Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds…