Becky Sayler

Education January 20, 2024

$50 million Cobb schools event center coming; new south Cobb elementary school architect approved

by Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced Thursday that the $50 million event center approved in a 6-1 vote last year by the board will be…

Screenshot of Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale

Education November 10, 2023

Dems hit back at board meeting, Ragsdale calls out MDJ and CCAE president

by Rebecca Gaunt Tension reared its head at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening voting session Thursday. Upon return from executive session, Democratic board member Becky Sayler made a…

Education October 20, 2023

Cobb school board votes to leave authority to remove books with superintendent

By Rebecca Gaunt In a 5-2 vote at the work session, the Cobb County Board of Education voted to reject Post 2 board member Becky Sayler’s proposal to place decision-making…

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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Climate and Weather April 29, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Monday, April 29, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday, April 29, 2024, with a high near 82 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly…

Transportation April 29, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices fall slightly over past week on low demand

Gasoline prices in Georgia dropped slightly over the past week. According to the weekly report from AAA, gasoline prices in Georgia fell three cents, reaching an average cost of $3.39…

Chattahoochee RiverLands April 28, 2024

The Bagby brothers: Bandits of the Chattahoochee

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…

Cobb County, Uncategorized April 28, 2024

Record turnout at the Cobb County Senior Expo

Barry Krebs sent the following report about this year’s Cobb County Senior Expo, along with the photos in the gallery below the report: The Cobb County Senior Expo had a…

Elections April 28, 2024

Advance voting for Cobb General Primary/Nonpartisan election begins tomorrow

Cobb County residents can begin casting their ballots in the primaries tomorrow, April 29, 2024. The Presidential Preference Primary was already held, and this primary is for all other offices….

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Becky Sayler

$50 million Cobb schools event center coming; new south Cobb elementary school architect approved

Dems hit back at board meeting, Ragsdale calls out MDJ and CCAE president

Cobb school board votes to leave authority to remove books with superintendent

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