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Cobb County January 11, 2022

Cobb County BOC approves distribution of 60,480 COVID self-test kits to residents

At this morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the BOC voted 4-1, with District 1 Commissioner Keli Gambrill in oppostion, to approve the purchase of 60,480 iHealth…

Cobb County January 8, 2022

Reminder: if you want to comment at Tuesday’s virtual Cobb BOC meeting, you need to register

There are 12 public comment spots for next Tuesday’s virtual Board of Commissioners meeting, January 11, 2022 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be teleconferenced under the terms of the…

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Land Use and Zoning December 22, 2021

Decision on St. Benedict Episcopal School expansion held until February Cobb BOC zoning hearing

In a 5-0 vote Tuesday the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved motions by District 2 Commissioner Jerica Richardson that will hold a decision on the controversial St. Benedict’s Episcopal…

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Cobb County December 15, 2021

Cobb County recognizes Juneteenth as holiday with one dissenting vote

In a 4-1 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved an proposal to make Juneteenth, a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation that formally ended slavery in the United States,…

Cobb County December 11, 2021

Agenda posted for next Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting and budget work session

Three important Cobb County Board of Commission meetings are coming up on Monday and Tuesday: the Board of Commissioners (BOC) agenda work session Monday morning December 13 at 9 a.m.,…

Land Use and Zoning November 14, 2021

Board of Commissioners zoning meeting this Tuesday, November 16

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hold its monthly zoning meeting on Tuesday, November 16 at 9.a.m. There have been a lot of high-impact and controversial zoning cases coming…

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Land Use and Zoning October 21, 2021

Northpoint Ministries mixed-use development approved by Cobb Board of Commissioners

By Mark Woolsey After more than ten months and 22 revisions, the long-debated zoning change for a mixed-used development in East Cobb has been approved-with a last-minute twist. The proposal…

Land Use and Zoning October 18, 2021

Cobb BOC zoning meeting tomorrow will be divided into morning and afternoon sessions

The monthly Cobb County Board of Commissioners zoning meeting tomorrow, Tuesday October 19 beginning at 9 a.m., will be split into morning and afternoon sessions. There are a lot of…

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Health Care October 13, 2021

Dr. Memark’s latest report on COVID to the BOC

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health delivered the latest of her regular reports before the Cobb County Board of Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday…

Land Use and Zoning September 17, 2021

Special schedule for Cobb BOC zoning hearings due to number of high-interest cases

Due to the number of controversial and high-impact cases on the agenda for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners monthly zoning hearing, and the likelihood of high turnout, the county…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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