A conversation with Mike Boyce
The Courier had a conversation with Mike Boyce, chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters on Marietta Square. We talked about his campaign for…
Cobb County Board of Commissioners
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…
Lisa Cupid announces run for chair of Cobb County BOC
Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid announced that she is running for the chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Cupid is the only Democrat on the current…
Cobb Police and firefighters protest staffing levels, pay at contentious BOC meeting
Cobb Police and firefighters, and their families and supporters, packed last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to lodge a protest for higher staffing levels, more…
Last chance to be heard on Cobb County budget and millage rate
The last public hearing on the Cobb County budget and millage rate will be held next Wednesday, July 25, 7 p.m. during the Board of Commissioners regular meeting in the…
Sierra Club Centennial Group Meet the Candidates (Part 2)
This is part 2 of our article on the Sierra Club Centennial Group’s Meet the Candidates forum. This part includes three candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The…
Bob Weatherford: “I haven’t done anything that I would do differently”
Bob Weatherford has no regrets. “I’ve got four years and I’ve got a record,” Weatherford said. “I haven’t done anything that I would do differently.” Weatherford says he plans to…
Cobb BOC races: Birrell heads to November while Weatherford faces runoff
The re-election bids of two Cobb County Commissioners will continue on as one heads to November and the other faces a Republican runoff. District 3 East Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell…
Cupid updates South Cobb residents on budget and expected property tax hike
Many Cobb County homeowners have learned the county’s property tax rate is expected to increase later this year, and most probably were not happy to hear the news. At a…
Cobb BOC approves controversial west Cobb homes in 3-2 vote
Commissioners narrowly approved a new development of 42 homes in west Cobb, despite opposition from neighboring residents. At its zoning hearing on Tuesday, June 20, the Cobb County Board of…