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Leroy Tre' Hutchins at school board meeting

Education March 22, 2024

Cobb school board discord over use of ‘equitable’ in fiscal policy

by Rebecca Gaunt Thursday’s Cobb County school board work session got heated over the removal of the word “equitable” from a board policy on fiscal management and allocation of resources….

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Education February 19, 2024

“Failure in communication’ caused Cobb student to go missing for 8 hours, mom says

by Rebecca Gaunt Lola Adesanya and her son were supposed to celebrate his 16th birthday after school on Feb. 1. Instead, she spent the night in a desperate search with…

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Education February 9, 2024

Community rallies to fund Birney Elementary field trip

by Rebecca Gaunt Birney Elementary School fifth graders have a big field trip coming up, but when finances became a concern for some of the students, the community stepped in…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member Randy Scamihorn pointing his finger

Education January 23, 2024

‘Just the Facts’: Cobb school board members, community differ on what that means

by Rebecca Gaunt In a message disseminated county-wide last week via CTLS, the district’s communication system, Cobb County school board Chair Randy Scamihorn, a Republican, announced he will be penning…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member 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…

Education January 19, 2024

Superintendent to remove more books from Cobb schools

[Screenshot of Ava Bussey speaking during public comment at Cobb school board meeting] by Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale gave a shout out to the Marietta…

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Education November 16, 2023

Iggy bankruptcy puts scrutiny back on Cobb schools procurement process

Photo provided by Watching the Funds by Rebecca Gaunt The company that provided the much derided Iggy hand rinsing stations filed for bankruptcy Monday, which has once again drawn scrutiny…

Education September 14, 2023

Fired teacher Katie Rinderle appealing Cobb County School District’s decision

By Rebecca Gaunt Katie Rinderle, the Due West Elementary School teacher whose firing ignited a firestorm over books in Cobb County schools is appealing her August termination. Last March, Rinderle…

Education September 11, 2023

‘Replace Ragsdale’ rally planned for Cobb school board meeting

by Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb Community Care Coalition issued a press release Sunday announcing its “Replace Ragsdale” rally and protest planned for Thursday’s Cobb County school board meeting. Melissa Marten,…

Education August 25, 2023

Cobb County School District denies reading bowl canceled; CCAE president confirms it’s off

By Rebecca Gaunt Students in Cobb County School District will likely miss out on the annual Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl this year due to recent events, including the firing of…

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Powder Springs May 7, 2024

“Bringing the Sea to the Springs” festival returns to Powder Springs

The City of Powder Springs distributed the following announcement about its fourth annual seafood festival, returning May 17-19. Seafood festival again sails into Powder Springs May 17-19 City of Powder…

Cobb County May 7, 2024

Three injured, one seriously, when driver rear ends tow truck giving roadside assistance on I-75

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

Religion May 7, 2024

The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why

by Christopher P. Scheitle, West Virginia University and Katie Corcoran, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The number of individuals in the United…

Aging May 7, 2024

Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham Updated May 6, 2024 Originally Published May 6, 2024 Every day, the scene plays…

Justice May 7, 2024

Georgia Senate panel ready to subpoena Fulton DA in probe of her conduct in Trump racketeering case

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 6, 2024 This story was updated on Monday, May 6 at 8:18 p.m….

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