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Education September 20, 2025

Ragsdale announces two teachers out, more on administrative leave over Charlie Kirk posts

By Rebecca Gaunt Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced that two teachers are no longer with the Cobb County School District and others have been placed on administrative leave over social media…

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Cobb County School District September 16, 2025

Some Cobb educators face disciplinary action over social media posts about the killing of Charlie Kirk

By Mark Woolsey An apparently small group of Cobb County educators faces disciplinary action after allegedly making inflammatory statements on social media regarding slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a…

the blackout screen for Cobb County School District public comments

Education August 25, 2025

‘What are you afraid of?’: Public commenters push back on Cobb school board broadcast policy

What at-home viewers see now during public comment By Rebecca Gaunt (All photos by Rebecca Gaunt) New rules and new physical barriers greeted attendees of the monthly Cobb County Board…

Education August 22, 2025

‘See you in court’: Construction contract approved for Mableton school bus depot

By Rebecca Gaunt Mableton residents, who have spent the past year trying to convince the Cobb County School District not to proceed with plans for a bus depot on 6.9…

Laura Zhiss speaking at school board meeting

Education August 21, 2025

No more broadcast of public comments after 4-3 vote by Cobb school board

Photo above: Laura Zhiss By Rebecca Gaunt Following a party line vote of 4-3 Thursday evening, public comments will no longer be broadcast or recorded for the public record by…

From the Editor August 21, 2025

The Courier will livestream the public comments at today’s Cobb school board meetings

By Larry Felton Johnson The Cobb County Courier will live-stream the public comments at the Cobb school board work session and the regular meeting. As Editor and Publisher of the…

Education August 4, 2025

School buses rolling in Cobb County as 2025-2026 school year begins

By Mark Woolsey School buses are rolling and students are shrugging en masse into backpacks as the Cobb County School District began the 2025-2026 school year. Students are streaming into…

Students, parents and volunteers in front of booths at Mableton back to school bash

Mableton July 28, 2025

Report and photos from Mableton Back to School BBQ

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Mableton Back to School BBQ. Kudos to the Mableton Pastors Collective, Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, and HOPE…

Rep. David Wilkerson speaking in front of members of Cobb legislative delegation and community members at press conference on school district's public comment policies

Cobb County School District July 25, 2025

Cobb Democrats call on school district to broadcast public comment

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb Democrats joined members of the community Thursday to ask the Cobb County Board of Education to reverse last week’s decision to halt the broadcast of public…

Janice Kelley criticized the district’s book removal policy at the infamous September 2023 board meeting.

Education July 16, 2025

Cobb school board policy change appears to cut public comments from broadcast

Screenshot of Janice Kelley criticizing the district’s book removal policy during public comments at the infamous September 2023 board meeting. By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education will…

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