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Cobb County February 22, 2025

Cobb’s Drug Treatment Court designated an All Rise Mentor Court

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court was designated an All Rise Mentor Court. According to a news release from Cobb County, its Drug Treatment Court was one of ten selected…

Cobb County February 15, 2025

Man sentenced to life without parole for malice murder in Cobb County

By Mark Woolsey A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of his girlfriend. Charles Franklin Cook was charged with malice murder, felony…

Cobb County February 10, 2025

Cobb County Jury convicts man for attempting to solicit Aryan Brotherhood for murder plot

A man was convicted in Cobb County Superior Court for soliciting the Aryan Brotherhood to murder a victim in a home invasion robbery who would be a key witness in…

Acworth February 8, 2025

Acworth man sentenced to 20 years for child molestation; other charges

The office of Cobb District Attorney Sonya F. Allen announced in a public information release that a 65-year-old Acworth man entered a guilty plea to charges including child molestation and…

Cobb County November 22, 2024

Man gets life without parole for deadly Acworth home invasion

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Angela Z. Brown sentenced Rodney Jacob Sanders, 26, to life without the possibility of parole in connection with the death of an Acworth man during…

Cobb County November 5, 2024

Cobb man sentenced to two life sentences for aggravated child molestation

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill handed down two life sentences plus 38 years for a man convicted of five counts of aggravated child molestation, four counts of child…

Cobb County November 5, 2024

Cobb man found guilty of rape and child molestation

Gary Dewayne Bailey, 43, was found guilty of rape, child molestation, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a jury trial in the courtroom of Superior Court Senior…

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Elections November 5, 2024

Judge orders two Cobb precincts to remain open late: Marietta 6B and Kell 01

Cobb County Communications director Ross Cavitt distributed the following announcement about the order issued by Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris to keep precincts Marietta 6B and Kell 01…

Elections November 2, 2024

Judge orders extension of return deadline for over 3,000 unmailed Cobb absentee ballots

By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County Senior Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy issued an order extending the deadline for thousands of absentee ballots delayed due to administrative errors following an…

Cobb County October 11, 2024

Mississippi National Guard member found guilty of girlfriend’s murder in Smyrna

At the close of a jury trial in Cobb County Superior Court on Oct. 4, 2024, Selena Kellum, 26, a member of the Mississippi National Guard, was convicted of felony…

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Cobb County February 26, 2025

Cobb ME has announced that 57 sets of cremains recovered from fire-damage funeral home

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following news release, that includes a link to the list of cremains identified: The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified 57…

Marietta February 26, 2025

Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K presents grants to local programs and charities

PHOTO ABOVE: L to R: Chris Ferguson(Path to Shine), Rev Gary MacDonald(Murphy-Harpst), Tom Gonter(MUST Ministries), Nick Carberry(Next Step Ministries), Kylie Pearce(Goshen Valley), Brenda Rhodes(Simple Needs & KCMGK member), Angela Thornton(CCYA),…

National February 26, 2025

Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs

by Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Those who wrote and wrangled over America’s Constitution might be troubled by the…

International February 26, 2025

Scam Factories: the inside story of Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Justin Bergman, The Conversation, and Matt Garrow, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scam Factories is a special multimedia…

Immigration February 26, 2025

Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities

by Kristina Fullerton Rico, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants living in the country…

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