Cobb County

Bob Ott at his swearing-in ceremony Dec 2016 -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County board of commissioners May 6, 2017

Bob Ott to hold town hall meeting

Cobb County commissioner Bob Ott will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church, 2160 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna. Ott represents…

Lisa Cupid at her second swearing-in - Photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb Board of Commissioners April 25, 2017

From engineer, to county commissioner and lawyer: Lisa Cupid

Despite the laughter of others in the conference room packed with public officials, citizens and reporters, Lisa Cupid was not smiling. Cupid is the only Democrat, and the sole African-American,…

Riverview Landing March 21, 2017

Riverview Landing development on the Chattahoochee River moves forward

A big-time real estate development in the southeasternmost portion of Smyrna has been reconfigured under a new developer, albeit at a smaller scale. Monday night, the Smyrna City council…

Cobb County, Cobb County board of commissioners December 27, 2016

Michael Boyce will present his goals and objectives at a special session of the Cobb County board of commissioners

On Wednesday Jan 4, 2017 at 9 a.m. Michael Boyce, the incoming chairman of the Cobb County commission, will present his goals and objectives to the commission in a special…

Cobb County, Mableton Parkway, South Cobb Drive, Veterans Memorial Highway December 23, 2016

Sidewalks, schools, among issues raised by citizens at Cobb district 4 town hall meeting

A town hall meeting was held on Thursday Dec 15 for Cobb County district 4 residents at the Iglesia History Makers on Windy Hill Road. It was hosted by commissioner…

Kroger at the intersection of South Cobb Drive and Concord Road

Cobb County, Smyrna December 7, 2016

Town hall meeting for South Cobb Drive corridor study on Thurs Dec. 8

Smyrna residents, and anyone else interested, can learn more about the ongoing South Cobb Drive corridor study at a public town hall meeting this Thursday. The meeting will be held at…

2016 Elections, Cobb County November 14, 2016

How did Clinton’s performance compare with Barksdale’s in Cobb County?

Clinton won Cobb County, but the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Jim Barksdale didn’t. A good intuitive way of looking at the results is in three charts. These bar charts,…

2016 Elections, Cobb County November 12, 2016

Cobb County Precinct Level 2016 Election Results in One Chart

Here is a bar graph of the 2016 presidential results for Cobb County precincts. Below it is a google precinct map to make it easy to find the location of…

Cobb County, Mableton, Planning June 11, 2016

The 2040 Cobb County comprehensive plan

On Thursday June 9 Cobb County’s planning department held a meeting to get citizen input to guide the development of the 2040 Cobb County comprehensive plan. The plan will apply…

Bolton, Cobb County, Mableton, Riverside, Whittier Mill Village May 21, 2016

The Bagby brothers – elusive bandits of the Chattahoochee

The man sat in the tree by the banks of the river, waiting patiently. He was thin, with wiry arms, well suited to climbing. He was comfortable in the tree,…

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