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Elections June 26, 2024

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official

by Matt Vasilogambros, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 25, 2024 Editor’s note: This story contains profanities and racist slurs. When Milton Kidd…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia May 23, 2024

Trump advisor, former senator headed to GOP runoff in June

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 21, 2024 Brian Jack, who was an advisor to former president Donald Trump,…

2020 Elections June 10, 2020

At least 70,000 ballots remain to be counted in Cobb County

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration announced this afternoon that the count on the county’s official election page only reflects early and election-day voting. As of this afternoon…

2018 elections May 23, 2018

Amico heads to November as Democratic candidate for Georgia Lieutenant Governor

Sarah Riggs Amico has cleared the first election hurdle of her burgeoning political career and will now face off against a Republican for the office of Georgia Lieutenant Governor. She…

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Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

Mableton December 21, 2024

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

Cobb County December 21, 2024

What decisions do Cobb and its cities face about the new Georgia tax law?

This is the second of a four-part series about changes to Georgia’s property tax laws that will go into effect January 1, 2025. Follow this link to read part one….

Chattahoochee RiverLands December 21, 2024

A walk along the Chattahoochee RiverLands trail in Mableton

By Larry Felton Johnson Yesterday afternoon I walked along the Chattahoochee RiverLands trail adjacent to Discovery Park in Mableton. I didn’t cover the entire distance, but I made a video…

Cobb County December 21, 2024

Tahnicia Phillips sworn in as Cobb Clerk of State Court

Tahnicia Phillips was sworn in as Cobb’s Clerk of the State Court. Phillips, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican Robin Bishop in November’s general election, garnering 52.21 percent of the vote….

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Georgia elections

Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official

Trump advisor, former senator headed to GOP runoff in June

At least 70,000 ballots remain to be counted in Cobb County

Amico heads to November as Democratic candidate for Georgia Lieutenant Governor