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Kennesaw August 31, 2023

Kennesaw City Council set to vote on police surveillance system

By Rebecca Gaunt The Kennesaw Police Department is requesting approval from the City Council to enter a four-year contract with Fusus, a platform which allows law enforcement to integrate and…

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

Kennesaw July 24, 2023

Man dead in apparent suicide after standoff with Kennesaw and Cobb police

The Kennesaw Police Department issued the following public information release this afternoon: On 07/24/2023 at approximately 11:05 AM, Kennesaw/Acworth 911 received an emergency callfrom a male threatening suicide, who stated…

Kennesaw July 6, 2023

Kennesaw approves architectural firm for new public safety facility

By Rebecca Gaunt Plans for a new public safety facility to house the Kennesaw Police Department at 3080 Moon Station Road are moving forward with the approval of an architectural…

Kennesaw June 2, 2023

Kennesaw considering speed limit reductions on roads with high volume of traffic offenses

By Rebecca Gaunt The effort to create a walkable city may mean lower speed limits on roads with a disproportionate amount of traffic citations if further analysis supports the police…

Kennesaw December 29, 2022

Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services issues public information release about death of teen in Kennesaw frozen lake

Nicholas Danz, the public information officer for Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services, distributed the following public information release about the death of the 16-year-old teen who fell into a…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Kennesaw August 25, 2022

15-year-old Kennesaw juvenile pedestrian struck by auto, sustaining life-threatening injuries

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, Cobb’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is assisting the Kennesaw Police Department in…

Kennesaw April 12, 2022

Kennesaw eyes plans for new public safety building

By Rebecca Gaunt The Kennesaw Police Department might be getting a new home next to the expanding public works building on Moon Station Road. Kennesaw City Council approved putting funds…

Kennesaw June 22, 2021

Kennesaw Juneteenth Celebration stressed unity

By Mark Woolsey The day’s theme was unity but some friendly competition was also mixed in. Inside the gym at Kennesaw First Baptist Church, two teams prepared for a vigorous…

Kennesaw June 11, 2021

A response from a member of the Kennesaw Police Department’s Citizen’s Advisory Board

Dear Mr. Johnson: In 2005, I moved to Georgia from the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. In an effort to find a great community for raising my then two young children,…

From the Editor June 10, 2021

If it’s a Juneteenth Celebration, call it a Juneteenth Celebration, otherwise pick another date

[This is an opinion piece from Larry Felton Johnson, the Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] There has been a fierce and highly organized effort in the U.S…..

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From the Editor March 29, 2025

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