local politics

Education, News April 26, 2026

Q&A with Cobb County Post 4 school board Democratic candidate Micheal Garza

By Rebecca Gaunt Micheal Garza, a local business owner, is running for the Post 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Education, which includes Sprayberry, Lassiter, and Kell High…

Education, News April 26, 2026

Q&A with Cobb County Post 4 school board Democratic candidate Susan McCartney

By Rebecca Gaunt Susan McCartney, a retired educator, is running for the Post 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Education, which includes Sprayberry, Lassiter, and Kell High Schools….

Elections, Government & Politics March 30, 2026

Cobb County advance voting begins for Georgia US House 14th District runoff

By Mark Woolsey Advance voting for the 14th District U.S. House runoff has kicked off leading up to the April 7 election. On Saturday’s first day of early voting in Cobb,…

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Elections August 16, 2024

Local elections are less partisan because voters will cross party lines when issues hit close to home

by Edward L. Lascher Jr., California State University, Sacramento; Brian Adams, San Diego State University, and Danielle Martin, California State University, Sacramento, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

Politics June 13, 2024

Politics is still both local and personal – but only for independents, not for Democrats or Republicans

by Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, University of Maryland and Joshua J. Dyck, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Independent voters who live in communities with lots…

Food Safety April 26, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from April 17 to April 23

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Education, News April 26, 2026

Watch the public input that the Cobb school board doesn’t want you to see

By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to censor public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the…

Education, News April 26, 2026

Q&A with Cobb County Post 4 school board Democratic candidate Micheal Garza

By Rebecca Gaunt Micheal Garza, a local business owner, is running for the Post 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Education, which includes Sprayberry, Lassiter, and Kell High…

Education, News April 26, 2026

Q&A with Cobb County Post 4 school board Democratic candidate Susan McCartney

By Rebecca Gaunt Susan McCartney, a retired educator, is running for the Post 4 seat on the Cobb County Board of Education, which includes Sprayberry, Lassiter, and Kell High Schools….

History April 26, 2026

The automobile in Cobb County: The history of the Dixie Highway

By Larry Felton Johnson [This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the…