Cupid and Boyce: A look at the precincts
Democratic District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid defeated Republican Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michael Boyce to become Chairwoman-elect of the BOC. This is the second in our series on…
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Reactions to reopening Silver Comet Trail mixed but mostly favorable among cyclists, runners
Cobb’s county’s decision to reopen The Silver Comet Trail plus other trails and passive parks this weekend is drawing largely favorable reviews from such trail users as bicyclists and joggers…
A conversation with Mike Boyce
The Courier had a conversation with Mike Boyce, chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters on Marietta Square. We talked about his campaign for…
Read the Courier’s past coverage of Boyce and Cupid
Incumbent Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Boyce and District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid have both announced runs for county commission chair in the 2020 election. Here at the…
Transit fans and foes: Sound off at Smyrna town hall set for Feb. 26
As Cobb County legislators and local politicians continue discussing the once-untouchable topic of public transit entering the county, a town hall meeting is set for the Smyrna Community Center Monday…
Acworth involved in two lawsuits after closing back road near I-75
[Editor’s note: we’ve changed the headline because we thought the original one could be construed as taking sides in this issue. That was never our intent — Larry Felton Johnson,…
Groundbreaking held for Silver Comet Village seniors housing in Powder Springs
A 154-unit, $37 million seniors housing community is officially under construction in Powder Springs. Local elected officials, business executives and media members gathered Thursday morning for the groundbreaking of Silver…
Boyce floats idea of same amount of vacation time for all county staff
At the Cobb County board of commissioners work session on Wednesday, county commission chairman Michael Boyce floated the idea of leveling the number of days of vacation time for all…
Cobb commissioners reach consensus on how to procede on park bonds
In a special work session Wednesday the Cobb County Board of Commissioners reached a general consensus on how to proceed with bonds for the acquisition of land by the county…
Michael Boyce sworn in as new chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners
Michael Boyce was sworn is as the new chairman of the Cobb County board of commissioners this afternoon in a packed auditorium at the Cobb civic center. He won the…