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Cobb County September 5, 2024

Cobb Chamber announces nominees for public safety awards

The Cobb Chamber announced the list of nominees for Public Safety Employee of the Year Award, in addition to other awards such as the Medal of Valor, Award of Merit,…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth October 6, 2021

Acworth plans to sign up for program that gives bonuses to public safety employees

By Arielle Robinson At a work session in Acworth City Council chambers Monday evening, City Manager James Albright announced that the city intends to sign up for the state program…

Acworth, Kennesaw December 2, 2019

Kennesaw/Acworth 911 system gets accredited

The Kennesaw/Acworth 911 system received accreditation from the Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The center, located at the Kennesaw City Hall, has been in operation since 2006, and serves…

Photo of the BOC from the February 2019 meeting accompanying a letter to the editor about the compensation plan for Cobb 911 dispatchers

Guest Opinion June 11, 2019

Opinion: Cobb 911 Overlooked by BOC

This letter to the editor was sent by Samantha Hawkins, a Cobb 911 dispatcher. Dear Editor: I believe it’s of the utmost importance to bring to the public knowledge of…

Police, firefighters, and their families and supporters at BOC meeting to push for staffing, increased pay and benefits (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County March 29, 2019

Cobb Police and firefighters protest staffing levels, pay at contentious BOC meeting

Cobb Police and firefighters, and their families and supporters, packed last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to lodge a protest for higher staffing levels, more…

Smyrna November 21, 2017

Proposed Smyrna ordinance: Hands off the cell phone and on the steering wheel!

The City of Smyrna could become the first in the state of Georgia to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of cell phones or other mobile electronic devices while driving….

Austell August 5, 2017

Riverside community highlights public safety with National Night Out

The Riverside community of Austell will be celebrating National Night Out next Tuesday August 8, from 5:30 – 8 p.m at the South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Riverside Parkway, Austell, Georgia…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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public safety

Cobb Chamber announces nominees for public safety awards

Acworth plans to sign up for program that gives bonuses to public safety employees

Kennesaw/Acworth 911 system gets accredited

Opinion: Cobb 911 Overlooked by BOC

Cobb Police and firefighters protest staffing levels, pay at contentious BOC meeting

Proposed Smyrna ordinance: Hands off the cell phone and on the steering wheel!

Riverside community highlights public safety with National Night Out