Braxton Tyree Cotton, 44, the former chief of staff for the Cobb Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced last week after being ...
Credit Union to Award 21 Elementary School Students with Money in their Savings Account Delta Community Credit Union is inviting ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens took significant steps to enhance educational opportunities and improve the perception of Mableton’s schools with the ...
Mableton District One Councilman Ron Davis has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Race Equity and ...
A wonderful evening was had at the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus 43rd Annual Heritage Gala, held at the Atlanta Aquarium. ...
On February 28, consumers are planning a 24-hour boycott of large retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, and Target to protest ...
The number of sewage overflows for Cobb County Water System continues to grow as another overflow incident which resulted in ...
It’s that time of year to be thinking about filing for a homestead exemption. A homestead exemption can give you ...
The search for Gary Jones, a Westminster Schools coach and teacher, continues, marking the 15 day since he was last ...
Shannon Manigault, Atlanta’s Inspector General, announced her resignation on Monday after a protracted conflict with Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration over ...
Cobb Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor plans to return nearly $84,000 in passport shipping fees she collected during her first ...
The Cobb County Water System (CCWS) has reported a spill from its South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility into the Chattahoochee ...
The South Fulton City Council has taken significant steps to curb Mayor Khalid Kamau’s authority, temporarily barring him from all ...
Doug Shipman, Atlanta City Council President, announced that he will not seek reelection this year due to family medical issues ...
In a move aimed at cutting government waste, President Donald Trump has issued a number of directives in rapid succession. ...
In a surprising move, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order to restore the name of a North Carolina ...
Austell Police Chief Scott Hamilton has announced his resignation. The department confirmed his decision Thursday. Hamilton, 56, explained his departure, ...
Leigh Anne Phillips, of Ocala, Florida, was arrested on charges related to driving under the influence and causing a head-on ...
A Marietta woman, Crystal Elaine Phillips, was arrested after allegedly approaching officers while armed with a knife. According to an ...
Cobb County District Attorney Sonya Allen announced that a former Brookhaven city official, Patrick Nalley, has been sentenced to two ...
Cobb County Manager Jackie McMorris recently announced the appointment of Michael Cunningham as the new fire chief for Cobb County. ...
Cobb County District Attorney Sonya Allen announced that Samuel Etuk, a 38-year-old Fairburn man, has been sentenced to 20 years ...
South Cobb News proudly endorses Yashica Marshall for Commissioner of District 4, which includes the South Cobb areas of Mableton, ...
Welcome new subscribers. This is a bi-monthly newsletter about Georgia Power gamesmanship that harms customers, the complicity of commissioners and ...
The Philadelphia Eagles secured their second Super Bowl title in franchise history with a commanding 40-22 victory over the Kansas ...
The Mableton City Council has approved a new sanitation and recycling ordinance aimed at improving waste management, promoting sustainability, and ...
The Cobb County Water System has reported three separate sewage overflows that occurred between February 1 and February 3, 2025. ...
Former Cobb Commissioner for District 2, Jerica Richardson, is no longer serving on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners after ...
The trial of former Coastal Georgia District Attorney Jackie Johnson came to a sudden end when a judge dismissed the ...
A Cobb Superior Court judge has upheld the firing of Katie Rinderle, a former teacher at Due West Elementary School, ...
Since 2022, Cobb County’s government has been hijacked by a few Commissioners, creating an ethical dilemma that has now ended. ...
As citizens gather to vote over the next week, we are forming a new mantra for D4 citizens. No Thanks ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens was recognized this past weekend at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) 2025 Cities United Summit for ...
The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), has named State Representative Terry ...
Welcome to Mexico Lindo! If you’re a fan of delicious Mexican food and a great dining experience, head over to ...
With all the civic and political activity of the past two weeks from the inauguration of our 47th president to ...
As we enter a new month in 2025, Cobb County Water System reports the latest on sewer overflows across Cobb ...
Early voting for Cobb County’s Special Primary Election kicked off on Saturday, February 1, with voters in Districts 2 and ...
Kennesaw’s Town Center Mall reopened Wednesday — less than 24 hours after being temporarily closed due to unpaid power bills. ...
Signing a WNBA legend gives the Atlanta Dream a golden opportunity — one many believe will pay off. Brittney Griner, ...
Andrew Dequan Ash, 36, of Atlanta, was arrested and accused of attempted home invasion on January 22, at The Franklin ...
Cobb Police have arrested a Marietta man, Tonolono O. Price, on charges of murder following a fatal shooting at an ...
Credit union’s support of students pursuing higher education enters 20th year Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia’s largest credit union, is ...
The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of the City of Mableton’s incorporation, bringing an ...
Cobb County police confirmed that the student who suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Lindley Middle School a week prior ...
The Cobb County Water System continues its sewer overflows for 2025 with another overflow incident which resulted in wastewater discharge ...
Sally Riddle, a South Cobb resident and co-founder of the Cobb Coalition for Public Safety, was honored with the 2025 ...
During the Cobb Chamber’s annual dinner at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Dr. Jackie McMorris, County Manager for Cobb County Government, ...
Candace Torrence, a dedicated teacher at A.L. Burruss Elementary School in Marietta, has been selected for the prestigious Georgia Teacher ...
Target announced on Friday that it will scale back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, joining major retailers like ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify and release remaining federal records related to the assassinations of President ...
Albany State University (ASU) alumni are voicing concerns about the ongoing presidential search, fearing that the University System of Georgia ...
On his first day in office, the Trump administration issued a directive for all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...
A federal judge, U.S. District Judge William Ray, has rejected a deal struck between the U.S. Department of Justice and ...
The ongoing turmoil in Cobb County continues as two former commissioners, Jerica Richardson and Monique Sheffield, remain on the board ...
A student is in critical condition after bringing a gun to Lindley Middle School in Mableton on Wednesday and using ...
Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Georgia are currently in the process of searching for new leaders – ...
The Georgia Board of Regents has voted to honor former state Rep. Calvin Smyre, the longest-serving member in Georgia’s legislative ...
State Senator Colton Moore, a Republican from Trenton and former House member, was arrested Thursday after attempting to force his ...
Georgia lawmakers, agriculture leaders, and lobbyists gathered Sunday at the Georgia Railroad Depot for the annual Wild Hog Supper, a ...
Cobb County residents are facing confusion as the Cobb County Board of Elections (BOER) prepares for special elections in Commission ...
A “warming center” is a temporary facility that opens during extreme cold weather, providing a safe space for people experiencing ...
Former Chief Justice Harold Melton continues to make his mark in private practice while remaining a familiar presence at the ...
Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100, was honored during the ...
The Cobb County Water System continues its sewer overflows for 2025 with two new separate sewer overflows. Both of the ...
The Georgia General Assembly will reconvene on Monday, January 15, 2025, with a mix of ongoing and new issues. Among ...
As temperatures drop, it’s essential to take steps to protect yourself, your home, and your loved ones from the dangers ...
As President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, I offer our heartfelt condolences to ...
Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson has officially been removed from office following a ruling from Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann ...
Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, passed ...
Former state Senator Vincent Fort, who passed away late December 2024 at the age of 68 from complications due to ...
Denzel Washington, at 69 years old, was baptized and became a licensed minister during a live-streamed ceremony on December 21, ...
A Kennesaw woman, Doretha Hunt, 40, is behind bars after allegedly using her vehicle to run over three people in ...
A 36-year-old Marietta woman, Scottesha Nickelle Miller, has been arrested following an alleged robbery at a BP gas station located ...
The Cobb County Water System began 2025 with two separate sewer overflows, continuing from a series of spills that took ...
Welcome new subscribers. This is a bi-monthly newsletter about Georgia Power gamesmanship that harms customers, the complicity of commissioners and ...
An evening of elegance unfolded at the 41st Annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball, held on Saturday, December 21, 2024, ...
After struggling financially, two major retail chains are closing their doors, with Big Lots and Party City announcing widespread closures. ...
As holiday travel picks up, the American Express Centurion Lounge at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which opened in February, has hit ...
Over the entire holiday season, from Friday through Jan. 5, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is preparing for a total of ...
A Cobb Superior Court judge is deliberating whether Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson will remain in office until the spring ...
Georgia Power customers will face another rate increase starting January 1, marking the sixth price hike in just two years. ...
Milan Indiana Jones, 35, of Marietta, is facing charges after allegedly stabbing a woman under the chin on December 12 ...
A Mableton man, Ahmad Laureik Rucker, has been arrested after being accused of breaking into the home of a 74-year-old ...
Marcus Allen Carroll, 40, of Dunwoody, has been arrested on charges of stealing mail after allegedly possessing 30 to 40 ...
Attorney Yashica Marshall officially qualified today to run for Cobb County Commissioner for District 4. The longtime Cobb County resident ...
Brianne Perkins, a 2018 graduate of Pebblebrook High School and a 17-year resident of the Six Flags Drive and Riverside-Mableton ...
Despite vocal opposition from Cobb County residents, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve an 18% ...
An ethics complaint against Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid will be addressed in early January. The complaint, filed in October ...
The election season in Cobb continues with two Cobb County Commission posts up for grabs in early 2025. A special ...
Cobb County is once again facing a sewage spill, with the latest incident impacting Sope Creek in Marietta. The Cobb ...
Following her confirmation by the U.S.last week, Tiffany Johnson became the fifth federal judge in Georgia appointed by President Joe ...
Georgians affected by a 2021 data breach involving ParkMobile can now claim up to $25 through a class action settlement, ...
The Getty Foundation, in collaboration with the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, is advancing efforts to preserve Black modernist ...
A generous act of kindness has helped restore the lives of Dorothy and George Williams, an elderly couple from southwest ...
A Woodstock man, Robert Switts, has been arrested and accused of molesting a girl under the age of 16 on ...
A Marietta woman, Kristen Behringer, is accused of performing sex acts upon a 17-year-old girl on Oct. 27 at 12:01 ...
An Austell woman, Marilyn Melissa Mason, has been arrested after being accused of sexual battery on a six-year-old girl on ...
A Kennnsaw man, Jerorian Abraham, is in custody after being accused of molesting a girl under the age of 16 ...
A Marietta man, David Delgado, has been indicted on several charges of child molestation. Delgado, 40, is facing three counts ...
“I pledge to approach my duties with an unwavering commitment to protect the innocent, seek justice for victims, and ensure ...
Event Title: Let’s Design Mableton Together Mableton residents are invited to participate in the first meeting for the Mableton 2045 ...
The tragic shooting of Zeta, the Carr family’s beloved Labrador retriever mix, has sparked outrage and heartbreak in Cobb County, ...
State Representative Terry Cummings, a passionate and dedicated member of the Georgia House of Representatives, has been honored as the ...
Following recent redistricting, Cobb County welcomed a seasoned voice to the Georgia Senate with Sen. Donzella James, D-Atlanta, now representing ...
Hurricane Helene is going to cost you on your electricity bill. I want to start with that because when utilities ...
Tahnicia Phillips, a longtime Marietta resident, has dedicated her life to making a positive impact on the lives of others. ...
At just 27 years old, Gabriel Sanchez has made waves in Cobb and Georgia politics, unseating a Democratic incumbent in ...
Meet Mekyah McQueen, the newly elected State Representative for Georgia’s District 61, which includes Smyrna, Vining’s, Sandtown and Ben Hill. ...
Kennesaw State University welcomed Jerry Mack as the second permanent head coach in the football program’s history during a press ...
The Kennesaw State University Police Department has started a GoFundMe campaign to support Lieutenant Robert Milam, a 20-year veteran of ...
The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning has named Zina Hadjaz, a French teacher at The Quadrilingual Academy in ...
Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin is excited to announce the return of the Annual Mayor’s Christmas Lights Decorating Contest. Mayor Tumlin ...
Delta Community Credit Union is pleased to announce its 2025 Philanthropic Fund Program grant recipients. Georgia’s largest credit union will ...
The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration (BOER) has announced the schedule for the Special Elections for Cobb County ...
Yashica Marshall has officially announced her candidacy for Cobb County Commissioner in District 4, entering the race for the special ...
When an elected official is referred to as “bought and paid for”, that usually means they have been given money ...
Well, it has been over a year now. The city of Mableton is getting its underpinnings in good fashion, in ...
Bruce Thompson, the Georgia Commissioner of Labor, has passed away after battling advanced pancreatic cancer, a disease with a notoriously ...
You have rights at the polls that are protected under Federal Law: These rights help protect your ability to vote ...
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Cobb County can only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on ...
As Election Day, November 5, quickly approaches, more than half of Georgia’s registered voters have already cast their ballots. Early ...
Cobb County officials announced on Tuesday that some voters received incorrect voter guides in the mail due to errors in ...
About 30 students from Benjamin Mays E. High School recently took a field trip to Delta Community Credit Union’s Administrative ...
In a decisive response to an emergency lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Georgia, and ...
Marietta resident Juanita Fudge celebrated her 105th birthday on Friday, November 1. Born in 1919 in Palatka, Florida, Juanita is ...
After testing nearly 300 students and staff at Walton High School for tuberculosis (TB), officials confirmed that all results came ...
In a troubling shift from focusing on studies like reading, writing, and arithmetic, a Cobb County student has been arrested ...
The discovery of 18 decomposing bodies, including children’s remains in a mortuary cooler,has all eyes on Coffee County. The situation ...
A Marietta High School student was arrested after being found with inappropriate content on his cell phone, Principal Marvin Crumbs ...
Lance Lamberton, an opponent of Cobb County’s transit referendum, has filed an ethics complaint against Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, alleging she ...
As citizens consider the future leadership of Cobb County, they are not mincing words when they say Chair Lisa Cupid ...
Georgia’s early voting numbers are showing impressive turnout with nearly 2.8 million votes already cast statewide. As of the last ...
Former Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott, who has largely stayed out of public commentary on county government since leaving office in ...
Amir Abdur-Rahim, a well-respected basketball coach and former Kennesaw State standout, has passed away at the age of 43 after ...
An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has resulted in at least 49 reported ...
Georgia citizens are voting in the upcoming general election – with early in-person voting available until Friday, November 1. Before You ...
A community group has mobilized to oppose what they are calling “Cupid’s Billion Dollar Bus Taxes,” a transportation initiative led ...
Celebrate Early Voting at the joyful Party at the Polls! Join Cobb Democracy Center, Cobb Collaborative, MRAC Chapter of Delta ...
Dr. Helene D. Gayle, who became the 11th president of Spelman College in July 2022, is taking a personal leave ...
After a nationwide search, Renee Kutner has been named president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, marking ...
On Wednesday, October 16, former President Jimmy Carter, at 100 years old and in hospice care, achieved one of his ...
In a significant win for voting rights, the NAACP successfully blocked a controversial rule proposed by Georgia’s State Elections Board ...
Public health officials are urging Americans to check their refrigerators and freezers after more than 11 million pounds of ready-to-eat ...
Costco has issued recalls for a range of frozen and refrigerated meat and poultry products, including certain BrucePac items, due ...
The recurring sewage overflow incidents into our waterways continued as the Cobb County Water System spilled 11 millions gallons of ...
Citizens, politicians, and candidates alike are rallying against Cobb County’s proposed 30-year, billion-dollar transit tax as many residents and business ...
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Georgia’s voter registration will not be reopened for November’s elections, despite disruptions caused by ...
Community members will hold a candlelight vigil in memory of Kenny A. Johnson, the 62-year-old Rockdale County Soil and Water ...
I normally stay in my lane in these newsletters and my lane is energy. But I’m going to depart in ...
Our thoughts, prayers, condolences and donations go out for the families, individuals, business owners, boat owners, et al for their ...
As of September 26, 2024, free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests can be ordered and shipped through the United States Postal ...
Recovery efforts are ongoing across Georgia’s 159 counties following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Helene. The storm caused widespread destruction, ...
A Pennsylvania-based pet food company, ANSWERS Pet Food, is recalling several dog food products after samples tested positive for salmonella ...
If you have property or vehicle insurance and experienced damage from Hurricane Helene, it’s important to file your insurance claims ...
Late Friday night, two Smyrna police officers were injured, and a suspect was fatally shot during a response to a ...
As I knew would happen (and you knew too), last week commissioners voted to approve the billion dollar biomass deal ...
If you happen to have a son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter that may have sights on settling in Cobb, after ...
Is your Georgia Power bill enormous? There are several reasons things have gotten out of control at the state agency ...
Ghouls, goblins, and all things spooky will make their appearance at Atlanta’s favorite Halloween event—Six Flags Over Georgia’s Fright Fest. ...
One person was injured and another arrested following a shooting during a football game at South Cobb High School on ...
Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens introduced the latest addition to their team on Friday: Sherlock, a golden retriever-Labrador retriever mix, who ...
Georgia citizens can begin voting in the upcoming general election starting Tuesday, October 15, with early in-person voting available until ...
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to officially declare Commissioner Jerica Richardson’s District 2 seat vacant. ...
During this year’s election, voters will face three important ballot questions related to taxes. These measures aim to limit increases ...
Join the Cobb County Democracy Center on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, for an insightful Candidate Forum featuring candidates running for ...
It would be in medieval times when opposing armies would gather information in clear sight of each other. The delta ...
As you know I am running a campaign to expose, shame, and pressure the Georgia Public Service Commission for their ...
Waffle House has confirmed the passing of its President and CEO, Walt Ehmer, at the age of 58. In a ...
Frankie Beverly, the legendary frontman of the R&B soul and funk band Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, passed away on September ...
James Earl Jones, one of America’s most cherished actors, passed away on Monday at the age of 93, surrounded by ...
We honor and remember the heroes and victims of September 11th.
Cobb County Water System reported a significant sewage overflow incident on August 30. An estimated 3,580 gallons of wastewater overflowed ...
At a press conference held Friday at the Capitol, State Democrats called on Governor Brian Kemp to convene a Special ...
With just a few days until the highly anticipated presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald ...
The Rev. Herman “Skip” Mason Jr. has been appointed interim president of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta. Mason ...
The Cobb County Taxpayers Association (CCTA) will officially launch its campaign opposing the upcoming transit tax referendum that will be ...
Ricky Aspinwall Family and friends are in shock over the news that Ricky Aspinwall lost his life while protecting his ...
There are nearly 8.1 million registered voters in Georgia, including over 1 million inactive voters. Georgia residents can easily check ...
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, a swift ruling came from Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the ...
As everyone focuses on the upcoming General Elections in November, at least one person is already looking beyond and is ...
In advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate, the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ...
During Tuesday night’s meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners officially abandoned its “home rule” map but voted against vacating ...
The Cobb County Water System is currently investigating a wastewater spill of six million gallons into Lake Allatoona, which occurred ...
A new documentary exploring how Edwin Moses combined science and athleticism to become the world’s greatest hurdler in the 1980s, ...
In 2010 Matt Taibbi published an article in Rolling Stone magazine with a quote about Goldman Sachs which I’ve never ...
We surely know that life has many winding turns. For so many, it is a rollercoaster of emotions and ups ...
A 44-page lawsuit challenging the new Georgia election certification rules was filed by Democrats last week, targeting the recent changes ...
Ashauna Perry, a Marietta High School student, has been selected to Delta Community Credit Union’s High School Apprentice Program. Perry ...
Huntsville has introduced the Sweet Home Alabama Grant, a new initiative designed to attract entrepreneurial talent to the city. This ...
The community is invited to attend this important community event – Empowering our Voices on Tuesday, Augist 27, 2024 at ...
Georgia Democrats and those across the country are riding a wave of optimism after Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted ...
In a sharp rebuke, Cobb Superior Court Judge Kelly Hill did not mince words when she refused Cobb County and ...
The FDA has approved Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine alongside Pfizer’s vaccine, amid a significant spike in infections. This approval, which ...
COVID-19 is seeing a significant resurgence in Georgia and across the country, with the latest spike in infections expected to ...
Following recent incidents and citing safety concerns for both guests and employees, Six Flags Over Georgia has introduced new rules ...
Officials from the Northeast Georgia Health System report a noticeable surge in COVID-19 cases. Although this variant is more contagious, ...
Despite the passionate pleas from citizens advocating for a rollback in the millage rate and a reduction in the general ...
In 2022, Cobb Chair Lisa Cupid’s attempt to create a new electoral map using Home Rule faced widespread criticism regarding ...
After President Joe Biden decided not to seek re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee against ...
Boar’s Head is recalling over 200,000 pounds of deli meat due to potential contamination with Listeria, as announced by the ...
Southwest Airlines, the second-largest airline in Atlanta, has announced it will end its long-standing open seating policy in favor of ...
There will be a Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council for the purpose of ...
Had the opportunity to meet a hearing specialist, an audiologist (I believe they are called) at a recent charity golf ...
With no “rollback” of the millage rate proposed to match current spending levels, Cobb Chair Lisa Cupid and Commissioners are ...
Fresh graduates and experienced professionals eager to explore new career paths are invited to attend the highly anticipated Atlanta Job ...
With a critical deadline approaching, Cobb County and six of its seven cities spent two days last week mediating new ...
Today, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race to run for reelection as President of the United States on ...
This is hardly a recall of the successful 2008 campaign theme of President Obama. In my mind, this title summarily ...
The Cobb County Water System has reported another sewage overflow. This time, an estimated 1,020-gallon wastewater sewer overflow occurred on ...
At the request of Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, the Cobb County Board of Education has unanimously voted to cancel the $50 ...
Fulton County Commissioners are rethinking the approach to address the deteriorating conditions of the county jails as it recently voted ...
Fulton County seniors with Medicare Part B can now receive free wellness screenings at seven senior centers across the county, ...
A transgender student in Cobb County Schools, referred to as “A.A.” in court documents, has joined Katie Rinderle in a ...
The Atlanta school board has unanimously hired Bryan Johnson as the district’s next superintendent. Johnson, a Nashville native and former ...
David A. Thomas, president of Morehouse College for the past seven years, has announced his retirement at the end of ...
John Oxendine, former Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate and state insurance commissioner, has been sentenced to 3 1⁄2 years in prison ...
AT&T has announced a significant data breach that impacted nearly all of its wireless customers, exposing detailed metadata of their ...
Moments after the announcement of a scholarship created in honor of Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old tragically killed during a protest ...
Following numerous disputes and lawsuits that have arisen as a result of actions by Chair Lisa Cupid and some members ...
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Blue Origin’s non-profit, Club for the Future, are delighted to announce ...
Credit Union to Award $150,000 to 20 Local Nonprofit Organizations Delta Community Credit Union is pleased to announce that it ...
On Monday, July 8, the public is invited to attend the 33rd Annual Cobb County Sheriff’s Low Country Shrimp Boilin’. ...
As temperatures continue to rise with no relief in sight, a Mableton nonprofit is stepping up where Cobb County leaders ...
As Cobb County grapples with public and media concerns, ongoing wastewater spills into Lake Allatoona remain a significant challenge. A ...
A ‘Go Fund Me’ account has been established for Ryan Ellis, a Kennesaw hit-and-run victim, who recently succumbed to his ...
As hospitals across the metro area close their doors to the community, Emory Smyrna Hospital has announced its permanent closure ...
STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE City Council Work Session and Special Called Meetings There will be a Work ...
Days after the announcement that Cobb County and six of its cities will soon begin official mediation over the highly ...
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and a former White House adviser, will join President Joe Biden’s reelection ...
Days after Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly announced that Police Chief Celeste Murphy had resigned, the former law enforcement official ...
Former Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson has faced significant turmoil this year. Arrested recently for allegedly hitting a police ...
One does not have to look through a wide-angle lens to see and feel the distress, pressures and hastening of ...
Cobb County Water System has reported a spill of 3.9 million gallons of treated wastewater that did not meet Georgia ...
The Cobb County government is set to unveil its proposed $1.35 billion budget for 2025 on Tuesday, representing a $150 ...
Arthur Ray Hanson II, a 58-year-old insurance salesman from Huntsville, Alabama, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making threatening phone calls ...
Willie Mays, whose extraordinary talent and exuberance for the game made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, ...
It is of significant note that we celebrate two noteworthy milestones in American history this year. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ...
A GoFundMe account has been established to honor Dr. Samantha Banton-Woolery, a surgery resident from the Morehouse School of Medicine ...
The public placement ceremony for the Toni Morrison Society’s “Bench By the Road” project in Smyrna on June 18, 2024, ...
Presigious Howard University, a Washington, DC-based historically Black college or university known for its rich history and commitment to academic ...
Kia America is recalling nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs from the 2020-2024 model years due to a potential fire hazard. Owners ...
Nealry four months after a suspected DUI crash that resulted in the death of a baby in Cobb, Zachery Williams, ...
Delta Community Credit Union, in partnership with V-103, is thrilled to announce the first three recipients of its 2024 HBCU ...
It is easy to be having one of those days. However, we rise, give thanks for still being on this ...
Early voting for two Cobb County Democratic primary runoff races begins Monday. Early voting will take place June 10 through ...
Family and friends recently gathered to celebrate the birthday of community leader Pax Riddle, who turned 75 years young. Hosted ...
It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since the City of Mableton officially began city operations. City leadership ...
Memorial Day is a federal holiday dedicated to honoring and mourning U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the ...
In 2020, as voters were deciding Cobb’s local runoff race for District 4, then Commissioner Lisa Cupid handpicked her untested ...
An unforgettable evening filled with joy and celebration of our community heroines took place as the National Coalition of 100 ...
Georgia, along with Florida and Texas, has led the nation in cutting children’s Medicaid coverage as part of a national ...
Advance voting in Cobb County and Georgia for the 2024 primaries has ended, and Election-Day in-person voting will continue on ...
Six elementary school students from Cobb County were among the winners of Delta Community Credit Union’s 2024 Youth Essay Contest. ...
It was back during the 1988 Democratic convention in a speech by the Rev. Jesse L Jackson who saw fit ...
Mableton, GA – Shelia Edwards and Yashica Marshall, candidates for Cobb’s next Chairperson and Commission seat 4 respectively, have jointly ...
Cobb County homeowners are grappling with shock and frustration as they face steep property tax assessments, prompting many to voice ...
In just two years, Sonic Edge A Cappella has made an impressive mark on the music scene. Comprising 16 members ...
Early Voting enters its final week, offering an advantageous opportunity for voters to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day ...
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, is hosting their 27th Annual Unsung Heroines Awards Gala ...
As they cleebrate their 10th annual event, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc., (ANDP) understands that improving health equity is crucial, ...
The eagerly awaited community yard sale is back in action in Mableton! The public is warmly invited to join the ...
Delta Community Credit Union recently announced that Corey Higman is the new manager of its Marietta Branch on Johnson Ferry ...
In the realm of politics, where debates span from policy nuances to triple taxes, there’s a surprising cast lurking in ...
The Cobb County community is invited to the Cobb County Chairperson and Cobb County Tax Commissioner Candidate Forum hosted by ...
Spotlight is continuing its voter education and advocacy during this election cycle by highlighting candidates running for various offices in ...
Spotlight is continuing its voter education and advocacy during this election cycle by highlighting candidates running for various offices in ...
Early Voting has commenced in Cobb County and throughout the state of Georgia, offering an advantageous opportunity for voters to ...
The news has been abuzz with warnings of the impending invasion of giant cicadas, but there was no warning about ...
The South Cobb community is invited to attend an engaging Legislative Town Hall on Monday, April 29, 2024 that will ...
You are cordially invited to join the Cobb Democracy Center and esteemed community partners for the Candidate Forum for Cobb ...
2024 Scholarship Recipients Receive $5,000 Each Delta Community Credit Union is proud to announce its 2024 Scholarship Award recipients who ...
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has confirmed that they are reviewing the findings of a state investigation into Cobb Superior ...
Spotlight is continuing its voter education and advocacy during this election cycle by highlighting candidates running for various offices in ...
Now as our thoughts can officially turn towards spring, it should heighten our visual expectations of nature, its eye-catching colors ...
Candidate Martine Maignan’s bid to challenge incumbent State Representative David Wilkerson came to a grinding halt after a state administrative ...
During testimony before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, it was revealed that the U.S. Postal Service ...
After a review of books for inappropriate content, Cobb Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the removal of four books from school ...
At its recent Thursday night meeting, the Cobb County School Board made significant personnel announcements, including the appointment of five ...
The City of Atlanta is facing significant environmental violations from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) at its largest wastewater ...
The number of Georgians removed from Medicaid has now reached 596,994 as the state, along with others, continues to drop ...
A Kennesaw man, William McBee, has been arrested and accused of rape following strangulation of the victim. According to an ...
A Marietta man, Christian Gutierrez, is accused of child molestation. Gutierrez, 28, is accused of molesting a 15-year-old on March ...
Patria Brown’s journey is one of remarkable resilience and determination. Due to having been born with one leg and a ...
Mableton emerged victorious today in the lawsuit contesting the constitutionality of the bill establishing Cobb County’s newest city. Cobb Superior ...
Spotlight is continuing its voter education and advocacy during this primary election cycle by highlighting candidates running for various offices ...
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, is hosting their 27th Annual Unsung Heroines Awards Gala ...
You are cordially invited to join the Cobb Democracy Center and esteemed community partners for the 6th Congressional District Candidate ...
Tensions are running high and the clock is ticking for Cobb County and its six cities to reach an agreement ...
The nomination process for a coveted position on the Board of Lights and Water (BLW) in Marietta recently turned into ...
Starting April 29, Cobb Elections will hold early voting for the May 21 Primary Election at 11 different locations throughout ...
Atlanta’s former chief financial officer, Jim Beard, pleaded guilty in a federal case last week, admitting to the misuse of ...
It was not that long ago when many cities all over America competed for the distinctive, respected titled of ‘All-American ...
Atlanta City Attorney Nina Hickson is set to retire next month, concluding her tenure as the city’s top legal adviser ...
Would be candidate Alicia Adams, who filed an appeal contesting her disqualification to run for Cobb District 2 Commissioner – ...
The Cobb County Water System has reported another sewage overflow incident, this occurrence estimating approximately 80 gallons of wastewater spilled ...
The Biden administration has announced the cancellation of student loans for an additional 206,000 borrowers as part of its new ...
The Cobb County Public Library system received the esteemed title of the state’s 2023 Library of the Year from the ...
The legal hits keep coming for Cobb County as it finds itself embroiled in the latest of several lawsuit. Last ...
LSU basketball standout Angel Reese has officially declared for the WNBA draft, following the conclusion of the Tigers’ season with ...
Whoa! You can relax. This treatise does not refer to a woman’s right to choose. No, it is on another ...
Following a series of ethics charges reviewed by the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the panel of the state’s judicial watchdog has ...
The Cobb County Commission recently voted to amend its public comment policy, increasing the number of available slots for speakers, ...
Google has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging illegal surveillance practices involving its Chrome web browser. As part of ...
Walmart has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding alleged deceptive practices in the sale of certain weighted groceries and ...
Since 2006, Steve Briggs has served as President of Berry College near Rome, but those days will come to an ...
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center and Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital have appointed Lorrie Liang as their new president. In addition, ...
On Monday, a total solar eclipse will cross North America – a phenomenon where the moon passes between the sun ...
The dynamic duo, Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, announced that they have successfully secured over $1.5 million in ...
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners was all set to vote on the stormwater utility fee at their Tuesday night ...
During a special-called meeting, members of the Georgia Election Board listened to complaints from Cobb residents regarding the use of ...
State Representative Roger Bruce, a Democrat from South Fulton, recently retired after an illustrious 22-year tenure in the Georgia House ...
Chick-fil-A has recently made a significant adjustment to its chicken sourcing policy, opting to drop its previous commitment to serving ...
McDonald’s customers will soon have the opportunity to indulge in Krispy Kreme doughnuts alongside their morning beverages from McDonald’s, thanks ...
AT&T, the telecommunications giant, disclosed a significant data breach on Saturday, revealing that the personal information of over 70 million ...
Courtney Clore, a 17-year-old from Marietta, has been arrested and accused of possessing a knife at Marietta High School. According ...
A 17-year-old Sprayberry High School student, Aedan Connor Smith, is in custody and an 18-year-old student is in critical condition ...
Teenager Cameron Mekhi Hester was arrested after being accused of possessing a .177 caliber Daisy pistol in his bookbag following ...
A Cobb County teacher, Katie Rinderle, who was dismissed for reading a book challenging gender norms to fifth graders is ...
Joseph I. Lieberman, the distinguished four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut and the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, passed ...
Pioneering actor Louis Gossett Jr., renowned as the first Black man to claim both an Academy Award for Best Supporting ...
Spotlight is continuing its voter education and advocacy during this election cycle by highlighting candidates running for various offices in ...
Cobb County residents continue to express deep concern regarding the proposed rain tax by certain members of the Cobb Board ...
Cobb County is finally able to exhale as it moves beyond a tumultuous journey it has been on, brought on ...
Parents of students attending the Atlanta Girls’ School are facing unexpected challenges as school officials announced the impending closure of ...
Cobb County Board of Commissioner Keli Gambrill is urging the state of Georgia’s Election Board to take action against the ...
Former Georgia insurance commissioner and gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine has pleaded guilty in a federal case involving a health care ...
The Georgia General Assembly has passed Senate Bill 19, which mandates county clerks and probate judges to report their quarterly ...
Brandon Glover has been sentenced to spend the remainder of his life behind bars for the tragic shooting death of ...
The Biden administration continued its push for student debt relief on Thursday, announcing the forgiveness of an additional $5.8 billion ...
Sheltering Grace Ministry, a Maternity Home in Cobb County dedicated to supporting homeless pregnant women in crisis, is thrilled to ...
The first day of the Cobb County Board of Commission retreat was marked by candid and compelling remarks from County ...
During day one of the Cobb Board of Commission retreat last week, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid addressed the elephant in the ...
The disqualification of Alicia Adams, a Republican candidate for the District 2 seat on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, has ...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge, a prominent advocate for affordable housing and racial equity, has announced her ...
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson revealed in a statement on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic ...
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced on Friday that he will not endorse Donald Trump for the 2024 elections, just ...
The City of Marietta is seeking applications for a resident member on the Marietta Board of Lights and Water Board ...
As Black student-athletes of all calibers and talent are considering their college choices, the NAACP has strongly urged them to ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens took a firm stand against violence in Mableton by convening a meeting with Cobb County public ...
The absence of first-term Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens from the speaker lineup at President Joe Biden’s first campaign stop in ...
Despite his efforts to have the charges dismissed, a federal judge has upheld the charges against former Georgia insurance commissioner ...
The third-party presidential movement ‘No Labels’ is considering former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan as a potential White House contender ...
Cobb residents disagree and are voicing criticism regarding the proposed Stormwater ‘Tax or Fee’ by Chair Lisa Cupid and some ...
With a unanimous 7 to 0 vote, William Tanks has been appointed as Mableton’s inaugural City Manager. Mableton Mayor Michael ...
STATE OF GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY, PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Work Session and Regular meeting of the City of ...
Amid ongoing court battles, elections to the Public Service Commission, Georgia’s powerful utility regulators, have been canceled yet again. The ...
Shelia Edwards, the Publisher of Spotlight South Cobb News, has officially entered the race for the position of Chair of ...
The call issued by SPOTLIGHT a few weeks ago, urging citizens to step forward and make a difference in the ...
Now that candidate qualifying has been completed. The die has been cast. It is game on. Anyone who has made ...
During the first hearing on a lawsuit filed last year challenging the creation of the city of Mableton, attorneys representing ...
The polls for early voting closed on Friday with nearly 440,000 Georgians having voted ahead of election day. The early ...
Cobb County continues to be ground zero for election errors as it was recently announced that voters, particularly those residing ...
Delta Air Lines has joined other airlines in increasing checked bag fees by $5. Effective for tickets purchased from March 5 ...
Cobb County faces another sewage overflow incident, marking the seventh such occurrence in the past 30 days. An estimated 80 ...
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, in collaboration with Cascade United Methodist Church and The ...
Daylight Saving Time officially begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, for most of the country. This “spring-forward” on ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens is responding proactively to the recent incident during the opening day at Six Flags Over Georgia, ...
STATE OF GEORGIA – COBB COUNTY Notice is hereby provided that the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council ...
As qualifying for office in Cobb County kicked off on Monday, some candidates were turned away. They were forbidden from ...
The recurring sewage overflow incidents in Cobb County, particularly the recent spill of 2,400 gallons into the Noonday Creek Tributary, ...
There is so much news and so many things I want to say that sometimes I become paralyzed and can’t ...
If you’re ready to lead and make a positive impact in our community, now is the time to take that ...
Attention School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents: Delta Community Credit Union is currently welcoming entries for its 2024 Youth Essay Contest. ...
Opening day at Six Flags Over Georgia took a violent turn as brawls erupted inside the park, leading to a ...
Chrysler has issued a recall for more than 300,000 Jeep vehicles due to concerns about potential loss of vehicle control, ...
The family of Devonte Brown, a 28-year-old man killed by a Cobb County police officer in 2021, has filed a ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has introduced new guidelines for individuals with COVID-19, aligning the recommendations with ...
A concerning development has been identified in Atlanta’s housing market, particularly regarding the influence of Wall Street hedge funds on ...
A Marietta woman, Brandi Capri Bates, is accused of stabbing a man, using a kitchen knife to cut the victim’s ...
A Marietta man, Willie Wallace, is accused of inflicting severe harm on a woman during an altercation. According to an ...
In a bizarre incident, two women got into a restroom fistfight outside of the courtroom of a Cobb County Superior ...
Department store giant, Macy’s, has revealed a significant restructuring plan involving the closure of approximately 150 Macy’s stores across the ...
Against the backdrop of a scrutinized elections process, Cobb County Elections and Registration recently faced an issue where 75 incorrect ...
Cobb County continues to grapple with sewage overflow incidents, marking the fifth occurrence in recent weeks. The latest incident, on ...
Step Up and Serve Ever thought about making a difference in our community? If you have a genuine interest in ...
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the city of Mableton is scheduled for its first hearing in Cobb Superior Court ...
Atlanta’s philanthropic figure, Tyler Perry, has extended a generous hand to actress Cocoa Brown, offering a $400,000 donation after her ...
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has raised concerns about the storage of toxic coal ash by Georgia Power, stating ...
The Cobb County Water System has recently reported another sewage overflow incident, marking the fourth occurrence in as many days. ...
The Georgia Board of Education has upheld the firing of Cobb County teacher Katie Rinderle, who read a book challenging ...
The African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, collectively representing around 140,000 Black Georgians, are joining forces ...
The Biden administration is set to notify nearly 153,000 student loan borrowers on a new repayment plan, inaugurated by the ...
Toyota is recalling approximately 280,000 pickup trucks and SUVs in the United States to address a transmission issue that could ...
The MARTA rail station at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is set to close for six weeks starting in April for renovations. ...
Spelman College, along with other historically Black colleges in Atlanta, has received a $14 million federal grant from the U.S. ...
The Atlanta City Council has passed legislation prohibiting right turns on red lights downtown, Midtown, and Castleberry Hill as part ...
The race for the Cobb County Commission District 2 seat, currently held by Commissioner Jerica Richardson, is expected to be ...
Citizens in Cobb County and across Georgia have the opportunity to participate in early voting for the presidential preference primary, ...
The former chief of staff in the office of the Cobb County Sheriff, Braxton Cotton, has been indicted by a ...
PUBLIC NOTICE Tonight, there will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council ...
When elected leaders prioritize personal gain, wealth, or power over the well-being of citizens, it is trust and morale that ...
Former Due West Elementary School teacher Katie Rinderle has filed a lawsuit against the Cobb County School District. Rinderle was ...
The world appears to revolve around distinct dichotomies. The most basic one for me continues to be the simile of ...
During her time on the stand Thursday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis repeatedly mentioned “daddy” and said the court ...
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis eagerly took the witness stand today in Fulton County Superior Court during a hearing ...
A Marietta man, Brian Desharn Phillips, was arrested and accused of cruelty and molestation of an underage girl between Jan. ...
A Cobb County man, Steven Tran, will spend the remainder of his life in prison after a Gwinnett County convicted ...
An Atlanta man, Dontaveous Williams, was arrested after by the Cobb County Police Department after being accused of raping a ...
A Fairmount man, Davon Anthony Motley, is facing charges of aggravated assault with a weapon after allegedly stabbing a Powder ...
The Cobb County Police Department is asking the community for help in identifying a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run incident ...
Jimesha Jones, a 28-year-old Atlanta woman, is accused of a disturbing incident in the Cumberland area of Cobb County. Per ...
This week, the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office was honored by the Georgia Senate in recognition of receiving the prestigious Triple ...
On Wednesday, February 13, Governor Brian Kemp administered the oath of office to Michael M. Murphy, a distinguished South Cobb ...
The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII after a stunning overtime touchdown drive to beat the San Francisco 49ers ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens, along with members of the City Council, conducted a community presentation at the South Cobb Regional ...
A coalition of 17 ethics experts, former prosecutors, and defense attorneys has voiced support for Fulton County District Attorney Fani ...
Following the recent shooting outside McEachern High School, authorities have secured arrest warrants on Wednesday for a third individual involved ...
In the eight months since Georgia initiated its Medicaid redetermination process, over 503,000 individuals have lost their health coverage, marking ...
February is Black history month but I am going to start early. As I wrote in my last email, there ...
The Johnson STEM Activity Center (JSAC) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Delta Community Credit Union’s Philanthropic Fund to ...
Police have arrested Little Gaston Stone and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault against Smyrna police officers after ...
A Marietta man and former executive at Oppenheimer & Co., John J. Woods, has been sentenced to nearly eight years ...
Invoking the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause, a group of Georgia Democrats is pushing legislation aimed at disqualifying Donald Trump from ...
If you want to actively engage in the political process and cast your vote in the open primaries in Georgia, ...
Democrat Marcus Flowers has filed paperwork to challenge long-serving U.S. Rep. David Scott in the Democratic primary. Scott, who has ...
The Atlanta Falcons’ new head coach, Raheem Morris, who once occupied the Falcons’ top spot on an interim basis, is ...
An Atlanta woman, Katrina Renee Smith, is accused of stabbing a man in the right arm, causing a severe injury ...
Former NFL Pro Bowler and MLB All-Star MVP Bo Jackson shows that he knows more than just sports, he knows ...
The Mayor and City Council of Mableton is inviting the community to attend an interest meeting regarding opportunities to serve ...
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis acknowledged this week to being in a “personal relationship” with Nathan Wade, a top ...
Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones allegedly sought access to election computers in Butts County after the 2020 election, a move ...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has granted over $58 million in federal funds ...
After initially terminating a land swap agreement with a developer, which risked introducing condos into the accident potential zone of ...
Hollywood action movie and comedy star, Carl Weathers, has passed away at the age of 76. Weathers was a former ...
Cobb-based Delta Community Credit Union has launched its 19th Annual College Scholarship Program, accepting entries from students. The credit union ...
In a solemn and somber ceremony known as “the dignified transfer of remains,” the flag-draped transfer cases containing the remains ...
Bryan Rhoden has pleaded guilty this week to the triple homicide that occurred at a Kennesaw country club in July ...
A Kennesaw man, Lorenz McNeill, has been indicted by a Cobb grand jury in connection with the fatal shooting of ...
Former Marietta Councilman Reggie Copeland is the latest to throw his hat in the ring to succeed Democrat Jerica Richardson ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced that a jury has found an Austell man, Sony Lebrun, 37, guilty of malice ...
A 17-year-old, identified as Scott Foor of Powder Springs, was arrested, and charged with aggravated assault and possessing a gun ...
Robert “Trey” Sinclair, a member of the Kennesaw City Council, resigned from his position on Monday night, just hours before ...
The memorial service for Dexter Scott King, will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. ...
A Lithia Springs man, Nijier Drakeford, was arrested in Atlanta for allegedly shooting and killing a 20-year-old Austell man at ...
An Austell teen, Taylor Le-Nayah Evans, was arrested after being accused of stabbing her mother, Lekeita Slaton, in the chest ...
A joyous occasion recently occurred within our community as Reverend Coakley Pendergrass, the esteemed founder of the Georgia Community Coalition, ...
Emory University, among 17 highly ranked private institutions, has agreed to pay $18.5 million as part of a preliminary settlement ...
Many of us are aware of what has been said about a tree falling in the forest, ‘that no one ...
The family of Melinda Jolly, a beloved mother of four, tragically killed last week in her Marietta home is facing ...
The Center for Family Resources in Cobb County, the nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting and providing resources for those facing ...
The Georgia Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that adds antisemitism language to the state’s hate crimes law. Despite ...
Amazon.com Inc.’s Ring has announced a significant policy change with its’ home doorbell unit. It will cease allowing police departments ...
A Mableton man, Cody M. Smith, is accused of distributing child pornography. The 25-year-old is accused of uploading sexually explicit ...
Six Flags Over Georgia is gearing up for the 2024 season and is actively recruiting new employees through job fairs ...
David Hankerson, the first Black county manager of Cobb County, passed away this week after battling a lengthy illness at ...
PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council for ...
(Updated) Dexter Scott King, son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, passed away on Monday, January ...
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Atlanta businesswoman Diane Larché on Friday, January 12, at ...
A boil water advisory in South Cobb County due to the disruption in water service and low pressure in the ...
As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, let’s reflect on the principles of love and equality that Dr. King ...
Georgia has experienced a groundbreaking surge in health insurance plan sign-ups through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, surpassing all ...
As we move further into the middle of another decade, this January marks a special time featuring a significant birthday ...
After three years on the air, R&B station Kiss 104.1 has opted not to renew the contract for longtime Atlanta ...
Dr. Paul Bogeun Kim, a pediatric dentist working with three practices in the metro Atlanta area, including one in Austell, ...
Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson has announced her determination to stay in the race for a recently redrawn, strongly Democratic ...
Joyette Holmes, former District Attorney for Cobb County, was recently sworn in as a Board of Pardons and Paroles Member. ...
To enhance pedestrian safety, Atlanta City Council members are proposing a ban on turning at red lights in downtown, midtown, ...
A former deputy director of MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority), Josh Rowan, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the ...
Medical officials are sounding the alarm as COVID-19 hospitalizations in Georgia post-holidays are surging. Numbers are reaching levels not seen in ...
The Cobb Police Department is seeking the publics’ help for information following a tragic incident on New Year’s Eve. A ...
Cobb Board of Education Post 5 member, David Banks, has announced that he will not seek re-election. The news came ...
Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann Harris ruled today that the attempt by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to draw ...
Now that 2024 is upon us, it appears to me that a reality check is necessary, sooner, not later. For ...
In the wake of the successful approval of the inaugural spending plan presented by Mayor Michael Owens and sanctioned by ...
A Norcross man, Donovan Tavves Carter, has been arrested in connection with the Wednesday morning shooting death of 40-year-old Kenneth ...
Michel “Marty” Turpeau, a prominent business executive and influential figure in Atlanta’s economic development, passed away on December 23 after ...
Mayor Michael Owens and the City of Mableton are thrilled to unveil the forthcoming Career Fair, a dynamic collaboration with ...
You are warmly invited to join us at the Renters Advocate Town Hall meeting on Sunday, January 24th, from 4 ...
State Representative Doug Stoner has announced that he will not seek reelection in the new House District 42 in Smyrna, ...
PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council for ...
In 2023, Spotlight South Cobb News dedicated itself to delivering compelling stories and comprehensive coverage on a range of topics ...
Melvin Perry Cobb, a pediatrician practicing in Austell, was arrest for the second time in two years on charges of ...
Viewers of a recent Smyrna City Council meeting saw former Mayoral Candidate Ken Hymes stepping up to the microphone during ...
Atlanta Attorney Shelitha Robertson was convicted last week for defrauding the federal government of over $7 million in Paycheck Protection ...
An Atlanta man was arrested for firing several rounds into a Vinings apartment, while three victims were inside the unit ...
A Douglasville man is accused of assisting a man in stealing Apple products from a Target store in Cobb County. ...
An 18-year-old Austell man, Jhalel Jeremiah Hagans, is accused of ripping off a car bumper at South Cobb High School. ...
An Austell man, Jeremiah Christopher Weems, is accused of engaging in a sex act with a seven-year-old child in a ...
A Covington man, Akil Al’hijr White, is accused of firing a gun into a vehicle in a hotel parking lot ...
Season’s Greetings from our Spotlight News family to yours! Wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with warmth and happiness. ...
A 29-year-old man, Lester Piercefield, has been found guilty of a double murder that occurred in July 2022 at a ...
The public is invited to experience the Marietta History Center’s newest winter exhibition, ‘Divine 9: Take Action. Make a Difference.’ ...
A Smyrna resident, Louie Hamilton, is facing accusations of abandoning a dog to die after it was struck by a ...
The Cobb County School District Police arrested two 18-year-olds, Brendan Andino of Douglasville, and Ruben Cumberlander of Powder Springs, for ...
With Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens serving as the host for the evening, the United Negro College Fund’s Annual Mayor’s Masked ...
There is no doubt that reflections are good, most of the time. My recent reflection was just the other with ...
A federal jury has ruled that Rudy Giuliani must pay more than $148 million in damages to two former Fulton ...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has taken a proactive approach to address the mental health challenges faced by their law ...
A police chase that began near Osborne High School in Cobb County ended with a Cobb police car atop a ...
Memorial scholarship launched to honor Harrison High senior Olivia Pugh, after an SUV struck her in a Cobb crosswalk. Olivia ...
A recall has been issued for several varieties of Coca-Cola products, including Diet Coke, Fanta Orange, and Sprite, due to ...
STATE OF GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE, Special Called Transitional City Council Meetings There will be Special Called Meetings of ...
Federal Judge Eleanor Ross has invalidated the Cobb County Board of Education’s district map, declaring it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. ...
Kathryn “Katie” Powers, a resident of Clayton County, is set to become the incoming chairwoman of MARTA’s board of directors ...
A Marietta woman, Nia Danielle Pryor, is accused of stabbing a man in a domestic dispute. According to an arrest ...
Cobb County police investigators said they believe Jerome L. Cox, of Powder Springs, was driving under the influence of alcohol ...
As we celebrate the joyous holiday season, authorities are urging shoppers to remain vigilant against potential scams that threaten to ...
A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday when Rosa Moore, 76, of Austell was struck by a Honda Civic driven by ...
Tesla has initiated a recall of millions of vehicles in the United States due to concerns related to its autopilot ...
Two brothers visiting their father in Atlanta, both retired New York City police officers, took quick action to apprehend a ...
A project to honor former enslaved residents of Cobb, Toni Morrison Society’s “Bench By the Road” project, has been awarded ...
A Marietta man, Travis Pierre Ficklin, has been arrested and accused of rape. Ficklin, 41, is accused of raping a ...
Brunessa Drayton, the former outreach coordinator for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, has officially declared her candidacy for Cobb Superior Court ...
Jury selection will commence on Wednesday in the sexual harassment case against former Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. The ...
Attorneys representing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity filed objections to Georgia’s recently enacted political maps, asserting that the redrawn districts do ...
Georgians should hold on to your purses and wallets as Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) are ...
A significant backlog in filing online court records in the Cobb County Superior Court Clerk’s office has led to dissatisfaction ...
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has given his approval to recently revised congressional and legislative district maps passed by Georgia Republican ...
STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced his recent selection as one of the 27 newly-elected U.S. mayors participating in the Bloomberg ...
Two 18-year-olds, Garrett Tyler Betts of Douglasville and Caleb Evan Hasty of Dallas, have been indicted by a Cobb grand ...
A Dallas man, Deandre Brown, is facing charges related to the robbery and attempted robbery of two banks in Cobb ...
Cobb County Police have charged Donte Leon Hale of Atlanta in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred last week ...
Atlanta police say they arrested Laneisha Shantrice Henderson on Thursday night after she attempted to set fire to the birth ...
A recent security breach was reported at the Walker School, a college-prep school for kids 3 and up in Cobb ...
Georgia officials have confirmed that seven children in the state have fallen ill due to lead exposure from tainted applesauce ...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has initiated an investigation into the Cobb County School District ...
Opening a new era of treatments for genetic conditions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene-based ...
In a move laden with controversy, the Georgia General Assembly has granted final approval to newly redrawn district lines, following ...
In an inspiring initiative to recognize and support emerging talent, AT&T Dream in Black has unveiled the 2023 Class of ...
The annual Historical Black College and University (HBCU) National Championship game is set to showcase the conference champions from the ...
An Atlanta man, Leroy Hinton, has been apprehended and charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during ...
Consumers are being advised to refrain from eating pre-cut cantaloupe if they are unaware of its source, according to U.S. ...
In a remarkable display of unity, the Mableton City Council unanimously endorsed a $3.5 million spending plan, charting the financial ...
A Cobb grand jury indicted a Florida man, Gary Dewayne Bailey, on Thursday on charges of rape and child molestation ...
An organization well-known for protecting feathered friends in Georgia is distancing itself from the scrutiny of its former namesake’s racist ...
A Mableton man, Jose Razo, a 36-year-old resident of Mableton, was found unresponsive in his cell and later pronounced dead ...
Although they did not have speaking roles, their collective presence served as a profound sendoff and underscored the bond these ...
Do you have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, ...
Cobb County Schools has released the graduation schedules for its 17 high schools. The commencement ceremonies for all schools, except ...
Police arrested an Austell man, Kadeem Frison, in connection with the deadly shooting at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex two ...
The Cobb County Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at Budgetel Inn & Suites on 4900 Circle ...
An Atlanta man, Carl Jones, was arrested and charged with murder following a wide-ranging, 11-month investigation. Police were led to ...
Atlanta radio veteran Ryan Cameron has been chosen as the official voice of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, marking the first ...
Dr. Mary Chatman, the Executive Vice President of Acute Care Operations for Wellstar Health System, has been elected as the ...
Homeowners in Georgia are sharing stories of challenges with their Homeowners Associations (HOAs) with elected leaders. During a recent hearing ...
CITY OF MABLETON STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City ...
The City of Mableton’s vision to transform the Six Flags area into a revenue generating entertainment district was rebuffed last ...
The Georgia Department of Labor is launching a program called “Walking the Last Mile” a state program that offers a ...
It is a well-known fact that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. A phenomenal sunlight ...
A federal appeals court has overturned a voting rights ruling in Georgia, upholding statewide elections for the state’s utility regulators ...
Written by: Monica DeLancy of We Thrive at Riverside Drive The rental conditions and housing insecurity crisis have taken precedence ...
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens, during his end-of-year community briefing at South Cobb High School, announced the introduction of new ...
The ongoing legal battle over Cobb County’s self-imposed electoral map took center stage as lawyers presented arguments this week before ...
Get ready for a season filled with merriment and community engagement in Powder Springs as the city launches into the ...
As people age, their joints change. Sometimes, this can lead to arthritis, causing pain in areas like the knees and ...
The Georgia Supreme Court has put a pause on the implementation of a new oversight board for local prosecutors. The ...
A Smyrna man, Eduardo Diaz, was sentenced by Cobb Superior Court Judge Angela Brown to 15 years in prison, followed ...
On a rainy Tuesday morning, Warrick Dunn Charities Founder, Warrick Dunn, warmly welcomed a family to their new home just ...
The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), a local nonprofit focused on boosting Black entrepreneurship, received a $1.5 million gift ...
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter joins the collective expressions of condolences on the passing ...
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a dedicated advocate for mental health, caregiving, and women’s rights, peacefully passed away on Sunday, ...
Cobb County police have arrested a Mableton man, Alejandro Aveldanez, following an incident where a young man, Justin Culpepper, was ...
Sean “Diddy” Combs and singer Cassie, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, have announced the amicable resolution of a lawsuit ...
What Can We Do to Help? That question sends an epic-like tsunami of excitement to the sensory system of an ...
The husband of Georgia Federal Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Jimmy Gardner, is facing human trafficking charges in Tampa, Florida. Gardner, ...
After months of delays due to court battles, the Georgia panel overseeing medical marijuana unanimously voted on Wednesday to grant ...
Federal officials have accused an Austell man, Dexter Wellington Roberts III, of masterminding an illicit arms trafficking operation that spanned ...
In 2025, the spotlight of the MLB All-Star game will shine brightly on Atlanta, marking a triumphant return after a ...
A Marietta man, Henry J. Ducre, was killed as he crossed Powder Springs Road on Nov 14, 2023, at 4:51 ...
A fatal incident unfolded during a traffic stop in Cobb County on Wednesday, resulting in the death of a suspect ...
Two Georgia college students have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2024. Mariah Cady, a senior at the University of ...
Donald Bannister, a 20-year-old suspected gang member from Marietta, has pleaded guilty to various crimes in three separate cases in ...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s office has reported the death of a detainee, Fernando Carr, at the Cobb Adult Detention Center. ...
Despite efforts to improve access to crucial diabetes treatment, Georgians continue to grapple with the burden of exorbitant insulin costs. ...
Nearly 35 years after a 5-year-old’s remains were found dumped in a rural area of Ware County, “Baby Jane Doe” ...
Tragedy struck on Sunday morning in downtown Atlanta as Jason Ogbomoh, a Marietta Middle School teacher, was fatally shot. Authorities ...
In celebration of their annual Achievement Week, the Cobb County Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Chi Gamma Gamma, commenced a ...
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A is contributing $500,000 to Morris Brown College to support the development of a diverse generation of leaders. The ...
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board elected Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. ...
Attorney General Chris Carr has announced that four individuals, including one already incarcerated, have pleaded guilty and received prison sentences ...
A young woman, De’Asia Hart, 19, succumbed to her injuries more than a week after being among four individuals, including ...
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta is delighted to announce Brenda Reid as the distinguished recipient of this year’s esteemed Power ...
Veterans Day pays tribute to the brave individuals who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Originally established as ...
The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing of a teenager, Brayan Rivas, in connection with the senseless ...
President Biden is continuing his commitment to increasing diversity on the federal bench. This week Biden nominated Judge Julie S. ...
Two suspected gang members from Cobb County, Davion White and Jhabre Wilson, were convicted of murder Friday for shooting up ...
An Acworth man, Gary Jahmel Elliott, is in custody after being accused of a shocking incident that occurred early Monday ...
A Kennesaw man, Joshua Herrera, was sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor ...
A tragic incident unfolded in Marietta on Saturday night after a Woodstock woman, Kiyanna Gabriella Brito, allegedly shot and fatally ...
A reward of $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the apprehension of DeMarco Johnson, an individual allegedly ...
With 100% of the precincts reporting, the results for the races in Cobb County Cities are now available, and it ...
For many, the biblical story of David versus Goliath, found in the book of Samuel, is a familiar one. According ...
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), the state energy regulators for Georgia, have rejected a request by two citizen watchdog ...
It was an interesting, spirited, and informative meeting that took place this past Monday afternoon at 100 Cherokee Street. The ...
During the recent meeting of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s South Cobb Area Council, citizens of the cities of Austell, ...
The conflict in the Middle East is having an impact on the metro Atlanta area, and it is also affecting ...
The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Consortium and MasterCard announced a significant partnership aimed at expanding data science programs across Historically ...
On Wednesday, Cobb County police arrested a Dallas man, Caleb Evan Hasty, and charged him with first-degree vehicular homicide, racing, ...
Six Flags Entertainment and Cedar Fair have announced plans to merge, creating a $3.4 billion amusement park conglomerate with operations ...
Nearly 3,000 alumni and current students of Morehouse College are set to benefit from the erasure of $9.7 million in ...
LiveSafe Resources, a nonprofit based in Marietta dedicated to providing safety and healing to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, ...
FDA is warning consumers not to purchase and to immediately stop using 27 over-the-counter eye drop products due to the ...
Georgians who are seeking health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchange can now begin their search as ...
STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, ...
Panera Bread customers will now see a new warning label when ordering ‘Charged Lemonade’ drinks thanks to a recent lawsuit ...
A three-day law enforcement operation involving members of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Alpharetta ...
A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted Arthur Ray Hanson II from Huntsville with two counts of transmitting interstate threats ...
On Tuesday, October 30, 2023, Marietta Middle School Principal Diona Brown informed parents about a potential threat discovered in the ...
A tragic incident that unfolded this week in Paulding County resulted in the death of a Cobb County teacher after ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady announced that an Atlanta man, Corley Willis, has been found guilty of rape. Willis, 34, ...
A Lithia Springs woman, Eugenia Ferrier Lawrence, was arrested this week for allegedly causing a crash in South Cobb in ...
The third suspect in the May 2022 killing of 17-year-old Grayson Green at a Marietta graduation party has been transferred ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady’s office announced that an Acworth man, Anthony David Johnson, was sentenced last week to life ...
A Marietta man, Joshua Jerell Guy, was indicted by a Cobb County grand jury for murder and aggravated assault on ...
Let us not forget the three virtues that should form the foundation of one’s being: Faith, Hope and Charity. For ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
A federal judge’s ruling on Thursday has mandated the redrawing of Georgia’s district lines to guarantee adequate representation of Black ...
Health officials have confirmed that the Department of Agriculture is currently investigating a salmonella outbreak associated with the Fresh Market ...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. is delighted to introduce the recently elected Officers and ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
The municipal elections for five of the seven cities in Cobb County are currently underway. This includes Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, ...
Disavowing former president Donald Trump, Attorney Jenna Ellis, one of the defendants in the Fulton County election interference case, has ...
Tasha Butts, the former associate head coach of Georgia Tech women’s basketball and head coach of Georgetown University women’s basketball, ...
A Marietta man, Carlos Juarez, was seriously injured after crashing into a tree while fleeing from police. According to the ...
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Georgia Board of Regents, alleging that the state has failed to equitably ...
The digital ID for iPhone users, which was launched earlier this year, is now available for Android users. This digital ...
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor renowned for his portrayal of the ultra-smooth private detective in the iconic “Shaft” films that ...
There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council for the purpose ...
The 1972 kidnapping, rape and murder of nine-year-old Debbie Lynn Randall changed Marietta in many ways. Last month the Cobb ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has indicated its consideration of issuing a proposed rule to ban hair straighteners ...
An Acworth man, Billy Calhoun, has been sentenced for producing child pornography. Calhoun, 32, of Acworth, Georgia, pleaded guilty to ...
A tragic incident involving a Smyrna man, Marthely Theodore, who was under investigation for allegedly pointing a gun at passing ...
A Mableton woman, Tiffany Nicole Burley, faces serious charges for allegedly subjecting 31 domestic cats to starvation and cruelty. Burley, ...
A grieving mother, Lenette Millard, is passionately seeking justice for her son, Emmanuel, who tragically lost his life after sustaining ...
In an event that was marked by a strong emphasis on accountability, transparency, fiscal responsibility, and civic engagement, over 100 ...
The French Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, was awarded to former Ambassador Andrew Young during a ceremony held at ...
Community leaders and supporters gathered to celebrate the opening of Sheltering Grace Ministry’s new maternity home in Austell. Dr. Ralph ...
The trial that was set to begin with jury selection today has taken an unexpected turn after Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, ...
The main election day for Cobb municipal elections is set for Tuesday, November 7, but many citizens are taking advantage ...
A Marietta man, Joshua Jerell Guy, was arrested and accused of shooting two men early Saturday morning, killing one and ...
Settlement follows allegations by Plaintiffs that emissions from the plant near Smyrna led to health problems in the neighboring community. ...
Join us tonight for the Smyrna Candidate Forum! All Smyrna residents, local businesses, and the general public are invited to ...
The Cobb County Democracy Center can help you with all your voting needs. Visit our website to learn more about ...
The Cobb County Democracy Center, led by Executive Director Dr. Monica Wills Brown, organized a Kennesaw Candidate Forum on Tuesday. ...
A suspect, accused of fatally shooting two individuals in Cobb County, tragically took his own life Thursday afternoon as officers ...
A Powder Springs man, Gregory Pascal Sagnan, was indicted by a Cobb grand jury this week for vehicular homicide after ...
Singer-songwriter Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Isley Brothers, died on Wednesday at the ...
Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman, along with other city officials, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 300-unit, three-floor ...
A Cobb grand jury indicted 21-year-old Eugene Tobi Louis Jacques for murder in the Aug. 23 death of South Cobb ...
A Roswell man, Taylor James Levey, has been apprehended after being accused of using his cell phone to try to ...
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has initiated an inquiry with the Department of Veterans Affairs to address what he described as ...
After a tumultuous year marked by election-related mis-steps and challenges that kept Cobb County in the spotlight, the Elections board ...
An exciting event takes place next weekend, where innovative cocktails and sustainable culinary creations will take the spotlight. On Sunday, ...
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is poised to become the next board chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission, a pivotal planning ...
Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Smyrna man. Tamaraumiemini Austine Agbegha died after a ...
Cobb County Manager, Dr. Jackie McMorris, has had her contract extended for an additional three years during the recent County ...
The Powder Springs skate park celebrated its official grand opening on Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Silver Comet Linear ...
A Smyrna woman, Nakyla Yvette Morman, pulled over for an expired license plate, was arrested after drugs and weapons were ...
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON COBB COUNTY The Cobb County Democracy Center, a community organization committed to promoting voter advocacy, literacy, ...
The voter registration deadline for the upcoming elections in Cobb County is approaching quickly and is set for Tuesday, October ...
Dick Butkus, a legendary figure in American football, has passed away at the age of 80. He was a First-Ballot ...
The Cobb County Democracy Center and the Powder Springs Community Task Force joined forces to organize a recent candidate forum ...
On Wednesday, October 4th, the South Cobb Community united to commemorate Public Safety during the October luncheon of the South ...
After no one successfully matched all six numbers during Saturday’s drawing, the Powerball jackpot has reached an astounding estimated amount ...
The Judicial Council of Georgia, the state council responsible for policymaking in Georgia’s judiciary, has commended two Cobb County courts ...
The expansion of medical marijuana into pharmacies is a significant development that will greatly improve access to low THC oil ...
Walmart is giving a $800,000 grant to the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), a nonprofit dedicated to developing Black ...
A tragic incident occurred last week involving a Douglasville teen, Garrett Tyler Betts, who has been arrested and charged after ...
The Georgia High School Association, the high school sports governing body, passed guidelines on Monday regulating name, image and likeness ...
A Harrison High teacher Eric Taylor Butler, listed as a social studies teacher and as an assistant baseball coach on ...
Navigating legal services can often be both expensive and bewildering. No one knows this better in Cobb County than Chief ...
The big box retailer, Costco, is expanding its services by stepping into the healthcare game and insurance-strapped shoppers stand to ...
Images from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter Installation, Leadership Summit, and Presidents’ Gala.
During the annual Fright Fest event at Six Flags Over Georgia, a tragic incident unfolded as a female employee, identified ...
The National Wireless Emergency Alert System will be conducting a nationwide test to ensure its effectiveness in delivering emergency messages ...
The Cobb County Democracy Center, led by Executive Director Dr. Monica Willis Brown, is continuing its dedication to voter advocacy, ...
James Moses, a resident of Smyrna, has been arrested and booked into the Cobb County jail following a disturbing incident ...
An Austell man, Juan Pacheco Gutierrez, is accused of raping a woman on Sept. 19, just before 8 a.m. The ...
A Smyrna man is facing allegations of stabbing another individual during a confrontation that occurred on September 17th. According to ...
Prominent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who championed liberal causes and shattered gender barriers during her ...
An open seat on the Civil Service Board was supposed to be a joint appointment by all members of the ...
The establishment of the “Live Like Liv Scholarship Fund” by the family of Marietta High School junior Liv Teverino is ...
The City of Mableton recently concluded a highly productive planning retreat at the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) Offices located downtown ...
It seems to be increasingly easy to ruffle my feathers these days. Of course, that is not difficult for me ...
Global Leadership Academy for Homeschoolers recently held its annual National Beta Club induction ceremony and inducted 21 homeschooled students into ...
Katie Rinderle, a Cobb County teacher who was terminated for reading a controversial book to her fifth-grade students, is pursuing ...
Police are investigating a tragic incident that occurred at a Walmart in Hiram on Wednesday night as a murder-suicide. The ...
Cobb County police are actively seeking the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Christopher McMutry, who is suspected to be involved ...
Written by: Chris Z In the upcoming City of Smyrna races, only one candidate qualified to run for the Ward ...
A Philadelphia woman, Keiyotta India Cooper, who was indicted in August for murder in the fatal stabbing of a man ...
Members of the metro community witnessed the incredible footage of the recent storm that swept through Atlanta. The campus of Clark ...
The 50 year search for the killer of Debbie Lynn Randall, 9-year-old Marietta girl who was abducted, raped, brutally murdered, ...
Federal officials have determined that Georgia owes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) millions in compensation for years of unequal ...
Phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient in numerous over-the-counter allergy and cold medications, has been deemed ineffective in tablet form by ...
Eugene Louis-Jocques, accused of murder in the tragic death of Beauty Couch, a popular social media influencer, is now in ...
Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and the Board of Commissioners made a decision to terminate a land swap agreement they ...
The recent decision by Gov. Brian Kemp’s three-member panel not to suspend Republican State Sen. Shawn Still after he was ...
BE BOLD is excited to invite the public to its 2nd Annual Empowerment Conference, a transformative event tailored for individuals ...
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and ...
A meeting with members of the Riverside community was recently held at the Premier Learning Academy located on Riverside Parkway ...
The federal trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia concluded on Thursday. Lawyers for the plaintiffs asserted throughout the trial ...
Chattahoochee Technical College celebrated its 60th year of educating Cobb County’s workforce with enthusiasm and pride during their recent anniversary ...
Approximately 2,700 Georgia voters received the message that Georgia was going to remove them from the voter rolls and took ...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has taken a proactive step towards safer policing by introducing new technology known as BolaWrap. ...
Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring has been selected to play a pivotal role within the White House. ...
Methany Thornton, a dedicated teacher at Marietta Middle School, has been handed the keys to her new home, made possible ...
To commemorate the 99th birthday of President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, the Carter Center – ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady announced that a Cobb County man, Garfield Royes Norris, was sentenced to life in prison ...
A Marietta woman, Fawzieh Mohammad, has been charged with aggravated battery and harming a two-month-old baby. Mohammad, 43, is accused ...
Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady announced that a Douglasville man, Jayvias Shermondrae Lott, was sentenced to 15 years in ...
An Austell man, Anthony Sarfo, was arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with a hit-and-run incident that occurred west of ...
The Cobb County Police Department arrested and took Oskar Tapia Gonzalez, a resident of Cartersville, into custody in connection with ...
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an indictment Thursday charging five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with ...
An Austell man, Kamari Nizae Roby, has been charged with invading a woman’s home and raping her. Cobb County Police ...
Cobb District Flynn Broady announced that a Marietta man, Jason T. Haygood, has been found guilty and sentenced to life ...
The Atlanta Braves are set to host their 7th annual Los Bravos Night, a celebration dedicated to honoring and showcasing ...
Cobb County police have officially announced the arrest of three individuals in connection with the 2019 disappearance and presumed murder ...
Ken Hymes officially launched his campaign to become the next Mayor of Smyrna at the Vineyard Wine Market in front ...
Parents in Marietta were gripped by fear upon receiving news of a bomb threat at their children’s daycare, Kiddie Kollege. ...
Narcan, the first opioid overdose reversal medication approved for over-the-counter purchase, is being distributed to drug stores and grocery store ...
The University of Georgia Extension and the Georgia Public Library Service have collaborated to launch the Electronic Radon Monitor Loan ...
A criminal grand jury in Fulton County issued a 41-count racketeering indictment against 19 individuals in August. The indictment relied ...
Former Atlanta resident, Coco Gauff, the 19-year-old tennis prodigy, achieved her first Grand Slam title by winning the U.S. Open ...
Cobb County voters have the opportunity to request absentee ballots for the upcoming 2023 Municipal General Election scheduled for November ...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office held a private memorial ceremony on Friday to honor the memory of two deputies, Jonathan ...
Citing its enrollment growth, Kennesaw State University (KSU) has announced plans for a new residence hall and renovations to its ...
Lisa Marie Eisenhart and her son, Eric Munchel, also known as the “zip-tie guy,” have received prison sentences for their ...
Transitional City Council Planning Retreat The City of Mableton, Georgia, Mayor and Council hereby provide notice that the City Council ...
US Senators, Veterans Administration leaders, Vietnam War veterans, family and friends gathered Friday to celebrate Max Cleland, the late U.S. ...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into the death of an inmate who passed away while in ...
A Smyrna man, Christopher Lee Hernandez, has been charged with DUI. He is accused of driving under the influence, causing ...
The Supreme Court of Georgia has affirmed the murder conviction and life sentence of Kaylynn Shiquez Ruthenberg, who was associated ...
A Marietta man, Conrad Carrington Clark, was taken into custody on Wednesday following a tragic incident on Tuesday evening at ...
The Coca-Cola Scholarship application for 2023-2024 high school graduates is now open. The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based ...
Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, currently incarcerated at FCI Forrest City Lowe in Forest City, Arkansas, may be eligible ...
Apple is strongly recommending that all iPhone and iPad owners take immediate action by updating their operating systems. This urgent ...
During the recent meeting of the Mableton City Council, several important topics were discussed including plans for an upcoming retreat ...
State Representative Terry Cummings, a Democrat representing the South Cobb area, recently hosted an informative community meeting in Mableton to address ...
Property owners in Cobb County now have the opportunity to participate in a bulk solar purchase program known as Solarize ...
Written By: CHRIS Z with The Smyrna Citizen On Saturday, August 26th, a Florida gunman murdered three Black people at ...
We all should know and appreciate how healthy and invigorating it can be to exercise our body, mind, and spirit. ...
According to the Cobb County Police Department, a hit-and-run incident in Smyrna resulted in serious injuries to a moped rider. ...
Cobb County Police have charged Samuel Herrera with several serious offenses, including home invasion, aggravated assault, and criminal damage. The ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to three infant formula manufacturers as part of its ...
In an incident that led to a SWAT situation on August 28, a Marietta man, Jule Ware, was apprehended due ...
Tamera Johnson of Marietta has been honored as the recipient of a prestigious PAGE Undergraduate Scholarship, a distinguished award presented ...
A Marietta woman, Laura Imbach, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary. According to an arrest warrant, Imbach, 44, is ...
A Smyrna woman, Joanne Hughley, was arrested and faces multiple charges related to a DUI traffic stop, including hitting a ...
A McDonough man, Cesar Gonzalez-Rodriguez, who was in custody at the Smyrna jail following an arrest now faces charges of ...
An Atlanta man, Andrew Thurston Murphy, has been charged with intimidation or obstruction of jurors or court officers in Cobb ...
Investigators are seeking information from anyone who might have had prior contact with Todd Eric Sisk. U.S. attorney for the ...
Keep Smyrna Beautiful (KSB) is inviting the public to join them for their biannual community document shredding event “Shred Fest” ...
For the fifth consecutive year, Forbes has recognized Cobb Schools as one of America’s premier employers. This distinction is a ...
Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr. announced that Daniel Ramundo will spend the next 10 ...
District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr.’s office announced that a Rome man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted ...
Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr. announced that a Marietta man, John Galczynski, has been sentenced to life in ...
Some of you may recall seeing the blaring headlines about NFL legion Brett Favre being caught up in a scandal ...
Following a tumultuous week of bookings at the Rice Street jail in Fulton County, former President Donald J. Trump and ...
Jammed packed with things to do, Welcome to South Cobb will exhilarate the senses with sights, sounds and irresistible aromas ...
Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody has resigned in disgrace after pleading guilty to groping Judge Glenda Hatchett at a Sheriff’s ...
The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County celebrated National Senior Citizen Day by recognizing and honoring numerous community residents. These ...
Game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price ...
The seasonal drink that made pumpkin spice a star is turning 20. And unlike the autumn days it celebrates, there ...
UPDATEDBeauty Couch’s body was discovered in the wooded area near Joe Jerkins Boulevard and Landers Street, shortly after her burning ...
A Woodstock man, Aaron Andre Brooks, is in legal trouble for an accident earlier this year near Sprayberry High School. Brooks, ...
A Lawrenceville man, Benjamin Hanson, has been charged with raping a woman in a home in East Cobb. According to ...
An Austell man, James Phillip Satterfield, has been charged with child molestation. According to an Austell Police Department arrest warrant, ...
A Kennesaw man has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child after being accused of uploading child sexual abuse ...
A Mableton man is facing reckless driving and other charges following an incident where he allegedly fled from the police ...
A Mableton man was involved in a serious vehicle accident early on Sunday morning, resulting in significant injuries. Cobb County ...
A Kennesaw man, William Randall Bryan, was arrested after being accused of conspiring with another, Paula Sponsel, to install cameras ...
STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE Special Called Transitional City Council Meeting There will be a Special Called Meeting ...
Are you closely following the political developments in your community and have been contemplating a run for public office? If ...
Reading a book to students in a classroom should not be the justification for losing one’s job, but an incident ...
The FBI is collaborating with Fulton County law enforcement agencies to investigate threats made against members of the Fulton County ...
A Cobb County grand jury has indicted two individuals, Darius Favor Butler, 19, from Cartersville, and Jeremiah Eshaun Howard from ...
The City of Brookhaven’s parks and recreation director, Patrick Nalley, is out of a job. Nalley was terminated from his ...
Every year, hundreds of thousands of public offices go uncontested nationwide. A national organization is doing something to address this. ...
Georgia election officials are preparing to designate nearly 184,000 voters who haven’t participated in elections in over five years as ...
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is again offering a $1,000 grant to a kindergarten through fifth-grade public or private ...
An Atlanta man is facing multiple charges following an incident involving a high-speed chase and alleged crash into a local ...
In the latest incident of guns and schools, Bruce Manns, a 17-year-old male, was discovered at the North Cobb Performing ...
While customers are enjoying shopping at Publix, they may have noticed the recent introduction of new green signs that says: ...
Jim Maddox, who held the distinction of being the longest-serving elected official in the City of Atlanta’s history, has passed ...
Several months ago, Cobb County Commissioner Keli Gambrill initiated two lawsuits against Cobb in her capacity as a private resident, ...
Approximately one month after a tragic incident at Cumberland Mall, an 18-year-old Fairburn woman, Vanessa Robinson, has been indicted by ...
A new study confirms that Black parents and kids experience unfair treatment in health care settings. An article by Alexa ...
A Cobb County grand jury has indicted a McDonough resident on charges of conspiring to conceal the death of an ...
Written by: Patty Durand. The Georgia Public Service Commission (Ga PSC) has been in Republican control for over 20 years, ...
A wave of criticism, frustration, and anger is sweeping across Cobb County in response to Cobb Chairwoman Lisa Cupid’s decision ...
Montgomery, with its complex history of racial violence and its significant role in the civil rights movement, once again found ...
For Georgians eager to delve into their family history, an exciting opportunity awaits at the “Discover Your Roots” genealogy seminar, ...
Frog Rock Brewery, located at 2764 Broad Street, proudly welcomed the public to its grand opening, offering an array of ...
Marietta native Hadley achieved a remarkable feat at the 5th annual International Singer Songwriters Association Awards. The accomplished country recording ...
In the company of friends, family, and colleagues, Adele Gay, an 88-year-old elementary school teacher, was celebrated for her remarkable ...
Trina Whitaker, a 16-year-old junior at Marietta High School, recently achieved an outstanding feat by emerging as the winner of ...
A Smyrna woman, Lydia Atia Parvanta, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and is accused of ...
Two Powder Springs men, Robert Rose and Kevin Ronte Rose, are accused of stealing several hundred pounds of scrap metal ...
A Smyrna man, Antonio Davis, has been charged with child molestation and is accused of committing sexual acts with juvenile ...
Cobb Sheriff’s Office K-9 Athos passed away recently due to complications from cancer, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the ...
After robbing over a million people of their lives, COVID- 19 slowly faded into the background, but experts say it ...
Written by: Georgia Tech emeritus professor Gregory Nobles. As we look for news stories to bring to you, we came ...
Spotify has revealed its commitment to fostering opportunities for students by awarding multiyear scholarships to five incoming Spelman College freshmen ...
The late Jovita Moore, a beloved former primetime news anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta, is being commemorated through a scholarship ...
Dante Jaquawn Walker is facing serious charges related to harming a child and resisting arrest. According to the Cobb County ...
A Hiram man has been charged with several serious offenses, including firing shots at police officers and possessing marijuana with ...
A Mableton woman, Serina Renee Alexander, has been charged with aggravated assault and intent to murder after being accused of ...
An Ohio man has been indicted for murder following a fatal Cobb County shooting incident that occurred at an apartment ...
A Marietta man who was out on bond after being charged with murder in connection with a botched armed robbery, ...
A teen has been arrested in a Delk Road apartment shooting that left a juvenile dead in late July, police ...
A fatal shooting at a Kennesaw apartment has led to the indictment of three Acworth men who allegedly killed a ...
A Kennesaw man was arrested following the tragic incident where a 15-year-old teen from Kennesaw, identified as Tayshawn Omari Dean, ...
A change in command ceremony recently took place at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, marking the transition of leadership to the ...
Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, engaged in Watergate, a political scandal that involved illegal activities, cover-ups, ...
Last week, in a courtroom in Washington, D.C., Donald J. Trump appeared and entered a plea of not guilty to ...
Actor Paul Reubens, best known for portraying the irrepressible, joyfully childlike character Pee-wee Herman in Peewee’s Playhouse, passed away at ...
Starting this fall, Chattahoochee Technical College is expanding its Adult Education program in Cobb County, providing more convenient opportunities for ...
The American Legion, Post 296, recently held a dedication ceremony to honor two distinguished Air Force veterans of Cobb County, ...
An Austell man and woman, Marcus Lamonte Jackson and Aceonna Chinn, are facing charges of cruelty to children for their ...
State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, representing the east Cobb district, was honored with the Georgia Military Officers Association’s 2022 Barto Award ...
A Mableton man, Claude William Monroe, has been charged with hit and run and is accused of causing a severe ...
A Friday night football scrimmage at McEachern High School was disturbed when a group of students deliberately simulated a panicked ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced that an Austell man, Rayquan Hakeem Leatherberry, has been sentenced to 20 years ...
Jalen Gregory, a 25-year-old man from Jonesboro, was charged with possessing a sharpened metal shank while being held at the ...
The Taste of Smyrna “Festival of Delectable” is scheduled for September 16, starting from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at ...
Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady has joined forces with other Georgia district attorneys to file a lawsuit challenging the ...
A private luxury terminal, PS, is set to open at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on September 6, catering to the needs ...
An Atlanta man has been charged with attempting to flee from police, driving under the influence, and driving with one ...
Georgia-based company Botanical Sciences dispensary is preparing to open its first cannabis dispensary in Cobb County later this month. This ...
A Smyrna man, Anim Hamilton Sorzano, has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl accused him of rape and forcing her ...
A tragic hit-and-run incident occurred in Mableton on Monday night, resulting in the death of a 60-year-old man. Kristopher Johnson, ...
A Smyrna man, Demetrius Lafeyette Lester, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault after being accused of shooting ...
An Atlanta man was arrested and charged with the alleged strangling of a police officer using a chokehold while resisting ...
Seven Cobb County firefighters have been disciplined after an internal investigation revealed they cheated by working together on a state ...
The State Election Board has reached a unanimous decision to dismiss a complaint lodged against Republican Herschel Walker’s U.S. Senate ...
The latest individual from Georgia facing charges for his alleged actions on January 6, 2021, is Zachariah Boulton. This Villa ...
Great news for homebound residents of Cobb County! The Cobb County Public Library has introduced a convenient and inclusive service ...
Join Six Flags Over Georgia as they present Coaster Fest on Aug. 19-20, an exclusive festival that is tailor-made for ...
In what has been described as back-to-back blows to residents of Cobb County, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, and her Democratic colleagues ...
The recent Board of Commission meeting was packed with concerned residents of Cobb County who showed up to speak against ...
Written by: Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service Years of cost overruns at the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle have ...
Like many of you, I bet, we have fond memories of days gone by with a natural desire, oftentimes, to ...
After five long decades, the unsolved murder of an eight-year-old Philadelphia girl, Gretchen Harrington, has resurfaced, along with the person ...
Attention South Cobb voters – Georgia is preparing to cancel over 191,000 inactive voter registrations. Take steps today to make ...
Last week, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation to establish a new national monument dedicated to Emmett Till, the young ...
The news made its way swiftly across the county as Republican Cobb County Tax Commissioner Carla Jackson announced recently that ...
Another Georgia man, Bruno Cua, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss to one year and a day ...
The Cobb County Police Department and the Cobb community are mourning the loss of Detective James Uzee, a long-serving Cobb ...
A Marietta man, Adonis Reid, has been charged with aggravated assault after being accused of shooting at his family’s vehicle. ...
A domestic dispute in a quiet Kennesaw neighborhood turned into a SWAT standoff after a stepfather called 911 to say ...
An Atlanta man has been charged with attempted arson at a Cobb County restaurant. Cobb County Police say, Kelvin Moses, ...
Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced that an Acworth man, Arthur Lee Milsap, was sentenced to 12 years ...
An armed man making threats while inside a Kennesaw house with multiple children sparked a SWAT standoff that ended with ...
What started out as a routine traffic stop in Acworth turned into a chase, search, and arrest of a Kennesaw ...
The first walls were raised and nails hammered recently on the 22nd annual Habitat house in Mableton thanks to a ...
The 2023 National American Miss Georgia Jr. Teen Cover Girl has a new queen and she is Asia Adams of ...
Cobb County police say an Alpharetta man died after a head-on collision in Mableton when his vehicle was hit head-on ...
An Atlanta man was hit and killed Wednesday night in Mableton, near Six Flags. Cobb County police say Troy Bracy, ...
There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City of Mableton, Georgia, (“City”) Mayor and Council for the purpose ...
The community is down to the wire in making their voices heard to their elected officials as the final public ...
The Law enforcement community and others are coming together to assist a Hall County deputy whose entire family was killed ...
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus held its Annual Conference over the weekend in Savannah. This year’s theme for the conference ...
Breyanla Cooper learned that she will spend the rest of her life in prison for murdering her son Faheem by ...
Just two weeks short of his birthday, the great American singer, Tony Bennett, died at the age of 96 in ...
A Fairburn woman, Vanessa Robinson has been charged with felony murder for the deadly hit-and-run of a woman at Cumberland ...
Following the recent departure of Micahel Register as the head of the GBI, Gov. Brian Kemp recently announced that he ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr.’s office announced that a Dothan, Alabama man, Timothy O’brien Crews, was sentenced to 10 ...
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who served from 2018 through 2021, is returning to the White House in a ...
A Marietta man has been indicted for illegal possession of a machine gun on the campus of Georgia Tech. During ...
The City of Mableton has hired former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Harold Melton, as outside counsel to ...
The White House on Friday announced plans to approve $39 billion of federal student loans to be discharged for over ...
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced that he has joined the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Cobb Department of Transportation. ...
Citizens should mobilize now and plan to attend meetings to let their voices be heard When it comes to community ...
Don’t lose your Medicaid coverage South Cobb citizens, get information from State Rep Terry Cummings and find out your status. ...
Instead of giving the community the funding it deserves for a new library like East Cobb, Cupid and Commissioners vote ...
It has been announced that civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, Rev. Jesse Jackson, plans to step down from ...
The presidential election cycles offer voters the opportunity to assess and select candidates based on their qualifications, policies, and potential ...
The 2023 winner for the 10th annual Poet Laureate’s Prize was South Cobb area student Eniola Badejo, a senior at ...
Cobb County’s Board of Elections approved appointing an interim elections director, Gerry Miller, during its recent meeting. Miller’s appointment comes ...
Rep. Mesha Mainor of Atlanta announced Tuesday, July 11 that she is changing to the Republican party. She made the ...
Georgia campaign finance laws are in place to ensure compliance by elected officials of the laws that govern persons holding ...
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) tablets for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy— the first ...
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has reopened sections of the river affected by elevated E. Coli contamination after the park ...
It has taken decades, but its time has finally arrived and deserves our utmost attention and action. Yes, it does ...
An unidentified motorcyclist was killed after a car struck him on Delk Road. Around 2 p.m. Monday, the driver of ...
Kennesaw City Council member, Robert “Trey” Sinclair, was arrested and charged with DUI and hit and run after a June ...
An East Point man was recently arrested for allegedly breaking into cars in a Smyrna shopping plaza and leading police ...
After defrauding e-commerce giant Amazon of nearly $10 million, a former warehouse manager Kayricka Wortham, was sentenced to 16 years ...
Veteran Georgia journalist and political commentator Bill Shipp who spent more than five decades covering Georgia’s government and politics has ...
STATE OF GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (Transitional City Council Training) The City of Mableton, Georgia, Mayor and Council ...
After a Saturday morning arrest, the Mayor of the City of South Fulton finds himself facing felony charges of criminal ...
Owens plans to bring a fresh perspective to Healthcare and Cybersecurity During a recent meeting of the Cobb & Douglas ...
Cobb County Police are investigating a deadly multi-vehicle wreck in Powder Springs that claimed the life of a Dallas man. ...
Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced that a Lithia Springs man was sentenced to life in prison for molesting ...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is the state agency in Georgia tasked with protecting consumers and regulating utilities, but Georgians ...
Sufferers, their families and their caretakers are happy about the news from the FDA in the latest fight against Alzheimers, ...
Following the jarring decision by the Supreme Court ending affirmative action in college admissions, a civil rights group is challenging ...
The biggest conservative club in Congress, the far right Freedom Caucus, has kicked out the U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, ...
Before a crowded courtroom of spectators, who represented both sides of the issue, the pending lawsuits over Cobb County’s disputed ...
The battle of the social media giants took a new turn last week as Meta unveiled an app to rival ...
Over 11 miles of the Chattahoochee River remains closed after the river was polluted by raw sewage that spilled from ...
Among 3,600 applications from across all 50 states, Washington D.C, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the City of ...
Since its launch in 2021, Cobb’s Second Chance’ program has restricted over 1,000 criminal records in Cobb and is being ...
Big box retailer Costco is joining companies like Netflix streaming services by cracking down on those using their membership cards ...
Police have arrested a Philadelphia woman, Keiyotta India Cooper, for murder after she allegedly stabbed a man to death at ...
Family, friends and colleagues are saddened by the passing of Southwest Atlanta Entrepreneur Maceo A. Brown. Brown was the President ...
Hundreds of Walgreens locations will likely close as the pharmacy retail chain continues to undergo cost-saving initiatives. Walgreens recently announced ...
Residents have been urged to avoid exposure to the water near Sewell Mill Creek after Cobb County’s Water System issued ...
Cupid fights with fellow Commissioners and calls South Cobb area ‘shady’ The Commissioners of Cobb County sat through a protracted ...
During the recent meeting of the Mableton city government, the Mayor and Council had a productive meeting as they discussed ...
In a country with a history steeped in racism and discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court moves to slash diversity admissions ...
At the risk of dating myself and exposing my deep-rooted sentimentality for ballad tunes, a beautiful rendition by the late ...
Folks wanting to celebrate the 4th of July in Cobb have options as a number of locations in the county ...
At the risk of dating myself and exposing my deep-rooted sentimentality for ballad tunes, a beautiful rendition by the late ...
One man was left dead and another injured after a shooting in a neighborhood of South Cobb. Cobb County Police ...
Last week, the Georgia and Carroll County chapters of the NAACP set its sights on the Villa Rica Police Department ...
Just like people and businesses that were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 virus, so too was the King District, which ...
Taylor Taranto, a known Trump supporter and participant in the January 6 riot at the capitol, was arrested outside former ...
This week, U.S. health officials recommended Americans 60 and older get a new RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine in the ...
The last living sibling of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Christine King Farris, has passed away at the age ...
With a vote of 5-0, Cobb Commissioners formally appointed Michael Register back to his old job as Cobb County Public ...
Centuries ago at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, more than 40% of the nation’s enslaved Africans arrived and were ...
CITY OF MABLETON STATE OF GEORGIA COBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a Special Called Meeting of the City ...
With the new government of Mableton having been sworn in just a month ago, many in the community realize that ...
During the recent meeting of the Mableton City Council, the lawsuit against Mableton was not on the agenda but many ...
Early Saturday morning I was laying in bed, caught between REM sleep and the morning news playing in the background, when ...
In what seems like a revolving door in Cobb, Michael Register is poised to return as the Director of Public ...
A Cobb County School District elementary teacher was fired after reading a gender-themed book to her students. According to her ...
Loretta Turner, a Powder Springs resident and a 68-year-young track and field athlete will compete in the 2023 National Senior ...
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for what it calls a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into ...
In an ugly sign of the times, antisemitic flyers that have been showing up in other metro Atlanta communities have ...
Democrats and Republicans came together last week to posthumously honor one of their own at the Capitol. Colleagues of the ...
HIV Testing Day, Tuesday, June 27, is recognized as a day to highlight the importance of HIV testing and early ...
The Morehouse School of Medicine’s student-run clinic, Health Equity for All Lives (H.E.A.L.), was the recent recipient of a $140,000 ...
After pleading guilty to two crimes related to a May 2022 shooting in south Cobb, Octavious Ricardo Ward has been ...
The Georgia Public Service Commission is a state agency that regulates energy. The current commission has two commissioners who are ...
When Sidney Keys III was 10 years old, he wanted to join a book club for African American boys. None ...
Monica Pearson, an icon in local broadcasting for decades, is joining The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to host a new video and ...
The deadly August 2022 shooting of Demetrius Dow, 40, at a Vining’s apartment complex has led to the re-indictment of ...
The target was the South Cobb location of the Juicy Crab restaurant on the East-West Connector. The perpetrator was a ...
A homeowner, Hayden Beasley, who shot and killed Phillip Simmons, on April 16 has finally been charged with murder and ...
A Decatur man, Dejuan Mikel Johnson, who has not been captured, was indicted this week on a murder charge stemming ...
The White House announced Friday that Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina official, will be the new director of ...
As citizens of Cobb and other metro communities are trying to figure out their property taxes, Mableton citizens are getting ...
As outgoing Elections Director Jennine Everly prepares to depart Cobb County and a job she has held for decades, steps ...
A Cobb grand jury indicted Hugho Pacheco on charges of killing his girlfriend, Yuridiana Villalobos and attempting to flee to ...
To support children in need, the South Cobb Regional Library in Mableton and two other Cobb County libraries are hosting ...
Secure your pocketbooks Georgians as a new rate increase from Ga. Power is fast approaching thanks to the failings of ...
Marietta police on Friday announced three arrests in the death of Grayson Green, a 17-year-old teen who was gunned down ...
If streaming service Netflix is looking for a new show, I have a suggestion I want to run by them ...
On Monday, June 5, the Smyrna City Council is scheduled to vote on appointing Kathy Young to replace Ward 7 ...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office announced the launch of a program aimed at helping inmates prepare for success. In partnership ...
The usual calmness of a work session was replaced with turmoil for members of the City of Smyrna government during ...
A Tribute to Maynard Eaton by Michael Murphy
The world of journalism, the history of Black journalism and a vanguard of balanced journalism was lost last week with ...
As Region 4 administrator for the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since November 2021, Daniel Blackman was responsible for overseeing ...
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