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Not Fired: Georgia Cops Caught On Video Beating Black Man, Then Lying About It, Are Allowed To Resign
Georgia officers Nicholas Malagon and Noah Maack were allowed to resign after they were caught beating Black man, Montavious Smith. The post Not Fired: Georgia Cops Caught On Video Beating Black Man, Then Lying About It, Are Allowed To Resign appeared first on NewsOne. The post Not Fired: Georgia Cops Caught On Video Beating Black Man, Then Lying About It, Are Allowed To Resign appeared first on Black America Web.
Candidates for County Chair on Taxes, Spending and Infrastructure
AUSTELL — It was a civil outing at Grace City Church Thursday for the first forum featuring all three candidates for chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Lisa Cupid, a Democrat, Shelia Edwards, her primary challenger, and Republican Kay Morgan, who is running unopposed in the May 21 primary, fielded questions from moderator Nichola Hines, president of the League of Women Voters Georgia. Commission chair candidates shared...
Former Girl Scout Leader Gets 25 Years for Child Molestation
A Kennesaw woman who was once the leader of a local Girl Scout troop will spend 25 years behind bars for molesting a girl starting when the girl was 12 years old, Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced Thursday. Allison Wean, 46, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of child molestation. Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie...
Cobb School Board Brings Back Debate on 'Equitable'
Cobb Board of Education Chairman Randy Scamihorn defended the proposed 2024-2025 school year budget he said has fallen victim to “political fodder” in another one of his “Just the Facts” blog posts to the district’s website Friday, leading board Democrats to question his framing of how funds are distributed within the district. In the post, the Republican chairman touted the fact that 94% of the proposed budget goes directly to educators, including raises for all district staff. But he also took aim at unnamed actors...
Cobb County Water System Reports 780 Gallon Sewage Overflow
The Cobb County Water System reported an estimated 780 gallon wastewater sewer overflow occurred on May 2. The overflow, resulting from grease, occurred at 7039 Mableton Parkway in Mableton and discharged into the tributary to the Chattahoochee River. The Water System was notified of the overflow on May 2 at 11:40 a.m. and the overflow was stopped on May 2 at 1:50 p.m. ...
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