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Cobb Schools Pulls Another Book for Review Process
MARIETTA — The Cobb County School District has pulled another book from the shelves of its school libraries as Superintendent Chris Ragsdale continues to defend the book removal process against a civil rights complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education. "The Summer of Todd Owen" by Tony Abbott is the latest title being considered for a ban from Cobb Schools, a district spokesperson confirmed. “The Summer of Owen Todd...
Suspects smash door at woman’s residence
MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman reported to police May 4 that someone rang her doorbell, smashed the front door, then fled from her home on Wyndham Farms Drive. Police observed glass fragments inside the front hallway, door damage that will cost about $1,000 to fix, according to the incident report.
Cobb Schools Super Sounds Alarm on 'Transiency,' Apartments
MARIETTA — Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale railed against the rate of apartment development in Cobb, the negative impact of “transiency” and changes to the county within the “last three years” during the school board’s Thursday afternoon work session. His comments came during a presentation from education consultant James Wilson on population growth in Cobb. According to data Wilson cited, more apartments have been built in Cobb in the...
Holly Springs Names Park After Councilwoman Karen Barnett
HOLLY SPRINGS — A park in the Taylors Farm subdivision is now named after a Holly Springs City Council member remembered for serving her community with kindness, humility and compassion. City leaders and staff, alongside Karen Barnett’s family and friends, officially unveiled the Karen Johnson Barnett Park sign Monday at the park in the Taylors Farm subdivision in Holly Springs. The park is open to the public. In August 2023,...
Cherokee County Property Owners Will Soon Get Assessment Notices
The Cherokee County Tax Assessor’s Office is mailing annual property assessment notices this week. The Cherokee County Board of Tax Assessors approved the 2024 Notice of Assessment list on at its regular meeting May 9, reflecting an overall digest increase of 6.5%, including new construction. The assessor’s office began mailing annual property assessment notices May 13. The assessment notice is not a bill. The tax commissioner’s office will mail property...
Families in Cobb Celebrate Having a Home and Stability
The very first set of graduates from Cobb County’s Housing Stability Court Program celebrated on May 10 with a ceremony in Marietta. Eight families who once faced having an eviction on their permanent record can now breathe a little easier after moving through a program that keeps them housed, teaches financial wellbeing and expunges their eviction record. Last year, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement between...
Cherokee County Students Named Winners of Local Essay Contest
Two elementary school students in Cherokee County are among the winners of Delta Community Credit Union’s 2024 Youth Essay Contest, the credit union announced. Noah Davis, a fourth grader from Hickory Flat Elementary School, and Nevaeh Agnew, a fifth grader from Oak Grove Elementary School STEAM Academy, were among 21 winners selected. Each of the winning essayists will receive a $100 Delta Community Youth Savings Account. ...
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