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County Manager Jackie McMorris on Cobb's top job
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—MARIETTA — Earlier this summer, Cobb County was forced to wrangle with an ugly problem: government work, it appeared, wasn't looking all that attractive anymore. Facing near-crippling ...
Cobb officials bat back criticisms of $9M Lower Roswell Road project
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 30—MARIETTA — Cobb County officials are pushing back against renewed criticisms of a planned revamp to Lower Roswell Road in east Cobb, a $9 million project that's been over a decade in ...
Setzler's bills to stop Cobb County's home rule effort stall under Gold Dome
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 7—Two bills which seek to thwart the Cobb County Board of Commissioners' effort to draw its own district map have stalled in the state legislature. Senate bills 124 and 236, sponsored by ...
Happy Father's Day: Cobb residents share advice from dear ol' dad
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 18—The late North Carolina State basketball coach, Jim Valvano, famously said, "My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me." As families turn ...
Republican lawmakers raise eyebrows over Cobb sheriff's proposed $50,000 raise
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 3—Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens is looking for a raise, which Cobb legislators across the aisle agree is necessary. But a growing chorus of Cobb Republicans, led by state Rep. John Carson, R-northeast ...
After media probe, Cobb court clerk put passport income on hold
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 10—The day after being hit with an inquiry into her receipt of more than $425,000 in fees from passport applications, Cobb Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor decided to put her extra income ...
Jerica Richardson outlines Little Brazil branding project for Powers Ferry corridor
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 19—MARIETTA — More than 50 people gathered at Vine Atlanta Church behind the Town and Country shopping center this week to discuss a "Little Brazil" branding project for the area of Delk ...
What could new Rays stadium be like in St. Petersburg? Look at Atlanta.
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCUMBERLAND, Ga. — Beau Lunceford isn’t a baseball fan, but his favorite place to meet a new date is where the Atlanta Braves play. His dates are familiar with it: The Battery Atlanta, an entertainment ...