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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
McBath's trafficking detection bill clears Senate, awaits Trump
A bill co-led by East Cobb's U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath that would require Labor Department employees to spot human trafficking during workplace inspections passed the Senate unanimously and now awaits President Trump's signature.
Local Government
Cobb proposes ADUs, housing incentives in code overhaul
Cobb County's proposed code overhaul, including ADUs by special permit, a Housing Incentive Program for affordable developments and tighter property maintenance rules, heads to Board of Commissioners public hearings Oct. 13 and Oct. 27.
Local Government
Cobb sets October hearings on data center rules
Marietta, GA
11:23 am, October 13, 2026
74°F
Sunny
Feels like 74° · 0% rain
Local Government
McBath's trafficking detection bill clears Senate, awaits Trump
A bill co-led by East Cobb's U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath that would require Labor Department employees to spot human trafficking during workplace inspections passed the Senate unanimously and now awaits President Trump's signature.
Local Government
Cobb proposes ADUs, housing incentives in code overhaul
Cobb County's proposed code overhaul, including ADUs by special permit, a Housing Incentive Program for affordable developments and tighter property maintenance rules, heads to Board of Commissioners public hearings Oct. 13 and Oct. 27.
Local Government
Cobb sets October hearings on data center rules
Marietta, GA
11:23 am, October 13, 2026
74°F
Sunny
Feels like 74° · 0% rain
Local Government
McBath's trafficking detection bill clears Senate, awaits Trump
A bill co-led by East Cobb's U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath that would require Labor Department employees to spot human trafficking during workplace inspections passed the Senate unanimously and now awaits President Trump's signature.
Local Government
Cobb proposes ADUs, housing incentives in code overhaul
Cobb County's proposed code overhaul, including ADUs by special permit, a Housing Incentive Program for affordable developments and tighter property maintenance rules, heads to Board of Commissioners public hearings Oct. 13 and Oct. 27.
Local Government
Cobb sets October hearings on data center rules
Marietta, GA
11:23 am, October 13, 2026
74°F
Sunny
Feels like 74° · 0% rain
Local Government
SPLC backs Cobb parents' free speech fight over board meetings
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a brief Wednesday in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals supporting two Cobb County parents who allege the school district silenced their criticism at a 2023 board meeting by manipulating the public comment sign-up process.
Local Government
Cobb Chamber names county manager McMorris Woman of Distinction
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce named Cobb County Manager Dr. Jackie McMorris its 2026 Woman of Distinction at a Monday ceremony, honoring the leader who became the county's first African American woman to hold the post in 2020 and oversees a $1.3 billion budget serving East Cobb and all of unincorporated Cobb.
Local Government
Former Acworth, Emerson officer charged in Flock misuse case
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested former Acworth and Emerson police officer Anthony Trapani on Sept. 14 for allegedly misusing the Flock Safety license plate reader system for non-law enforcement purposes, adding to a statewide wave of similar charges.
Local Government
Eastside Church delays senior-living rezoning to October
Eastside Church's rezoning request for a 103-unit senior-living complex on Lower Roswell Road has been delayed from Tuesday, Sept. 15 to Oct. 20, with the church's attorney saying the site plan will be revised after a 4-0 Planning Commission denial and strong community opposition.
Local Government
Cobb County drafts new data center rules with 300-foot setbacks near homes
Cobb County has released draft rules requiring 300-foot residential setbacks, noise limits and a decommissioning bond for any new data center, with three public hearings in October before a final vote Oct. 27.
Local Government
East Cobb gains Sunday voting, new drop box for Nov. 3 election
The Cobb County Board of Elections meets Monday to finalize an advance voting schedule that adds Sunday hours at the East Cobb Government Service Center and a new voting site at Gritters Library, giving District 3 voters more options for the Nov. 3 general election.
Local Government
Cobb commissioners approve $4.5M for jail medical care, meals
Cobb County commissioners voted 4-0 to release $4.5 million in previously withheld funds for inmate medical, mental health and meal services at the county jail, drawing from the fund balance after months of tension over sheriff's office spending.
Local Government
Cobb County will test every voting machine before Nov. 3 — and you can watch
Every voting machine in Cobb County must pass public logic-and-accuracy testing before the Nov. 3 general election, and any resident can contact the county elections office to watch.
Local Government
Cooper holds cash advantage over Schreiner in East Cobb House race
State Rep. Sharon Cooper holds a roughly 3-to-1 cash-on-hand advantage over Democratic challenger Michelle Schreiner in the East Cobb House District 89 race, with healthcare PACs fueling much of Cooper's fundraising ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Local Government
More than 70 pack East Cobb library to press lawmakers on data centers, affordability
More than 70 residents attended a Georgia House Democratic Caucus affordability town hall at East Cobb's Gritters Library on Sept. 1, raising concerns about data centers, housing, childcare and healthcare as Cobb County continues working on data center regulations.
Local Government
Cobb voters to decide Nov. 3 on $1.15 billion SPLOST renewal
Cobb County leaders told a Chamber of Commerce panel that transit improvements are critical to economic growth and that the $1.15 billion SPLOST renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot is the key funding vehicle, with projects including a $2.4 million bike and pedestrian upgrade on George Busbee Parkway.
Local Government
East Cobb crowd presses church on senior-living rezoning plan
About 70 East Cobb residents opposed a proposed 95-unit senior-living complex on the Eastside Church campus at a community meeting Aug. 28, with the Cobb Planning Commission hearing scheduled for Sept. 2.
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