Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
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
11:18 am, October 13, 2026
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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
11:18 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
11:18 am, October 13, 2026
74°F
Sunny
Feels like 74° · 0% rain
Local Government
Cobb schedules six town halls ahead of Nov. 3 SPLOST renewal vote
Cobb County has scheduled six fall town halls from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27 to answer residents' questions about the 2028 SPLOST renewal referendum on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, with the Sept. 16 session on Sandy Plains Road being the closest to East Cobb.
Local Government
Kemp taps former commissioner Stan Wise to finish out Pridemore's term on Georgia's utility board
Gov. Brian Kemp appointed former Cobb County commissioner and longtime PSC member Stan Wise to replace Tricia Pridemore on the state utility board, putting a familiar Cobb County figure back in charge of regulating the rates East Cobb residents pay for electricity and natural gas through year-end.
Local Government
Birrell calls for transit referendum as Cobb commissioners weigh next step on microtransit expansion
District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell is pushing back as the Cobb County Board of Commissioners votes Tuesday, Aug. 25, on two Title VI equity resolutions that would advance CobbLinc Go microtransit into northwest Mableton and launch a new Acworth-Kennesaw pilot.
Local Government
Cobb issues 270,574 property tax bills totaling $1.36 billion, due Oct. 15
Cobb County Tax Commissioner Carla Jackson announced that 270,574 property tax bills totaling $1.36 billion have been mailed, with payment due Oct. 15; qualifying homeowners will see an estimated $500 average reduction from the state's Homeowner Tax Relief Grant.
Local Government
As Taylor's case drags on, interim clerk Wesley-Ornelas reshapes Cobb court operations
Cherise Wesley-Ornelas has spent a year rebuilding morale and operations at the Cobb County Superior Court Clerk's Office after predecessor Connie Taylor was indicted for destroying financial records tied to more than $1 million in passport fees.
Local Government
Cobb commissioners approve west Cobb daycare over staff, resident objections
Cobb County commissioners voted 3-2 along party lines to approve a Creative World Schools daycare at Stilesboro Road and Dennis Kemp Lane, overriding staff's denial recommendation and a 450-plus-signature opposition petition. East Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell said the vote shows "zoning has become political."
Local Government
Cobb sets four town halls on Flock camera concerns
Cobb County Police Chief Dan Ferrell has scheduled four town halls on Flock Safety cameras, with the East Cobb session set for Monday, Aug. 31, at Sewell Mill Library, giving residents a concrete chance to voice privacy concerns about the license plate reader technology.
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Local Government
Cobb school board's GOP majority faces test in Nov. 3 elections
Democratic organizers are targeting the Cobb County Board of Education's 4-3 Republican majority in the Nov. 3 election, with the East Cobb Post 4 race between incumbent David Chastain and challenger Micheal Garza as the marquee contest.
Local Government
Democrat outraises longtime GOP incumbent 2-to-1 in Cobb commission race
Democrat Kevin Redmon has raised more than $100,000 to challenge four-term Republican incumbent JoAnn Birrell for the Cobb County Commission District 3 seat representing East Cobb, roughly doubling Birrell's reported fundraising ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Local Government
Cobb sets Oct. 13 start for early voting, moves Bells Ferry precinct
The Cobb Board of Elections approved the advance voting schedule for the Nov. 3 election, with early voting running Oct. 13–30 at 13 locations including the East Cobb Government Service Center, and permanently moved the Bells Ferry 02 precinct to Legacy Church on Blackwell Road.
Local Government
Cobb County earns AAA bond rating from all three agencies for 29th straight year
Cobb County earned AAA bond ratings from Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch for the 29th straight year, keeping borrowing costs low on capital projects that serve East Cobb taxpayers.
Local Government
Cupid defends hiring process, remains hopeful on school tax dispute
Cobb BOC Chair Lisa Cupid held a press conference Aug. 5 defending her role in county hiring decisions and expressing confidence that mediation with the school district over $130 million in tax-collection fees can still succeed, despite the July 31 collapse of court-ordered talks.
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