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The Cobb Board of Education voted 4-3 to allow CCSD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to begin fundraising efforts for Teach for America for the 2013-2014 school year.
The Cobb Board of Education allows Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to raise money for up to 25 teachers in the 2013-14 school year.
The Cobb Board of Education voted 4-3 to allow CCSD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to begin fundraising efforts for Teach for America for the 2013-2014 school year.
If the Cobb Board of Education approves, the superintendent will begin efforts to raise funds to cover costs for Teach for America teachers.
An undocumented Pebblebrook High alumnus is facing deportation on Monday, and community members are gathering Thursday to hold a vigil in his honor.
Authorities originally believed a 42-year-old woman who died in an April collision on Austell-Powder Springs Road was responsible, but they have now determined the survivor caused the accident.
Originally, Cobb police investigators found 42-year-old Adriane Coleman to have caused the accident. However, their investigation led them to determine 64-year-old Coleman caused the accident.
The perpetrators were wearing masks and dark clothing with vests displaying “POLICE” on the back. One of the men was armed with a shotgun.
The motorcyclist was hit by a car making a U-turn and ejected from the vehicle onto the roadway.
South Cobb residents expressed their concerns about unanswered calls for help from Cobb's code enforcement department.
Obituaries of people who lived in or were from South Cobb.
A Mableton waste transfer station had its permit application to accept household waste denied by the Cobb BOC
South Cobb basketball seniors Brodnisha Taylor and Eniya Edwards will represent Cobb County in a memorial basketball tournament held annually in honor of a fallen female player.
Mableton residents have been fighting for months to keep a local waste transfer station from accepting household garbage, and on Tuesday, they may celebrate a victory.
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The Cobb Department of Public Safety's Internal Affairs division determined the officer acted justly and in self-defense when he shot and killed Matt Murdock during a traffic stop in Mableton in May 2011.
Mom will always hold a special place in your heart. Tell us (and her) why she's so special.
Check out all the events happening this weekend in South Cobb.
The staycation destination is about an hour and a half from South Cobb and filled with family-friendly activities.
Police have not released whether these two robberies may be related. South Cobb Patch will provide details as they become available.
