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In the fundraising battle among candidates for Cobb Superior Court clerk, a primary challenger to Democratic incumbent Connie Taylor is leading the pack.

MARIETTA — The two candidates for Cobb County District Attorney faced off in a forum Thursday night where challenger Sonya Allen pulled no punches against incumbent Flynn Broady Jr., accusing

While an appointment to the Marietta Board of Lights and Water is usually uneventful, a recent nomination became one of the most contentious debates the city has seen this year,

Many of us are aware of what has been said about when a tree falls in the forest. It has been said that no one notices. The difference I want

CUMBERLAND – The Marietta Daily Journal presented Deane Bonner, Cobb County NAACP president emerita, with the Citizen of the Year Award on Saturday evening.

David Hankerson, the trailblazing former Cobb County manager who was the first African American to hold the position, died Thursday morning following years of illness due to cancer. He was

MARIETTA — Cobb County welcomed its new Superior Court clerk on Tuesday afternoon with the swearing-in of Connie Taylor, the first Black officeholder of that post. Taylor defeated two-term Republican incumbent Rebecca Keaton in November, receiving 200,072 votes or 52.06%. She took the oath of office in the Superior Court’s ceremonial courtroom before supporters and elected officials. “Look at what God has done,” Taylor said, a smile on her face. “I am grateful. I am tha...

MARIETTA — Jeriene Grimes knows people are hurting this year. She knows for many families, this will be the toughest Christmas they’ve ever had. And she knows that in tough times, it’s community organizations that have to step in. So Grimes, president of the Cobb County Chapter of the NAACP, is leading an effort by the organization to give back this holiday season by organizing a toy drive for local families. “It is the reason for the season,” Grimes said. “If you ...