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Total Focus Aimed At Fixing Our ‘Broken’ Trust In November, voters in Georgia made state history when they elected four African American sheriffs to lead the most populous counties in Atlanta. Patrick…
With new Fulton County elected officials being sworn in either in late December or early January, incoming politicians interviewed by the Neighbor said they are looking forward to taking the…
“I hate to say this cliche,” Sharon Owens said Monday, “but there’s a new sheriff in town.” That afternoon, her husband, Democrat Craig Owens, was sworn in as Cobb County’s…
Cobb County District Attorney-elect Flynn Broady took the oath of office Friday, sending a message of restorative justice, community and opportunity. Broady was sworn in in the county’s ceremonial courtroom with his…
Democrat Flynn Broady defeated incumbent Republican District Attorney Joyette Holmes in the November 3 2020 general election. This is the fifth of our series looking at the election results in Cobb at the precinct…
Clayton County residents we are here with Felicia Franklin Warner, Vice Chair of the ATL and Clayton County Commissioner, discussing your local transit plans! Come on out, we will be…
Democrat Jerica Richardson defeated Republican Fitz Johnson in the race to fill the seat of District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, and we’re going to examine from where in…
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Today was an historic day in Cobb County. The first African American sheriff has been sworn into office. Sheriff Craig Owens made his first public appearance at the…
Commissioner Mariah Parker Creating New Waves For Change In Athens-Clarke County !
Long days, meeting after meeting, poring over budget documents and community outreach have become standard operating procedure for Jerica Richardson, who was elected to the District 2 County Commissioner post representing…
And a good time was had by all! What an amazing Warnock GOTV/Polls to the Souls concert. Always good to see our community leaders, Lisa Natasha Cupid, Erica Thomas, Erick…
Mariah Parker ’13 is an elected politician, a hip hop artist, and a Ph.D. candidate in Language and Literacy Education. As protesters mobilized across the country this summer in response…
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