Candidate for State Court Judge THE STORY: I am a native of Atlanta. I attended the University of Colorado and received bachelor’s degrees in English and Philosophy. After college, I returned to Atlanta and began working at the Georgia Law Center for Homelessness doing advocacy for homeless people as well as victims of domestic violence, […]
Candidate for Cobb County Superior Court THE STORY: My parents were married for 55 years. My father worked for Chrysler American Motors for 43 years, and my mother was a respiratory therapist at a Veteran’s Memorial Hospital. On their modest incomes, they raised me and my six older siblings in the northern suburbs of Chicago. […]
THE STORY: I grew up in Cobb County and attended Osborne High School. During those years, I began to feel a sense of community and pride in our nation and considered joining the military. As I weighed my options, I decided that law enforcement was my calling and I have now been a law enforcement […]
Candidate for Cobb Superior Court Clerk THE STORY: I am a life-long resident of Cobb County. After graduating from Wills High School, I continued my education at Kennesaw State University. It was during this portion of my life’s journey that I realized my passion for political science, government and law, which would follow me throughout […]
THE STORY: I was born and raised just outside of Philadelphia. I grew up in the suburbs with my parents and an older sister. I graduated from Pennsbury High School and I received my bachelor’s in business management from Widener University in 2006. After completing my undergraduate work, I began working in a sales position. […]
In February, a field of 48 high school robotics teams gathered at the Cobb Civic Center for the State Championship for the FIRST Tech Challenge, where two teams representing Mount Paran Christian School took home awards. Team Diamond Plate finished as State Championship Semifinalists, and Team Carbon Fiber was crowned Robotics Champion and moves on […]
The NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity has donated more than 1,000 N95 masks to Cobb & Douglas Public Health. The home-building charity recently found a pallet of these masks in its Smyrna warehouse. The masks will protect Cobb & Douglas Public Health workers who are fighting the COVID-19 virus here in Cobb.
Credit Union of Georgia has donated 100 bags and over $500 worth of food to the Sanctuary Church. Additionally, the bank has committed to making a financial donation to MUST Ministries and has placed donation bins outside of all branch locations for MUST Food Rapid Response program. “We understand our community needs us more than […]
How the Cobb Community Foundation is Supporting Cobb County Through the COVID-19 Crisis By Amy Meadows Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Shari Martin and her team at the Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) have lengthy phone calls with key individuals from the nonprofit sector. The participants on the calls represent an array of sectors, issues, and […]
Physical therapists combine proven techniques with new tech so you can get back to work and enjoy the activities you love. By Christy Rosell Physical therapy as a recognized medical service has been around since the 1920s, according to the American Physical Therapy Association. Today, it is common to find patients working with therapists to […]
