Cobb Commissioners are thinking about ways to keep tax dollars out of the hands of illegal immigrants.
In one case, the ο»Ώsuspects allegedly charged a driver $225 to conduct the testο»Ώ. Georgia law limits the cost of the test to no more than $25.
The Dogwood Forest of Acworth Assisted Living and Memory Care community is slated to open in spring 2014.
Corporal Nicholas D. Stark is one of the masters in his unit.
The United 4 Kids Campaign also will produce commercials leading up to the March 19 education sales tax referendum.
Seven employees will lose their jobs as sequestration cuts take effect on April 7.
The January 2013 rate was the same as the December 2012 rate.
It will be held at the North Cobb Senior Center.
It's because of sequestration, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
They are effective today.
The committee's vote comes weeks after an Atlanta education policy group suggested some scholarship money was used at two North Cobb religious schools that ban gay, lesbian and bisexual students.
The board meets at 6:30 p.m.
Cobb commissioner JoAnn Birrell explained the ordinance change to area residents.
"I would much rather have a couple of chickens in my neighborhood than a couple of my neighbors," Maxine Saless of Marietta said.
The vote was 3-2 against the proposal.
Through Friday, expect periodic lane closures along these North Cobb roads.
They will meet at 7 p.m. tonight.
She has been Acworth's city clerk since October 2004.
The board is expected to sign a $228,530 contract with Southeastern Site Development Inc. for the SPLOST-funded ο»ΏAcworth Sports Complexο»Ώ Parking Improvement Project.
Commissioners this morning are also expected to conduct the second of three public hearings related to a federal program that checks for illegal immigrants.
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Mayor Tommy Allegood is the featured speaker at today's Acworth Business Association luncheon.
The board will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Each quarter, county commissioners receive an update on collections and expenditures.
Gov. Nathan Deal made the announcement Wednesday.
Schools that "exclude, condemn, and demonize students for who they are and who they accept in their lives" should not receive public funds, according to a report from an Atlanta education policy group.
They are due no later than 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26.
He represents Acworth and Kennesaw.
Fernando Wise was removed after refusing to give his name during a public hearing.
According to recent polls and research, public opinion is shifting since the U.S. Supreme Court decision 40 years ago gave women the right to choose abortion.
Schools and government offices will be closed today in observance of the federal holiday.
The rate was 9.4 percent in December 2011.
That's because the stateβs jobless rate has declined in the last three months.
The Board of Commissioners also has approved the hiring of a new director of public services.
The commission chairman will speak at a Cobb Chamber breakfast next Monday.
The Georgia General Assembly will convene on Jan. 14, 2013, and Patch wants to know what you think lawmakers should discuss.
"It did not address spending, entitlement or tax reform in any meaningful way," he said on his Facebook page this afternoon.
Federal prosecutors say that brothers Andrew R. Heath and Larry J. Heath "repeatedly" falsified tax returns, acts that could cost the U.S. Treasury more than $100 million.
These places won't be open today.