The former county Director of Public Safety served for 26 years.
Within the first hour of being open on Tuesday, 34 animals were turned in.
With primary elections almost a month away, incumbent Tim Lee's opponents continued their criticisms of 2011's hike in property taxes, as well as the proposed transportation tax.
Here's one columnist's proposal to promote stability while ensuring economic growth.
Traffic in two areas east of Johnson Ferry Road will be affected this week.
Here are the candidates and issues that will be affecting East Cobb in this year's elections.
A total of 108 dogs and cats were turned in during a 16-hour period this week.
"It is a tax increase that the people themselves will decide about," the Georgia Governor said this week.
There are less than three weeks left to register before the state general primary election.
Sen. Judson Hill and Rep. Sharon Cooper were praised in Americans for Prosperity's Georgia scorecard.
The county government's online presence has been recognized by an open government advocacy group.
Starting on July 1, volunteers who work with children will be required to report suspected child abuse.
Projects on Lower Roswell Road and Paper Mill Road are continuing this week.
The two groups are coming together through a partnership between Cobb Senior Services and Cobb County Animal Control.
The Atlanta office of the American Jewish Committee this week spoke in support of the July 31 Regional Transportation Referendum.
This week the Atlanta Regional Commission held a conference call with Cobb County voters to discuss the Regional Transportation Referendum.
State House candidate Kevin Westphal is the only member of his party running for local office in East Cobb.
A public meeting on the proposed projects on the TSPLOST list was held Tuesday night in Acworth.
One retail and two residential requests will be taken up by the Cobb Planning Commission Tuesday.
Children and adults are invited to Wednesday morning's "Outdoor Romping and Creek Stomping" event.
A school construction project will affect traffic during daytime hours this week.
County officials will field phone calls Wednesday about the upcoming Atlanta regional transportation referendum.
The three Republicans challenging Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee took issue with his stances on both at Wednesday's forum in East Cobb.
Tuesday's scheduled event at the Mountain View Community Center has been called off because of a candidates' forum in Marietta.
A school board incumbent and three sitting state lawmakers are facing foes in the July 31 Republican primary.
The county has used the federal E-Verify program to check on worker status since 2006, but the IMAGE program will go a step further.
Cobb DOT estimates the section between Mill Run Drive and Surrey Trill to reopen around 2 p.m. Friday after damage to power poles.
East Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell's meeting turned into a heated discussion about the proposed 1-cent sales tax featuring Chairman Tim Lee.
In this letter to the editor, Cathy Finck of the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce responds to Kroger's 60-day suspension.
Supporters of the 10-year, regional sales tax met in Alpharetta to raise funds to educate voters on the proposal.
The lawyer who brought the redistricting suit wants to lop off a piece of East Cobb, while the county commissioners ask to slice off part of the Kennesaw area.
Improvements will affect traffic east of Johnson Ferry Road this week.
MAVEN and the proposed transportation sales tax are getting no love from TLC.
Doug Stoner spoke to the Smyrna Business Association Thursday and not everyone was sold on the Transportation Investment Act.
The University of Georgia's high-profile president is stepping down next year. What do you think his legacy will be?
The Cobb Planning Commission on Tuesday will hear an application for a shop on Johnson Ferry Road at Woodlawn Parkway.
Traffic will be affected in three areas east of Johnson Ferry Road this week.
The jobless rate for county residents a year earlier was 8.9 percent.
The former East Cobb-based House Speaker is likely to announce the end of his GOP presidential bid on Tuesday.
Learn about the problem and solutions Thursday night live on East Cobb Patch.