The master plan will be presented to the commissioners at a 1:30 p.m. work session today with a vote to follow at the regular commission meeting at 7 p.m.
A single finalist for superintendent and the use of excess SPLOST funds for the general 2012 budget are the big topics tonight.
Cobb school board's superintendent finalist signed extension in September after vying for Las Vegas job.
A close vote is likely when the Board of Education decides on a financial maneuver to avoid a tax increase or budget cuts.
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Northeast Cobb Patch readers want to know the woman speaking for, and leaving comments for, state Rep. Bobby Franklin.
Cobb BOC also to vote on liquor license appeal by new Johnson Ferry pizzeria.
The Cobb County grand jury has closed its inquiry into the Cobb Board of Education without finding anything out of which to make a case.
A local woman is fuming that Northeast Cobb resident and state Rep. Bobby Franklin has compared tornado victims to idolaters “praying to their god, FEMA."
The annual event Thursday morning celebrated the National Day of Prayer.
Members of the Cobb Immigration Alliance say they still hope to change the governor's mind.
The lack of pain and drama now could create huge problems in the next two years, the Board of Education chairwoman warns.
Sen. Chip Rogers updated Northeast Cobb residents on the HOPE scholarship and tax reform during a town-hall meeting at Mountain View Aquatic Center.
The terrorist leader has been confirmed dead.
The outgoing Cobb superintendent says 'effective governance' was lacking on the calendar and other issues.
Cobb County School District officials say they’re in better financial standing than they expected.
Cutbacks go into effect Monday, including the East Marietta, East Cobb and Mountain View branches.
The dates are May 27, June 17, July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 1, which are each in different pay periods.
The district expects to avoid a feared $50 million shortfall in fiscal 2012.
The tax deadline is April 18, not April 15, for both federal and Georgia income taxes this year.
A little child might not lead them, but an East Cobb 10-year-old offered them some directions on the budget.
At a Monday work session, the Cobb commission chairman says his alternative proposal would spare the libraries and senior centers.
A protest in Marietta Square urges Cobb to balance the budget without shutting down 13 of 17 libraries.
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Libraries could be closed within a month to help solve Cobb's budget deficit.
Veterinary services won't be taxed this year, says Georgia Veterinary Medical Association.
The top prize offered by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is $100,000.
On March 25, members of the Cobb County Board of Education were called to appear before the county's grand jury. They will appear on Friday, April 1.
The oft-divided Cobb County Board of Education finds unanimity on a charter school agreement and almost all other issues Thursday night.
Julia Harris with Northeast Cobb Patch live from the Mountain View Library with Commissioner JoAnn Birrell and the Friends of Mabry Park.
Ott and Birrell oppose raising the millage rate to cut into the $31 million budget deficit.
During an open house, Cobb and local officials unveil proposed projects that could be paid through a regional sale tax, up for vote in summer 2012.
Elections board makes 79-vote approval official in Monday meeting.
The Cobb Department of Transportation will unveil a transportation projects list funded by SPLOST.
Cobb County’s SPLOST election was decided by less than one-fifth of 1 percent of the votes cast, but that’s not close enough to trigger an automatic recount of the results.
The sales tax extension passed by 79 votes in unofficial results; now what?
The Daily Beast writer and “Dirty Sexy Politics” author talks about the future of the Republican Party during a lecture at Kennesaw State University.
Northeast Cobb Patch is participating in Sunshine Week this week by promoting and celebrating open government and freedom of information.
The special sales tax's backers and foes produce a margin of less than a quarter percentage point.
Opponents of the Cobb County sales tax hit Glover Park to seek "no" votes for Tuesday.