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Georgia Property Owners Are Seeing Higher Tax Assessments in Some Counties Ahead of Summer

Homeowners across Georgia face a noticeable shift as county tax assessors roll out updated property valuations ahead of the summer season. Many residents now see higher assessed values, which directly influence annual property tax bills and household budgets. Counties like Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett continue to adjust valuations in response…

The Free Financial Advisor · May 30

Georgia Democrats Call the Cops Over Pro-Trump Voicemail Calling Kamala the N-word

Just ahead of election day, the Cobb County Democratic Committee office in Georgia was sent a profane, hate-filled message using a slur.

Latin Times · Nov 5, 2024

A new tool targets voter fraud in Georgia – but is it skirting the law?

A tech company supported by Trump’s former lawyer is injecting chaos into the state’s vote-counting process

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2024

Man who killed 2 Georgia deputies pleads guilty, gets life in prison

ATLANTA — The man who shot two Cobb County sheriff’s deputies pleaded guilty to murder and other charges Thursday morning, exactly three months after killing the law enforcement officers.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Judge in Georgia's Cobb County extends return deadline for absentee ballots after lawsuit

ATLANTA — A judge agreed Friday to approve a consent order to extend the absentee ballot return deadline for Cobb County voters whose applications were received on or before Nov. 26, in response to a lawsuit over alleged delays by the county in mailing out the ballots.

Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022

In Georgia’s US Senate runoff, candidates campaign in unlikely places

On a chilly Saturday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign bus rolled into a park in Cumming, deep in the heart of Forsyth County. Nearly two-thirds of voters in this reliably Republican exurb backed Warnock’s opponent, Herschel Walker, in the general election.

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Cobb County sued over failure to mail ballots to over 1,000 voters

Voters who were never mailed their absentee ballots filed a lawsuit Sunday asking a judge to require Cobb County to send ballots by overnight mail and extend the state’s deadline to return them.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

Accidental lockdowns in multiple Cobb County schools caused by ‘human error’

ATLANTA — Several Cobb County schools were locked down Monday because of “human error,” a district spokeswoman confirmed.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Georgia Republicans aim to beat Democrats at their own ‘ground game’

ATLANTA — The two Republican door-knockers had scarcely started canvassing homes in a well-appointed east Cobb County neighborhood when they began to suspect something was up.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Georgia deputies killed in ‘ambush’ while serving arrest warrant

Cobb County sheriff paid tribute to deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin Jr who were shot and killed on Thursday

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022