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REPLAY: School Board Passes Budget

The Cobb County Board of Education approves the same three-furlough-day plan it rejected Thursday as three members change their votes.

Schools

Cobb School Board Fails on Budget

Tim Stultz, Smyrna's school board representative, proposed balancing the budget through personnel cuts.

The Board of Education is taking public comments on the preliminary plan for fiscal 2013, which starts July 1.

Schools

Schools Budget Number: One Speaker

Only one person spoke during the only public hearing scheduled on the Cobb County School District's proposed $841.9 million spending plan for fiscal 2013.

Schools

Preliminary Cobb Schools Budget OK'd

The 6-1 vote keeps the school district moving toward final budget approval May 17, but no Board of Education members seem happy with the plan to close a $62.5 million deficit.

Government, Local Connections

Cobb Forum to Tackle Teen Drinking

Learn about the problem and solutions Thursday night live on Smyrna-Vinings Patch.

Government, Business

Package Store Owners Frustrated by Sunday Sales Revote

Sunday sales will appear again on the July 31 ballot.

Business, Elections

Cobb Accepts Sunday Sales Revote

The elections board's decision means a July 31 referendum is likely, and sales could start Aug. 12.

Elections

Booze Bandwagon Rolls onto County Ballot

Cobb County voters, including those in Vinings, decide whether to expand Sunday sales in the March 6 election next Tuesday. But neighbors’ Sunday experiences since November should dampen expectations for a surge in Cobb County alcohol sales.

Government

Declaration Revives 'Righteous Cause'

The Georgia Tea Party brings forth the Marietta Declaration as an instrument to limit government.

Government, Police & Fire

Former Deputy Chief to Chairman: Cobb Police Leaving for Other Jobs

There is a “great police department here (in Cobb), but we do have some problems,” Bill Mull said at Tim Lee's town hall meeting on Monday.

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