Local News for the Way You Live Today
After leaving home to attend college, teach and become an educational administrator, Catherine Pozniak has returned to her Northeast Cobb roots to put that background to local use. When she moved back to her family home in 2020 following the death of her father, she said she hadn’t thought about running for elected office. But … Read more
The Cobb County School District has modified a new crisis alert system after an employee accidentally triggered a Code Red signal in 11 schools this week. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale made brief, prepared comments at a Cobb Board of Education meeting Thursday night but didn’t give many specifics, including the names of the schools. He said … Read more
This week the Cobb Police Department has been rolling out safety-related information with another school year about to begin on Monday in the Cobb County School District. The Cobb school district, which serves nearly 107,000 students at 112 schools, is unveiling a new school crisis alert system with the 2022-23 school year. In the wake … Read more
The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday approved the appointment of Richard Tischler, an assistant principal at Walton High School the last seven years, as its new principal. He succeeds Dr. Catherine Mallanda, who was named the Cobb County School District’s Chief Academic Officer earlier this month. Tischler begins his new position on Friday, as … Read more
Two weeks after a deadly school shooting in Texas, Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said Thursday that the district has switched to a new crisis alert system provider. During prepared remarks at a Cobb Board of Education work session, Ragsdale also said each of the district’s 114 school campuses will have at least … Read more
