Cobb County

The state of Georgia was shaken by the tragic death of Effingham County Judge Stephen Yekel, who reportedly took his own life in his courtroom just before his scheduled retirement. At 74, Judge Yekel was discovered by a deputy around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, though he is believed to have died late Monday night or early Tuesday morning.

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Cobb County cannot accept absentee ballots received after Election Day.

A judge in Cobb County, Georgia ruled this week that absentee ballots can be turned in up to three days after election day.

A school board in Georgia voted to fire a teacher for reading students a book on gender identity that violates state law.

Manhunt underway.

Joseph Kennedy, the high school football coach who lost his job in 2015 for praying on the field after games, will be reinstated by March 15, 2023, reports the Kitsap Sun.

A new investigation into the record-keeping of 100 key 2020 battleground counties found that nearly all threw out or mishandled voting documentation they are supposed to keep for 22 months in case an audit is called.

Some big Georgia counties say they didn't retain surveillance video from absentee drop boxes in the 2020 election.

Dr. Kandiss Taylor released a report yesterday identifying over 168,000 ballots in Cobb County, Georgia, missing required chain of custody documentation.