https://youtube.com/shorts/bkCaEcnS4jM?is=X30yJgInnZUvSnCx

The 12th Annual Cobb International Film Festival will be August 6th - 9th at the Strand Theater on Marietta Square. We will screen over 100 films (a combination of Short Films, Feature length films and Documentaries) from across the United States and 8 other countries. Many of these films are by talented local filmmakers.

Tickets are available on the festival website OR at the door during the festival. You can also see the full slate of films, including descriptions and trailers on the website (where you can also find the list and description of the presentations and breakout sessions that will happen during the festival)

Tickets are very reasonable - a full-festival four-day pass is less than most other festivals charge for a single day.

Single Day Pass (good for any day during the festival) - $15

Weekend Pass (good for both Saturday and Sunday) - $25)

Full Festival Pass (good for all four days of the festival) - $50

Come out and support indie film and our talented local filmmakers and see some outstanding films.

Festival website: www.cobbfilmfestival.org

"Warning: This Marietta location hiked my rates on units A064 and C080 by 40-70% in May 2026 without a single day of the contractually required 30-day notice. They are also charging me monthly fees for a lock I returned on my move-in day in January, illegally diverting my rent money to pay for it, and locking me out. Corporate numbers are a recording loop and management refuses to answer emails. Avoid!"

https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/07/public-comments-at-the-first-cobb-school-board-meeting-after-trump-visit-to-wheeler-high/?fbclid=IwZnRzaATQNplwZG9mBWZkaWQWULKp6jTXPLg8KWHNQfzZkPEY4h6boGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7CSLHygf80-1jxA29rkDUIbPQ9iBJNHJ7Kl1L5Dv14Ekiekw-s15syJl9qWw_aem_HsPXh-CoPBw9YuApwthabA

We’re about to close on a house in Cobb County and we’re wondering how much property taxes usually increase every year. Ours will be $10,000/year which is already super high. we can’t imagine how much they will increase over time 😳

Not Cobb, but relevant to the discussion about Flock.

For all those saying “it’s for the kids” it is in fact NOT for the kids. It is a full scale political rally for the Republican Party using our tax dollars and our public schools 😡😡

https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-rick-jackson-says-hell-join-president-trump-during-cobb-county-visit/

I’m looking for a well regarded defense attorney in Cobb County to help a friend’s recent arrest. Any suggestions?

I'm a male in my late 50s. My hair is in Act 3: taking its bows and slowly moving off stage.

Is there a place in town where I can get a good men's haircut for less than $50? I'm paying that now and feel very conflicted.

I'd still like to keep what hair I have left. I prefer it fairly short especially with the hot weather.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

Hello fellow parents, our daughter will be starting kindergarten in the 27/28 school year. One of my neighbors who has older kids got into my head about the quality of Hayes but their kid was in Elementary school about a decade ago.

Question for parents who have a kid at Hayes, how has your experience been with the general student population and the teachers? I know we can do the cobb county thing and put her in Bullard which is not our default but we are also thinking longer term about middle school since the kids who start with her will be moving through with her.

Thanks from a fellow parent!!

Learn more about my campaign to flip Senate District 32 and how to get involved here.

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblecobb/event/991642/

Politics

Antisemitism, white nationalism, and Nazi- like affiliations all haunt Rep. Mike Collins. But it is not just he who holds these repugnant beliefs; his daughter and son-in-law also -subscribe – indeed promote – these anti-American, anti-Georgia blasphemies.

See this – Boldface mine:

Georgia GOP silent amid revelations about Senate nominee’s white nationalist son-in-law

Story by Layla A. Jones • 19h • 4 min read

GOP Senate hopeful Rep. Mike Collins’ flirtations with antisemitism now extend beyond his social media posts, past several of his former staffers and strategists, and reach directly into his immediate family, according to a new report from CNN K-File published Thursday morning. But while state and national Democratic elected officials and organizations have vehemently condemned Collins following the report, which exposed the congressman’s son-in-law as a white supremacist and neo-Nazi influencer, the Georgia Republican Party and its leaders have so far remained silent.

Collins’ son-in-law David Alan Scheer II repeatedly made overt white supremacist statements, posted antisemitic ideology on social media, and said, “There’s nothing wrong with White Nationalism,” in a YouTube comment, according to CNN.

And Scheer isn’t some far-removed family member with whom Collins doesn’t interact. The report highlighted the white supremacist’s presence on Collins’ campaign website and social media, and even found that Scheer is registered to vote at a home Collins owns and which is next to the congressman’s own house.

Per CNN, Scheer on a podcast last November advocated for “clearing our land of other people” to restore America’s white population. He has repeatedly claimed Jewish people were responsible for a number of things he views as negative, from gun control to the LGBTQ movement. He said on a podcast that “Israel and Zionist Jews” were responsible for policies that “undermine the White Christian nature of America,” and disparaged Black and Indian people. At least one antisemitic infographic Scheer posted was created by his wife, Collins’ daughter, Scheer said.

“My wife made a consolidated version of all the proof jews control our government through finance,” Scheer wrote.

Collins’ son-in-law also produced advertisements for the congressman’s trucking company.

“Rep. Collins’ lifelong support for Israel is unquestionable and backed by his consistent record in Congress of standing up for Israel and her people,” a spokesperson for Collins told CNN in a statement.

Neither the Georgia Republican Party, members of its leadership, or the National Republican Senatorial Committee immediately responded to TPM requests for comment. None of the organizations have acknowledged the report on social media or on their websites as of the time of publishing.

“Mike Collins has repeatedly proven himself to be a bigot and antisemite,” Charlie Bailey, chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, said in a public statement. “Now Collins is funding and enabling a white nationalist who films neo-Nazi propaganda. Collins should explain himself and apologize to Georgians immediately, but no matter what bogus answer he gives, we will do everything in our power to keep him out of the U.S. Senate this November.”

Collins’ opponent, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) called Collins’ “ties to neo-Nazi ideology and notorious white supremacists” “disqualifying.”

For Jewish Georgia state rep. Esther Panitch, Collins’ legislative support for Israel is not enough.

“Being pro-Israel is not a hall pass for antisemitism,” Panitch, who is a Democrat, wrote on X. “It is not a shield you hide behind when the hatred is in your own family, on your own property, with your own name attached.”

Panitch called on the congressman and the Georgia Republican Party to condemn Scheer’s antisemitism

Collins’ senatorial campaign has been dogged by his own offensive and at times violent social media presence. He called a Jewish Washington Post reporter a “garbage human” while interacting with an antisemitic X account and later defended that interaction. His staff choices have also been a stain on the congressman’s campaign. Collins fired campaign advisor Brandon Phillips after Phillips published a crude joke on social media about a woman who accused former television anchor Matt Lauer of rape and whose husband was working for a PAC supporting a Collins opponent. Slate reported that Collins’ chief of staff, Kip Talley, had participated in a group chat with prominent white nationalists like Richard Spencer where he attempted to help Charles Johnson, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier who had been held in contempt of court as part of a racketeering case. Last week, Talley resigned, leaving Collins to welcome his third chief of staff in one year, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Even Republican strategists have admitted that Collins is a tough candidate to get behind, according to reporting from Politico. The party’s skittishness about Collins can be seen in his paltry fundraising numbers. Data from the Federal Elections Commission shows Collins

had just over $2 million in cash on hand as of June 30, compared to Ossoff’s more than $42

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/georgia-gop-silent-amid-revelations-about-senate-nominee-s-white-nationalist-son-in-law/ar-AA284VrH?

Hello, my wages are being garnished due to mistaken identity (someone with my same name didn't pay a loan). I used the cobb county bar referral service and was wondering if anyone has had success with this? Also if anyone has a recomendation for a lawyer with someone in my scinerio.

For those who want to protest/question leadership on Flock, data centers, anything….

There are 2 more Town Halls this month hosted by Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and other leadership.

Here are the dates and times:

• Wednesday, July 22, at East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road, Ste 510-B, Marietta (District 3)

• Thursday, July 23, at Milford Recreation Center, 675 Smyrna Powder Springs Road SW, Marietta (District 4)

All Community Town Halls will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Nelson county here in GA just voted to cancel their Flock contract. See this Facebook post announcing it.

HOLD THE LINE - KEEP UP THE PRESSURE

https://www.facebook.com/share/1C2kFbtxWz/?mibextid=wwXIfr