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Bill that could let Buckhead split from Atlanta advances

A Georgia Senate committee has approved two bills that could allow the Buckhead neighborhood to secede from the city of Atlanta. It's the first time that an issue freighted with fears about crime and racial and economic division has moved forward in the General Assembly.

February 27, 2023
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Map of Cobb County

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Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

The proposed city of East Cobb failed by the largest margin with 5,900 in favor, good for 26.6% of the vote to 16,289 opposed, or 73.4%. Lost Mountain in west Cobb failed 42% to 58% with the anti side up over 4,000 votes, and Vinings in the south came closest to passing at 55% to 45%, decided by 255 votes out of 2,555.

May 26, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Opponents and proponents of the East Cobb cityhood movement debated May 4, 2022, before a crowd of more than 200 residents at Pope High School.

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The debate over East Cobb cityhood is a clash of change versus status quo

Political tensions bubbled up but remained respectful as both sides of the East Cobb cityhood movement debated Wednesday night before a crowd of more than 200 residents at Pope High School.

May 06, 2022
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  • Donna Lowry
A sign in the ground outside a home in Cobb County on Feb. 14, 2022 encourages residents to vote in favor of creating the city of East Cobb. It's one of three cityhood referendums coming up in May in Cobb County that follow the election of three Black women to the county commission in the 2020 election, giving Democrats a majority on the commission for the first time in decades.

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Georgia cityhood push divides: White flight or self-rule?

Georgia's Republican-controlled state Legislature has passed legislation that would give three mostly white areas of a metro Atlanta county the chance to form their own cities this year. Critics see a racial and political backlash.

March 04, 2022
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  • Associated Press
 East Cobb state Rep. Matt Dollar’s bill to incorporate a section of the county passed the House Thursday.

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New Cobb city proposals gain momentum despite qualms of some leaders

More than 140,000 Cobb County residents could soon have new hometowns as a wave of cityhood bills moved forward in the Georgia House Thursday.

January 28, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
 Rep. Matt Dollar, seated, and Rep. Ed Setzler, at the podium, are among the state representatives pushing for a vote on making part of eastern Cobb County its own city.

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East Cobb first out of the gate in Georgia Legislature’s 2022 cityhood charge

East Cobb could be the first of several new Georgia cities to emerge from this year’s legislative session as a House committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether residents of the affluent Atlanta suburb should have the opportunity to vote to create their own government.

January 13, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Buckhead Community

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Georgia Today: As Crime Spikes Across Georgia, Some In Buckhead Want Out Of Atlanta

Crime is spiking across the city of Atlanta, and perhaps most visibly in Buckhead. Some residents there are saying it's time to secede from Atlanta and that forming their own city is the best way to protect their citizens and keep a close eye on their tax dollars. Opponents of Buckhead cityhood believe that this could be a tremendous hit to the economy of the city of Atlanta. On the latest episode of Georgia Today, we talk to J.D. Capelouto, news reporter from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, about the push by some residents for Buckhead to secede from Atlanta.

July 23, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jahi Whitehead
Stockbridge Mayor Anthony Fords talks to residents at city hall about the next steps in their fight to keep their city together.

Stockbridge Sues State To Stop Vote On Eagle's Landing

The City of Stockbridge is suing the state in an attempt to keep itself together. Stockbridge city officials are asking a federal judge to stop a vote...

August 21, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

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