Cobb moves forward with plans for new ninth-grade center

Cobb County’s third ninth-grade center will be constructed at Harrison High School. A school board vote last week cleared the way for the center, which could also help relieve enrollment from Allatoona, Hillgrove and Kennesaw Mountain high schools in the future. Two other centers are being built at North Cobb and South Cobb high schools.

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