New officers elected for Cobb Board of Education

David Chastain is the new chair and Scott Sweeney is the new vice chair of the Cobb County Board of Education.

They were elected to serve until Jan. 2, 2018.

A swearing-in ceremony was held for David Banks, Randy Scamihorn and Brad Wheeler by Judge Marsha Lake of Cobb County State Court.

David Morgan was absent for his swearing in.

Banks, Morgan, Scamihorn and Wheeler were re-elected last year.

Information: cobbk12.org/board.

About the Author

Carolyn Cunningham

Atlanta plans to clear homeless camp where man was killed in earlier sweep

Stay hydrated: Heat ramping up across metro Atlanta this week

Atlanta crypto biz owner caught up in fraud says it’s ‘like living in a James Bond movie’

Featured

Credit: Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC

Unemployment in Georgia is down, but so is the labor force. Why?

Georgia’s labor force has declined by nearly 30,000 compared to May last year. Here are some reasons why.

Georgia appeals court rules election boards must certify results

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that election board members are required to certify election results even when they have concerns about fraud or errors.

Atlanta crypto biz owner caught up in fraud says it’s ‘like living in a James Bond movie’

Prosecutors say North Korean IT specialists are 'infiltrating' tech companies in the U.S. as remote workers to steal money from businesses and funnel it back to North Korea.