Former Cobb commission chairman Sam Olens is returning to his political roots Wednesday. Olens, an East Cobb resident who was elected Georgia's Attorney General last November, will be the featured speaker at the East Cobb Civic Association's monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road. Olens also is a former president of the influential ECCA, which also was the springboard to electoral office for current East Cobb commissioner Bob Ott. Gingrey to hold Cobb town hall meetingU.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey will conduct the second of two town hall meetings this …

Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee announced his re-election bid last week by scheduling an initial campaign fundraiser and by calling out one of his rivals.  Lee will hold a fundraiser Monday at the home of Marietta couple Mary Lou and Dan Stephens. He's already drawn the opposition of former Cobb Commission Chairman Bill Byrne for the Republican nomination with the county's fiscal situation a central issue: "As we meet the challenges of today and focus on tomorrow, we cannot pretend we’re living in the past. The same old politicians, the same old political ego games, and the same old angry …