East Cobb Week in Review, June 12-18

1. Cobb EMC loses in court -- The Georgia Supreme Court ruled 6-1 Monday that the leaders of Cobb Electric Membership Corporation violated a settlement agreement by amending the cooperative’s bylaws to allow voting by proxy. 

Before the ruling, East Cobb Patch Local Voices blogger Tom Barksdale, an advocate for Cobb EMC reform, wrote about those continuing efforts. 

2. Cobb school district changes Facebook policy -- Cobb citizens can no longer comment on the district's Facebook page, except on items posted by school system personnel, “due to recent offensive and/or inappropriate posts.”

East Cobb Patch Local Voices blogger Kathryn Patterson, who's been writing up a storm about school issues, has started in protest, and as a way for other school parents to stay engaged. 

3. -- Former Cobb commission chairman and East Cobb resident Sam Olens endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican presidential nomination during a campaign appearance in Smyrna. 

4. -- Johnson Ferry Baptist Church pastor Rev. Bryant Wright was re-elected for another year as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, which elected the first black vice president in its history during its annual meeting in Phoenix. 

5. Tooling around on EV Day -- The newest in electric vehicles were on display and taken for test drives during a day-long event at GE Energy's East Cobb offices.