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Surprise Welcome Home for Marietta Family

Dec 24, 2011
Ashley Hankins tapes a sign on the screened-in porch of the Martinez family's new home in Marietta.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

NGOC Christmas Decorating Contest

Dec 23, 2011
The Infusion/Pharmacy floor was named the 2011 winner of the Northwest Georgia Oncology Christmas decorating contest, presented by Loving Arms Cancer Outreach, for their Candyland-themed decorations. From left, Mary Ann Jocom, pharmacy technician; Cindy Covington, R.N.; Kristina Nix, R.N.; Shivahn Rowell, R.N.; Diana Hurst, R.N.; Jenny Nelson, R.N.; Kim Lee, pharmacy technician; Shamichael Traylor, R.N.; Anita Saunders, R.N.; Maria Hardin, R.N.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Living Nativity Scene in Austell

Dec 22, 2011
Mary, played by Lauren Easley, 18, watches as Joseph, played by Mitch Burger, 15, adjusts 3-year-old Olivia Rhodes halo as she plays an angel with Sarah Boulineau, 6, right, at the living nativity scene outside Austell Presbyterian Church. The third and final performance will be held tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. In it's 54th year, the event features live music, soup, and crafts for the kids.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Singing Stingers perform at Strand

Dec 19, 2011
Liz Carroll's West Side Singing Stingers, which is made up of fourth and fifth graders from West Side Elementary School, perform Christmas carols outside of the Strand Theatre on Monday. STAFF/SAMANTHA M. SHAL, sshal@neighbornewspapers.com

Walker's Ridge Christmas Decorations

Dec 16, 2011
Jody and Craig Hansard began decorating in a Cajun theme for Christmas five years ago as part of a friendly competition with neighbors. Jody, who is from Louisiana, said six neighbors decorate for the competition in the Walker's Ridge subdivision in Marietta.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Chattahoochee Tech Winter Graduation

Dec 15, 2011
Chattahoochee Technical College students make their way into the John A. Williams Theatre for their December commencement at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Thursday morning. STAFF/LAURA MOON.

Final F-22 Leaves Lockheed Assembly Line

Dec 13, 2011
The final F-22 Raptor exits the assembly line at Lockheed Martin on Tuesday morning. Members of the South Cobb High School Blue Eagle Marching Band, dignitaries and the F-22 team follow the Raptor on the Marietta campus. STAFF/LAURA MOON.

Freedom Church's 'Bikes or Bust'

Dec 11, 2011
Mayor Tommy Allegood, left, sits with J.R. Lee, lead pastor of Freedom Church, in a scissor lift 50 feet above the Wal-Mart parking lot in Acworth on Dec. 10 for the conclusion of the 'Bikes or Bust' event, which began on Dec. 8 and ended on Saturday at 5 p.m. For 48 hours, church staff members lived in the lift, meeting their goal of $20,000 to purchase more than 300 bicycles and donate them to less-fortunate children at 12 elementary schools in Acworth and Kennesaw.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Walton at Grayson State Championship

Dec 10, 2011
Grayson’s Sam Mosher, left, consoles Dakota Richardson after Grayson defeated Walton on Saturday night. STAFF/JON-MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Walton Holds Pep Rally for State Game

Dec 09, 2011
Senior Kendall Warner, 18, gets the crowd excited for the upcoming state championship game of their Walton Raiders against Grayson on Friday morning. STAFF/LAURA MOON.

JFHQ ribbon-cutting ceremony

Dec 07, 2011
Gov. Nathan Deal, center, gives a thumbs-up after cutting the ribbon with, from left, Maj. Gen. Terry Nesbitt, former adjutant general of Georgia; Lt. Gen. David B. Poythress, former adjutant general of Georgia; Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle; Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth, adjutant general of Georgia; and Command Sgt. Maj. James Nelson at the new Joint Force Headquarters Building in Marietta on Dec. 7.<br>Staff/Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Lassiter at Walton

Dec 03, 2011

Santa on the Square

Dec 02, 2011
Santa Claus shakes hands with kids as he arrives to 'Santa on the Square' in Glover Park on Dec. 1.<br>Staff/Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Dacula at Walton

Nov 26, 2011

Lassiter at M.L. King

Nov 25, 2011

Allatoona at Burke County

Nov 25, 2011

2011 Gobble Jog

Nov 24, 2011

171st National Guard Homecoming

Nov 23, 2011
Stephanie Crook of Kennesaw rests her head on her husband's chest as he, Spc. Miles Crook, returns home with the 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion of the Georgia Army National Guard on Wednesday morning after being deployed to Iraq for nearly a year. STAFF/LAURA MOON.

Toys for Tots at Lockheed Martin

Nov 22, 2011
The U.S. Navy's C-130 support aircraft for the Blue Angels, Fat Albert, arrives at Lockheed Martin in Marietta where it was built on Tuesday morning to collect two pallets of toys for Marines and volunteers with Toys for Tots to distribute to families in need in Birmingham, Ala. who were hit by the tornados earlier in the year. Fat Albert also flew to the company's Fort Worth, Texas location to collect their two pallets of toys. STAFF/LAURA MOON.

Turkey Trot at Davis Elementary

Nov 20, 2011
Principal Dr. Dee Mobley, center, participates in the eighth annual 'Turkey Trot' with third graders at Davis Elementary School on Nov. 18. The third grade raised $1,700 for the PTA event 'Quarters for Turkeys,' winning the 'Turkey Trot' with the principal.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Lassiter at McEachern

Nov 18, 2011

South Cobb at Walton

Nov 18, 2011

Mary Persons at Allatoona

Nov 18, 2011

Marietta at Camden

Nov 18, 2011

Kell at Lovejoy

Nov 18, 2011

West Forsyth at Hillgrove

Nov 18, 2011

Tri-Cities at Pope

Nov 18, 2011

Bomb Scare at Marietta Apartment

Nov 17, 2011
The Cobb County Bomb Squad arrives to the Huntington Lanes Apartment Complex in Marietta on Thursday evening after receiving a report of a suspicious device inside one of the apartments. STAFF/LAURA MOON.

Flag Retirement Ceremony

Nov 13, 2011
Matthew Turner, 10, a Webelos cub scout, tosses a worn flag into the barrel at Boy Scout Troop 29's flag retirement ceremony that was held at the American Legion Post 29 in Marietta on Nov. 12.<br>Staff / Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com

Centennial at Marietta

Nov 12, 2011

S. Cobb at Windsor

Nov 12, 2011

Franklin County at Allatoona

Nov 12, 2011

North Cobb at Camden County

Nov 12, 2011

Mount Paran at ELCA

Nov 12, 2011

Benedictine at McEachern

Nov 12, 2011

Beach at Hillgrove

Nov 12, 2011

Mays at Pope

Nov 12, 2011

Lassiter at Alpharetta

Nov 11, 2011

Kell at Marist

Nov 11, 2011

Sprayberry at Tucker

Nov 11, 2011
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Pebblebrook at South Cobb

Nov 05, 2011
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Ridgeland at Allatoona

Nov 04, 2011
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South Paulding at Kell

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North Cobb at Harrison

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Cherokee at Marietta

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Bowdon at Mount Paran

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KMHS at McEachern

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Walton at Woodstock

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Campbell at Hillgrove

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Alexander at Pope

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Chapel Hill at Sprayberry

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Lithia Springs at Osborne

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Etowah at Lassiter

Nov 03, 2011
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State Representative-Elect John Carson Is Sworn In

Nov 01, 2011
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Marietta at Walton

Oct 29, 2011
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Hiram at Pope

Oct 29, 2011
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McEachern at Harrison

Oct 29, 2011
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Hillgrove at KMHS

Oct 29, 2011
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Sprayberry at Kell

Oct 29, 2011
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Lassiter at Woodstock

Oct 29, 2011
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Campbell at Pebblebrook

Oct 29, 2011
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East Paulding at Osborne

Oct 29, 2011
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OLM at Whitefield

Oct 28, 2011
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Cherokee at Wheeler

Oct 28, 2011
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Darlington at The Walker School

Oct 28, 2011
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South Cobb at North Cobb

Oct 28, 2011
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Teacher of the Year Pep Rally

Oct 25, 2011
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Walton High School Homecoming Parade

Oct 22, 2011
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Marietta at Lassiter

Oct 22, 2011
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Kell at North Paulding

Oct 22, 2011
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South Cobb at Campbell

Oct 22, 2011
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Osborne at Sprayberry

Oct 22, 2011
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North Cobb at McEachern

Oct 22, 2011
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Pebblebrook at Hillgrove

Oct 22, 2011
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Wheeler at Walton

Oct 21, 2011
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Harrison at KMHS

Oct 21, 2011
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