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Former legislator Hines seeks top state school post
MARIETTA – Retired educator and former state Rep. Roger Hines, of Acworth, said he wants Georgia students to move up from the bottom in national education rankings. He entered the race for...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 2 2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Motorcycle race leads to fatality, man's arrest on vehicular homicide
MARIETTA – A motorcycle race turned deadly Wednesday night when one of the motorcyclists lost control and was struck by an oncoming car. The man’s name is not being released pending ...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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A longtime Atlanta resident, Freddy Cole says he performs everything from ‘Broadway to Blues.’ Jazz special at Strand tonight
MARIETTA – Jazz singer and pianist Freddy Cole, brother of the late legendary singer Nat “King” Cole, will headline a jazz concert tonight at 7:30 at the Strand Theatre to bene...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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'Mayor missed point'
VININGS – Board members of the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center have disputed some perceived problems with a possible merger of their museum with the Marietta Museum of History. Last w...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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'GIS Day' celebrated in Cobb
MARIETTA – As a result of the destructive September floods, more than 500 Dumpsters were delivered, more than 200 road closures were ordered at one time, and 21 construction projects were ...
November 19, 2009 01:00 AM | 3 3 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cobb halts parks bond process for 90 days
MARIETTA – Cobb’s $40 million parks bond program has been placed on hold for 90 days because of lagging revenues, according to county executives. Bob Ash, the county’s director...
November 19, 2009 01:00 AM | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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School board has $73M SPLOST left over
MARIETTA – The Cobb school board must decide what to do with the $73 million left over in excess sales tax funding from its SPLOST II program. The funding comes from savings on construc...
November 18, 2009 01:00 AM | 8 8 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Museum welcomes Tuskegee Airmen
KENNESAW -The Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University unveiled its newest exhibit Tuesday, called The Tuskegee Airmen: The Segregated Skies of World War II. The fre...
November 18, 2009 01:00 AM | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jennifer Walker of Woodstock, right, co-owner of Moms on Call, does final consultation with Coty Melvin and daughter, Riley Melvin, 2, with Rowen Melvin, 11 months, at the Melvins’ home in Towne Lake. Moms on Call is one of two companies co-owned by Cherokee County women that come to the aid of new parents, and are seeing their baby business boom. Services offer guidance, assistance for expectant mothers, new parents
For first-time parents, taking care of a newborn baby can be an overwhelming experience. But two Cherokee County women have created services to help ease the transition into parenting. Registered ...
November 16, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Robert Heard, assistant manager at DDD Stoneworks Inc., and Clif Dye, construction worker with DDD Stoneworks Inc., assist moving and installing the granite wall at Confederate Cemetery in Marietta on Saturday. Wall of honor
MARIETTA — Veterans Day has passed but at least two separate groups worked on Saturday to ensure that the sacrifices of soldiers, both the living and the dead, are remembered. Veterans groups he...
November 15, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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