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Quick Trip cashier robbed at gunpoint
The Cobb County Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred this morning at a QuikTrip gas station on Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta
June 18, 2013 02:12 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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East Cobb man jailed on suspicion of molesting teenager, keeping her in his home more than a month
Joshua Harry Measroch, who lives on Powers Park Way in Marietta located off Johnson Ferry Road, is accused of having an online relationship with the girl for about three months before driving to he...
June 18, 2013 02:28 AM | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Isakson, Corker to headline forum
A symposium targeting the redevelopment of south Cobb near Six Flags Drive and Franklin Road in Marietta is scheduled for September with U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) s...
June 18, 2013 12:37 AM | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bridge collapse strands mobile home residents
Several mobile home park residents were left stranded Monday after a small bridge collapsed, leaving many to dangerously cross a narrow portion of the bridge on foot as it is the only road in and out.
June 18, 2013 12:31 AM | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Another round of storms cause damage in Cobb
This latest round of rainy weather comes just as many homeowners -- particularly, those in hard-hit parts of Cobb County and Sandy springs -- are still clearing away hefty debris from last week's s...
June 17, 2013 09:40 AM | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Residents face unemployment fraud charges
Five Cobb residents are facing felony charges for allegedly giving false information and trying to defraud the government out of a combined total of $46,518 in unemployment benefits.
June 16, 2013 11:15 PM | 4 4 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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County school officials slam class size increase
Several Cobb County Board of Education members spoke out last week against a proposal to increase the amount of students allowed in each classroom, suggesting the increase to eight students above t...
June 16, 2013 11:15 PM | 18 18 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local dad gets ‘Coolest’ award for family's viral video posted to YouTube
Local dad gets ‘Coolest’ award for family video
June 16, 2013 12:40 AM | 1 1 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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Locals debate alcohol limits
Cobb County motorists have mixed feelings about whether the federal government’s proposal to reduce the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers is a good idea.
June 16, 2013 12:35 AM | 6 6 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Public invited to give input on land use along Austell Road
The public is invited to an open house tonight to learn what recommendations the county is making on how land may be used along Austell Road. Cobb County government is hosting the session between 6...
June 18, 2013 12:35 AM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cobb continues to cope with tornado debris near roads
Clean-up efforts will continue this week and next in the wake of the EF-1 tornado that struck northeast Cobb County Thursday night.
June 18, 2013 12:25 AM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Community gathers for 10th Juneteenth event on Square
Celebration commemorates the end of slavery in America
June 16, 2013 12:27 AM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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E. Cobb takes hard hit
No serious injuries reported amid extensive damage
June 15, 2013 12:22 AM | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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EF-1 tornado touched down in Cobb; heavy rain, high winds wreaked havoc
The storm, which was determined just after lunch to be an EF-1 tornado by a crew from the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, swept through metro Atlanta between 7 and 10 p.m. A majority of...
June 15, 2013 12:19 AM | 1 1 comments | 65 65 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man charged with stalking, trespassing
A Smyrna man is accused of stalking his former girlfriend and living in her neighbor’s bushes and tall brush in order to spy on her. William Brazel reportedly established a camp on his neighbor’s ...
June 15, 2013 12:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Austell mother faces neglect charge
Andrea Smith of Austell faces charges after she reportedly neglected her 3-year-old child.
June 15, 2013 12:03 AM | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police: Man strangled pregnant woman
A local man faces charges after reportedly attempting to murder the mother of his unborn child.
June 15, 2013 12:02 AM | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lithia Springs man killed in car wreck in Mableton
A Lithia Springs man was killed after wrecking on Veterans Memorial Highway at the intersection of Kitchens Road just before 11 a.m. Friday.
June 15, 2013 12:01 AM | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Authority funds Lyric trolley stop; towing tackled
The Historic Marietta Trolley Co. will shuttle people from the Marietta Square to the Cobb Civic Center during the August production of the musical comedy, “The Producers.”
June 14, 2013 11:54 PM | 9 9 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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