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De’Shun Brown admits he has a passion for reading. ‘He likes the big 700-plus page books,’ says his mother, Tamara Brown.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Super Senior: Legally blind teen eager for ‘harder work’ in college
Being legally blind hasn’t hindered one South Cobb High School senior from clinging to his love for literature and writing. “He would get in trouble for reading at school,” said 18-year-old De’Shun...
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An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after his Honda Civic was crushed against a fence by larger vehicles on North Fairground Street at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Man in critical condition after car is crushed in Fairground Street crash
An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after his Honda Civic was crushed against a fence by larger vehicles on North Fairground Street at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Students in the Transition Academy program at Pope High School gather in front of a mural they created, which contains 4,200 individual pieces.
Set in stone: Pope students craft tile mural
Students in Pope High School’s Transition Academy were excited to unveil an art mosaic that encourages their classmates and others in the east Cobb school to find their strengths.
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Marietta High seniors Wilson Wood, Dalton Bee, Kylie Guckian, Alexander Goolsby and Mary Louise Trippe were part of Wednesday’s Marietta High Baccalaureate Service.
Marietta seniors carry on Baccalaureate tradition
Marietta High seniors continued a 60-year tradition Wednesday night with a Baccalaureate service planned and led by the seniors themselves.
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Police: Man owed money to IRS, others
A Woodstock man is charged with embezzling from World Import Co., a company in Kennesaw that imports consumer products from China.
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Cobb law enforcement officers make their way with a bomb squad robot as they search vehicles at the parking lot of the Cumberland Festival shopping center. A disgruntled AT&T customer prompted police to clear out the strip mall Wednesday afternoon, close streets for hours and detonate what turned out to be a non-explosive device.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Police detonate package; turns out to be false alarm
Atlanta man taken into custody, later released
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Marietta Krystal robbed st gunpoint
According to investigators, two masked men entered the Krystal’s and demanded money at gunpoint. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash the suspects fled the business on foot northbound on C...
May 22, 2013 02:31 PM | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Asked how he managed to juggle the practice and game time requirements of football and still produce an impressive 4.46 GPA, Allatoona senior Andrew Hester responds: ‘Time management is huge!’<br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
Super Senior: He’s taking 4.46 GPA to UGA
Football player scored big in classroom, too
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Marietta School board talks $35M redevelopment bond
In a rare occurrence, someone addressed the Marietta Board of Education to denounce the proposed $35 million redevelopment bond during the public comment portion of its meeting Tuesday.
May 22, 2013 12:00 AM | 7 7 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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In this Thursday, June 23, 2005 photo, Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, (D-Atlanta), speaks to reporters during a news conference in Savannah, Ga. United States Attorney Sally Yates announced Thursday, May 16, 2013 that a federal grand jury has indicted Brooks over allegations claiming he misappropriated more than $1 million in charitable funds. Brooks was charged Thursday with 30 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and false tax returns. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Attorney: Brooks didn't steal money from groups
Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks may not be a great bookkeeper, but he's not a crook, former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes said Thursday.
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Police looking for south Cobb robbery suspect
Cobb County Police are asking for the public's help in locating on suspect who they believe robbed two separate stores at gunpoint over a two-week period in south Cobb.   According to a releas...
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Local groups aiding tornado victims
Local charities are collecting donations from Marietta residents to aid in relief efforts after a tornado ripped a 17-mile path through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday. But organizers are di...
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Marietta dog sitter accused of theft
A Marietta man is accused of stealing from his neighbors, who entrusted him with walking their dog while they were out of town.
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Goodwill of North Georgia will open its 45th store at 775 Whitlock Ave. today at 9 a.m. The store is expected to create roughly 40 jobs in west Marietta, according to a Goodwill spokesperson.

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Goodwill of North Georgia to open 45th store today
Goodwill of North Georgia will open its 45th store at 775 Whitlock Ave. in Marietta today at 9 a.m. The store has 12,000 square feet of shopping space and is expected to create roughly 40 jobs in ...
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Warrant: Man sought child sex acts
A local man is accused of molesting two children on several different occasions.
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Warrant: Mableton woman entered school with knife
A Mableton woman allegedly carried a steak knife onto Pebblebrook High School’s campus and fought with a student.
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Stormy weather headed this way for PM commute
FOX 5 Storm Team meteorologist Joanne Feldman says the cold front that sparked the violent storms in the central and southern Plains this week is moving this way, and while the strongest storms wil...
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John Kristofak pleads guilty to ex-wife's murder
Kristofak agreed to the sentence of life in prison for murdering his ex-wife Donna Nations Kristofak. He also agreed to five years on the weapon possession charge and another 10 years for violating...
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Pre-kindergarten teacher Natalie Kane sounds out the word Friday and she goes over the days of the week with her class at St. Benedict's Episcopal Day School in Smyrna.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
St.Benedict's School gets green light for expansion - SAE school denied in their zoning request
The board also denied a special land-use permit for a the SAE school, a proposed 300-student, pre-kindergarten to eighth-grade private school that would have been located close to where Interstate ...
May 22, 2013 12:15 AM | 2 2 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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