Feds OK adding toll lanes to I-75 through Cobb; to...
by MDJ staff
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 25
The federal government has given final environmental approval to a long-debated project that would add toll lanes to Interstate 75 and Interstate 575 through Cobb and Cherokee counties.

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Acworth votes to annex Cobb property
Mayor Tommy Allegood and the Board of Alderman approved annexing portions of unincorporated Cobb County into the Acwo...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 03
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Larry Hightower
Atlanta men named in RaceTrac theft
Larry Hightower, 33, and Marcus Dominique Strozier, 21, both of Atlanta, now have warrants for their arrest in the ro...
11:59 PM, Thursday, May 02
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Joseph T. Carr
Men accused of bilking woman, 91, out of $2.8M
Bail set at $100K, $500K for father, son in Cobb jail
12:27 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Jeff Crawford
Claims against principal dropped
Veteran educator had been accused of failing to report alleged rape
12:24 AM, Thursday, May 02
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The eighth annual SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy will be this Saturday at the Cobb Galleria. This is a re-enactment of a car accident as a result of a teenager texting while driving.
SafeTeen event to teach students driving safety
Eighth annual SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy given by the SafeAmerica Foundation on Saturday begins at 11 a.m. at t...
12:23 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Whitlock Avenue part of redevelopment bond talks
Given that the bond would be issued under the Urban Redevelopment Powers Law, the city’s economic development directo...
12:21 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Nathan Alexander Dotson
Acworth man wanted in Regions Bank robbery arrested at bus...
An arrest was made Tuesday evening in the robbery of a Regions Bank in Woodstock as the suspect attempted to leave to...
12:18 AM, Thursday, May 02
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When she was just 14 years old, Diagét Miller started Diagét Design Studio. She recently was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur foundation.
Young Entrepreneur: Passion for business, graphic design e...
One Sprayberry High School student has a talent that not many of her classmates or teachers know about — she runs a g...
12:16 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Marietta Police are asking for the public’s help to find 20-year-old Stephen Newsome of Marietta. Newsome, who volunteers with Arts of Cobb, was last seen leaving his apartment on Franklin Road on Feb. 10. He was reportedly on his way to see someone about purchasing a motorcycle. A police department press release says that Newsome has not made contact with friends, family or co-workers since he left his home. Newsome is black, 5-feet-6 inches tall and 140 pounds. He has a light complexion. Police say the case is still open, but they do not suspect foul play. Anyone with information about the disappearance of Stephen Newsome is asked to contact Detective Shane Merritt at 770-794-5324.
Police asking for help in finding 20-year-old Marietta man...
The Marietta Police Department Detective Division is investigating the disappearance of 20-year-old Stephen Newsome o...
12:00 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Ashley Fleming
Woman charged for stealing Bible from Cobb Parkway bookstore
Police say a Powder Springs woman is facing charges after they say she attempted to steal a Bible from a bookstore on...
04:11 PM, Wednesday, May 01
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Marietta to detail $35M plan tonight
Mayor Tumlin to attach dollar signs to his redevelopment vision
01:01 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Acworth officials eye annexation of Cobb property
Landowners on ‘islands’ say they’re becoming victims of ‘annexation without representation’
12:52 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Brandon Carpenter, with his mother Sandra Carpenter, was surprised recently at Lassiter High School when the junior was treated to a ‘Superhero Day’ dedicated to the young man who was diagnosed with the rare genetic neuro-muscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy before his fifth birthday.<br>Special to the MDJ
Superhero: Lassiter students dress up to surprise 17-year-old
Lassiter High School junior Brandon Carpenter has been using a wheelchair since he was 10 years old, when he was di...
12:41 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Hazmat team removes bomb from dead man’s home
The Cobb County Bomb Squad spent almost five hours Monday determining whether a bomb found in a dead man’s home off P...
12:13 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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Police: Fatal train hit likely suicide
Acworth police say they think a train accident resulting in the death of a local man was a suicide. Just after 8 p.m....
12:12 AM, Wednesday, May 01
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