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From left, Kennesaw Mountain Magnet Program sophomores, Julie Evans, Christina Lee and Katie Thornburgh will be going to Peru later this month with the Leave A Trace Foundation to install water purification systems and check on the ones that they installed last year. Lee co-founded the organization focusing on access to clean water in other countries.
Staff/Laura Moon

Girls on mission to provide safe drinking water

by Lindsay Field

12:27 AM, Sunday, May 19

Kennesaw Mountain Magnet Program sophomores Julie Evans, Christina Lee and Katie Thornburgh are going to Peru later this monthto install water purification systems and check on the ones that they installed last year.

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Jennifer Lasenyik and her two sons, Zachary, 5, and Ethan, 9, love performing as a family in plays. Above: The three get ready to take the stage on Friday evening for a performance of ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!’ at the Young Actors Playhouse.<br>Staff/Todd Hull

Military family finds holiday joy in Marietta play
Though Staff Sgt. Aaron Lasenyik is far from home for Christmas, his wife and two sons are keeping up the holiday spi...

12:38 AM, Sunday, December 23

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Jim Miller Park in Marietta welcomed this year’s Eastman Gun Show on Saturday. Attendees waited in line for up to a half hour just to get in the door.<br>Staff/Todd Hull

Official questions if gun show has place in county buildings
Hundreds lined up for a gun show Saturday at Jim Miller Park, even while an incoming Cobb County Commissioner said it...

12:33 AM, Sunday, December 23

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Some break the mold of home Christmas displays
With many homeowners decking the halls and stringing lights along their roof lines, three Dallas families seem to be ...

11:59 PM, Saturday, December 22

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Official: Douglasville, Milton earn ‘Green Communities’ de...
Kermit the Frog may have been right when he sang, “It’s not easy being green.”

11:59 PM, Saturday, December 22

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Lovinggood Middle School eighth-grader John Willis reacts after getting the news he’ll be heading to Costa Rica to realize his wish of visiting a volcano.<br>Staff/Laura Moon

Make-A-Wish helping teen realize dream to see volcano
A Lovinggood Middle School eighth-grader was caught a little off guard this week when his principal announced that hi...

01:00 AM, Saturday, December 22

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Law enforcement personnel from across the Atlanta metro area pay their respects to Clayton County Police Officer Sean Callahan, a Lassiter High School graduate who died Tuesday from injuries sustained in the line of duty.<br>Staff/Laura Moon

Lawmen, family, friends say goodbye to officer killed in l...
More than 500 police officers from metro Atlanta, including nearly half of the Clayton County Police Department, join...

01:00 AM, Saturday, December 22

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Acworth Mayor: Playground will be ‘spectacular’
Acworth has awarded a $240,000 contract for a playground and pavilion at Cauble Park on Lake Allatoona to Marietta-ba...

12:56 AM, Saturday, December 22

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The Rev. Andy Peabody of Kennesaw lights a candle during a vigil ceremony on the steps of the First United Methodist Church in Marietta in remembrance of all the homeless that did not make it through the year and those that are still suffering in the cold, winter months.<br>Staff/Nathan Self

Vigil pays tribute to area homeless
Organizers of Friday evening’s Memorial Vigil and Service of Remembrance said the cold, windy weather was appropriate...

12:51 AM, Saturday, December 22

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School bus driver facing child molestation charges
Freddie Lee Bates, 41, of Austell, was arrested Tuesday by Cobb County Police on charges of felony rape, incest, aggr...

12:00 AM, Saturday, December 22

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Senior Director of the Global Disaster Response team Kip Scheidler from Habitat for Humanity International, left, and Phil Scheidler, load up the last of their vans as they get on their way to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Twenty-four vans, costing $817,000, were donated by Chevrolet and will be fully outfitted with $180,000 worth of repair tools and equipment donated by Lowe’s and the Robert Bosch Tool Corp. at a Lowe’s in Charlotte, N.C.<br>Staff/Nathan Self

Caravan to help victims of hurricane
Twenty-four vans, costing $817,000, were donated by Chevrolet and will be fully outfitted with $180,000 worth of repa...

12:00 AM, Saturday, December 22

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Austell crash kills 1, injures 3
AUSTELL – Cobb Police say speed and alcohol were likely factors in a car crash early Thursday morning that killed on...

09:12 AM, Friday, December 21

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Charles Gregory sits for an interview with the Marietta Daily Journal staff on Aug. 20. <br> Photo by Todd Hull

Kennesaw’s Gregory eyes new gun laws
Legislator pre-files bills; proposes nixing concealed weapon license

12:57 AM, Friday, December 21

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BoC OKs $2.56M control tower for McCollum Field
Commissioners issued a request for qualifications for the tower during Thursday’s board meeting in a 4-0 vote, with W...

12:51 AM, Friday, December 21

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Freshman Ethan Sobel, 14, gets ready to bang on the bass drum during practice for the Tournament of Roses Parade.<br>staff/Emily Barnes

Lassiter High's Marching Trojans making fourth trip to Pas...
Even though they didn’t get to practice outside Thursday, Lassiter’s band didn't let their spirits get dampened ahead...

12:44 AM, Friday, December 21

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A rendering of the new Kennesaw Skatepark complex.<br>Special to the MDJ

Kennesaw ready to break ground on Skatepark
The city of Kennesaw is set to break ground on the Kennesaw Skatepark at Swift-Cantrell Park in January. The ceremony...

12:39 AM, Friday, December 21

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Textbooks rejected: Board votes against books tied to Common Core | 04.26.13 - 12:45 am

Cobb schools' top investigator may be out | 05.11.13 - 12:32 am

Bank robbery drama unfolds across Cobb | 05.13.13 - 11:43 am

Men accused of bilking woman, 91, out of $2.8M | 05.02.13 - 12:27 am

CCSD investigator’s resignation follows supervisor’s termination | 05.15.13 - 12:31 am

Common Core makes sense, says governor | 04.26.13 - 12:43 am

Chris Kelly of 1990s rap duo Kris Kross dies | 05.02.13 - 08:59 am

Superhero: Lassiter students dress up to surprise 17-year-old | 05.01.13 - 12:41 am

Cobb School’s $856 million budget includes some cuts and time off | 05.17.13 - 12:21 am

A pilgrimage for ‘little Mary’ | 04.28.13 - 12:30 am